Томас Майн Рид - Лучшие романы Томаса Майна Рида / The Best of Thomas Mayne Reid

asterisks – marks used to call attention

bivouac – a temporary camp, usually military

a Joseph – a chaste man; from Joseph, a biblical figure of the Old Testament

sotto voce – in a low voice ( Italian )

with his arms akimbo – with hands on the hips and elbows outwards

six-shooter – a revolver with six bullets

ma bohil– my friend ( Irish )

billet doux– a love letter ( French )

bravoes– brave men ( Spanish )

salvo– salvation ( Spanish )

cuadrilla– a gang or band ( Spanish )

salteadores– robbers ( Spanish )

Helen – in Greek mythology, an extremely beautiful woman, the daughter of Zeus, and the cause of the Trojan War

siesta – rest or sleep in the afternoon, when it is very hot outside

rebozo, topado– a cape or a scarf ( Spanish )

outré– exaggerated ( French )

equestrienne– a horse woman ( Spanish )

escalera– staircase ( Spanish )

cared a straw– did not care at all (idiom)

Pandora’s box – in Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman made out of earth; she had a box with all kinds of evil and misery, and she opened it

haciendado– owner of the estate or the land ( Spanish )

inamorata– a sweetheart, a beloved one ( Spanish )

tomahawks – Indian weapons, small battle axes; to bury (entomb) a tomahawk means to achieve peace

desayuno– breakfast ( Spanish )

almuerzo– lunch ( Spanish )

comida– dinner ( Spanish )

y cena– and supper ( Spanish )

piazza – here: place, open place ( Italian )

peccary – a wild swine

Seminole – North American Indian tribe, known under this name since 1775

sala– sitting-room ( Spanish )

Siéntese!– Sit down! ( Spanish )

Pesosin this very sentence mean dollars . Peso was a monetary unit in Mexico and many Spanish-speaking countries

Maldita!– Damn it! ( Spanish )

Carrambo!, Carajo!, Carrai!= Deuce take it! ( Spanish )

Santíssima Virgen!– Holy Virgin! ( Spanish )

Adiós!– Goodbye! ( Spanish )

chiripé– good luck ( Spanish )

claco– a trifle ( Spanish )

Viva la guerra de los Indios!– Long live the Indian war! ( Spanish )

Houma – one of the North American Indian tribes

bayou Atchafalaya – Atchafalaya Bay, a part of the Gulf of Mexico along the southern coast of Louisiana

Condé – Louis II de Bourbon, Prince Condé (1621–1686), one of the greatest French generals of the times of King Louis XIV

the Campeador(1043–1099) – also called the Sid, the byname of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Castilian national hero and military leader

Ferdinand – Ferdinand II, king of Aragon and Castile; he united different Spanish kingdoms into one nation and supported Columbus’ expeditions to America

Cortez – Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), Spanish conquistador who ruined the Aztec empire and expanded Spanish territories on the American continent

Pizarro – Francisco Pizarro (1475–1541), Spanish traveller who led many successful expeditions in Central and South America, conquired the Inca empire and founded the city of Lima

Malinché – also called Marina (1501–1550), an Indian princess; she was interpreter and mistress to Cortés during his conquest of Mexico

Eve – in the Bible, the first woman on earth, created from Adam’s rib by God; Adam and Eve lived happily in the Garden of Eden until Eve yielded to the temptation of the evil serpent

Elysium – in Greek mythology, a land of perfect happiness, the paradise to which immortal heroes were sent after death

sylph – an imaginary soulless creature that lives in the air

the old Scratch – the devil

Jehovahor Jahweh – in Judaism, the name of God; the name is thought too sacred to be said aloud

negligé – any kind of informal dress

robe de chambre= dressing-gown ( French )

reja– an iron or wooden grate ( Spanish )

Hyperion – in Greek mythology, one of the Titans

Satyr – in Greek mythology, half man, half goat; Satyrs were associated with the god Dionysus and his cult

cottonade– cotton ( Spanish )

patio – an inner courtyard in a Spanish American home

the Almighty – God; the Almighty God

saguan – here: gates ( Spanish )