Foreign Words / Phrases

tête-à-tête [టెటా టె]: a private conversation between two persons; also used to a kind of furniture

  prima facie (ప్రయ్ మా పేషీ): based on the first impression. Used in police stations for registering a case. Prima facie evidence

  pros and cons (ప్రోజ్ and కాఙ్): advantages and disadvantages

  ipso facto (ఇప్సో ఫ్యాక్టవ్): by the very fact

  apropos (అప్రె పే): with reference to

  et al (ఎట్ ఎల్): and others. Used in scholarly articles while citing many authors.
  Eg. The article was written by Smith, Jones, Paul, et al.