Френсис Фицджеральд - «Великий Гэтсби» и другие лучшие произведения Ф.С. Фицджеральда

Amazons– originally, a race of women-warriors; here: aggressive women.

Humpty-Dumpty– a fictional character (a large egg with a human face) in a nursery rhyme, also mentioned in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Through the Looking-Glass’

ergo-therapy– occupational (work) therapy

Chopin– Frederic Chopin (1810–1849), a famous French Romantic composer and pianist of Polish origin

the Edwardians– here: designers and furniture-makers of the time of king Edward VII (1901–1910), the eldest son of Queen Victoria

the Étoile– Place de L’Étoile (now Place Charles de Gaulle), one of the central squares in Paris with a massive triumphal arch on it

Iron Maiden– a medieval torture instrument

Pyrrhic victory– costly victory (idiom); Pyrrhus (319 BC—272 BC), king of an ancient Greek city of Epirus, gained costly military success against Rome and Macedonia.

Zug– the capital of Zug canton in north-central Switzer-land, located on the shore of Lake Zug, first mentioned in 1242

Punch-and-Judy show– the most popular puppet show; the chief figure of the show is Punch, a humpbacked character, brutal and deceitful.

guignol– the most popular French puppet character that gave the name to the show and the puppet theatre

hootchy-kootchy show– here: pseudo-oriental show

Est-ce que je peux laisser ces petits avec vous deux minutes? C’est tr ès urgent – je vous donnerai dix francs. = Could I leave the kids with you for two minutes? It’s very urgent. I’ll pay you ten francs. (French)

Mais oui.= Of course. (French)

“Alors – restez avec cette gentille dame.” “Oui, Dick.”= ‘Now, stay with this nice lady.’ ‘Yes, Dick’ (French)

buvette= bar-counter (French)

La septième fille d’une septième fille née sur les rives du Nil– entrez, Monsieur – The seventh daughter of the seventh daughter born on the banks of the Nile… Come in, sir… (French)

plaisance= attraction (in a park) ( French )

Regardez-moi ça!= Look at me! ( French )

Regarde donc cette Anglaise!= Look at this Englishwoman! ( French )

Svengali– a fictional character from ‘Trielby’ (1894), a musician who possesses the power of hypnosis

Merci, Monsieur, ah Monsieur est trop généreux. C’était un plaisir, M’sieur, Madame. Au revoir, mes petits.= Thank you, sir, the gentleman is so generous. It was a pleasure, sir, Madame. Good-bye, my kids. ( French )

La voiture Divare est cassée.= The Divers’ car has been broken. ( French )

dementia praecox= premature imbecility (Latin)

Vorarlberg– a federal state in western Austria

L’Illustration= Illustrated Edition (French)

Fliegende Blätter= Soaring Leaf (an edition) (German)

the wisdom of the Near East – here: the Bible

Savona– a city and seaport in northwestern Italy, first mentioned in 205 BC

Marienplatz– one of the central squares in Munich

Pilsudski– Josef Pilsudski (1867–1935), Polish revolutionary, the first chief of the state of independent Poland in 1918 – 1922

papier mâché– repulped paper mixed with glue or paste, used for making decorated articles

Packard– one of American motorcars

Innsbruck– the capital of Tirol (a federal state of Austria), first mentioned in 1180

Emperor Maximilian– here: the monument to Maximilian I (1459–1519), archduke of Austria, king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor, the first of the Habsburgs

erbsen-suppe= pea soup (German)

würstchen= sausage (German)

helles of Pilsener= light Pilsener (beer) (German)

kaiser-schmarren= kaiser’s amusement (German)

gigolo– a young man paid or financially supported by a woman

Birkkarspitze– a mountain peak in the vicinity of Innsbruck

curate– in church, assistant to a rector (a priest in charge of a parish)

Westmoreland County– a county in southwestern Pennsylvania

Chesapeake Bay– the largest bay of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern United States

Andorra– one of the smallest independent states in Europe on the French-Spanish border in the Pyrenees

couturières= fashion designers (French)

Boise– the capital of Idaho, US

Gibraltar– British territory on the southern Mediterranean coast to the north-east of the Strait of Gibraltar (the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean)

Cassino– a town in central Italy, southeast of Rome, founded in 312 BC

Frosinone– a city in central Italy, first mentioned in the Roman times

portières= heavy curtains ( French )

Corriere della Sera– one of the most famous Italian newspapers, published in Milan since 1876

una novella di Sinclair Lewis ‘Wall Street’ nella quale autore analizza la vita sociale di una piccola citta Americana= Sinclair Lewis’ novel ‘Wall Street’ in which the author analyses the social life of a small American town ( Italian ); the name of the novel mentioned above is ‘Main Street.’