Choose the sentences in which the foreign word/phrase is used correctly:
(A) Rahul is a dilettante in chess. He has trained for twenty years and now coaches national players.
(B) On sunny winter mornings, the hostel serves breakfast al fresco on the lawn.
(C) Entre nous, the principal announced the new school timings to everyone at the morning assembly.
(D) The cheers rose in a crescendo as Smriti moved closer to her century.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B) and (D) only
(A) Rahul is a dilettante in chess. He has trained for twenty years and now coaches national players. — Incorrect. “Dilettante” means a person who takes up a subject only for fun, without serious study. A man who has trained for twenty years and coaches national players is an expert.
Correct form: My uncle is a dilettante in painting. He picks up a brush only on holidays.
(B) On sunny winter mornings, the hostel serves breakfast al fresco on the lawn. — Correct. “Al fresco” means in the open air.
(C) Entre nous, the principal announced the new school timings to everyone at the morning assembly. — Incorrect. “Entre nous” means between ourselves, as a private matter. An announcement to the whole assembly is not private.
Correct form: Entre nous, I think the principal will change the school timings soon.
(D) The cheers rose in a crescendo as Smriti moved closer to her century. — Correct. “Crescendo” means a slow, steady rise in loudness or force.