The English language has borrowed many phrases from foreign languages. Can you supply the meaning of these foreign phrases which have been taken into English?
1. Hors d’oeuvre.
2. Table d’hôte.
3. Carte blanche.
4. In loco parentis.
5. Bric-a-brac.
6. Bête noire.
7. Caveat emptor.
8. Art nouveau.
9. Rara avis.
10. Noblesse oblige.
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1. Tasty bits of food served at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the appetite; appetizer.
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2. A meal consisting of a fixed number of courses with a limited choice or no choice of dishes, provided at a fixed price.Citation
3. The power and authority to do as one wishes.Citation
4. Acting for a parent; having the responsibilities of a parent.Citation
5. Miscellaneous small articles, usually of ornamental or sentimental value; curios.Citation
6. A person or thing that is particularly disliked.Citation
7. Let the buyer beware: a customer should be cautious and alert to the possibility of being cheated.Citation
8. A movement in the visual arts dominant between 1890 and 1910, characterized by organic, naturalistic forms.Citation
9. A rare or unusual person or thing.Citation
10. Noble birth imposes the obligation of high-minded principles and noble actions.Citation
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