FRENCH WORDS & PHRASES
At a restaurant you may want the steak but not the side dishes, so you order this 3-word way
ala carte
If you live in a scenic coastal region of Croatia, this term might refer to you--or perhaps to any of your 101 dogs
Dalmatian
Never to be confused with Cretins with an "I", Cretans with an "A" hail from this nation's largest island
delicate
C.S. Lewis: "The Magician's Nephew"; "Prince Caspian"; "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
the Chronicles of Narnia
The Asian Games were first held in 1951 in this “New” Indian City
The "R" in RSVP stands for "repondez", while the last 3 letters stand for this, French for "if you please"
s'il vous plait
It's a bird! It's a fruit! It's the nickname for a native New Zealander!
a Kiwi
This color appears in the names of two different MLB teams--one in the northeast, one in the Midwest
red
"Over a period of several weeks, the competitors must fight to the death. The last tribute standing wins" in this novel
The Hunger Games
The 2018 games in Indonesia saw the debut of 3 on 3 half-court this in addition to full-court 5 on 5
Basketball
Sorry if you're lactose intolerant, but a dairy product is repeated in this French phrase meaning "best of the best"
crème de la crème
This country has no nickname for its residents, perhaps because there aren't very many; but on the plus side... Pope sightings!
Vatican City
It's not yours! It's this word that comes before "craft" & "sweeper" in the names of popular video games
mine
This thriller was right on track with its tale of Rachel Watson, who witnesses something shocking on her commute
The Girl on the Train
In Sepak Takraw, or “kick” this, teams of three use feet, knees, chest, & heads but no hands to hit the ball over the net
(kick) volleyball
This 4-letter word comes before "d'etat" in a governmental overthrow, or before "de grace" in a finishing blow
coup
About 1/5 of the population of this nation is of Monegasque descen
Monaco
While crossing the George Washington Bridge from N.J., drivers are greeted by a sign with these 4 words (it's been waiting for you)
Welcome to New York
By Feb. 2024 this juvenile journal, the first of almost 20, had spent 778 weeks on the N.Y. Times children's series list
The Diary of the Wimpy Kid
This country dominated table tennis at the 2018 games, winning every gold medal
China
You definitely do not want to commit one of these, an error whose name means "false step"
faux pas
Never to be confused with Cretins with an "I", Cretans with an "A" hail from this nation's largest island
Greece
This country singer was inducted into the Headwear Hall of Fame in 2014
Tim McGraw
Rhonda Byrne wrote this 2006 book, a hidden "principle of the universe", but don't tell anyone; scratch that. Tell me, now
The Secret
The Asian Games of 1986 & the 1988 Summer Olympics were both hosted by this capital city
Seoul