Match the foreign phrases given in List I with their meanings in List II
LIST I | LIST II |
A. beau monde | I. fashionable society |
B. amour propre | II. defining mood or characteristic of an age or a period |
C. dolce vita | III. self love |
D. zeitgeist | IV. a life of pleasure and luxury |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) beau monde | (I) fashionable society | French, literally "beautiful world": the world of fashionable, wealthy people. | Her wedding was attended by the whole beau monde of the city. |
| (B) amour propre | (III) self love | French, literally "own love": self-respect, a sense of one's own worth. | The defeat hurt his amour propre more than his pocket. |
| (C) dolce vita | (IV) a life of pleasure and luxury | Italian, literally "sweet life": a life of pleasure, luxury and ease. | After winning the lottery he settled into the dolce vita by the sea. |
| (D) zeitgeist | (II) defining mood or characteristic of an age or a period | German, literally "time spirit": the ideas and mood typical of a particular period. | His songs captured the zeitgeist of the 1960s. |
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