Н. Самуэльян - Лучшие романы Томаса Майна Рида / The Best of Thomas Mayne Reid

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six-shooter – a revolver with six bullets

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ma bohil– my friend ( Irish )

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billet doux– a love letter ( French )

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bravoes– brave men ( Spanish )

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salvo– salvation ( Spanish )

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cuadrilla– a gang or band ( Spanish )

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salteadores– robbers ( Spanish )

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

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

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

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outré– exaggerated ( French )

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equestrienne– a horse woman ( Spanish )

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escalera– staircase ( Spanish )

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

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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

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

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inamorata– a sweetheart, a beloved one ( Spanish )

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

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desayuno– breakfast ( Spanish )

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almuerzo– lunch ( Spanish )

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comida– dinner ( Spanish )

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y cena– and supper ( Spanish )

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piazza – here: place, open place ( Italian )

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peccary – a wild swine

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

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sala– sitting-room ( Spanish )

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Siéntese!– Sit down! ( Spanish )

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

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Maldita!– Damn it! ( Spanish )

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

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Santíssima Virgen!– Holy Virgin! ( Spanish )

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Adiós!– Goodbye! ( Spanish )

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chiripé– good luck ( Spanish )

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claco– a trifle ( Spanish )

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

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Houma – one of the North American Indian tribes

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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sylph – an imaginary soulless creature that lives in the air

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the old Scratch – the devil

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

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negligé – any kind of informal dress

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robe de chambre= dressing-gown ( French )

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reja– an iron or wooden grate ( Spanish )

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Hyperion – in Greek mythology, one of the Titans

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

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cottonade– cotton ( Spanish )

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patio – an inner courtyard in a Spanish American home

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the Almighty – God; the Almighty God

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saguan – here: gates ( Spanish )

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sangre– blood ( Spanish )

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Madre de Dios– the Holy Virgin, Mother of Jesus ( Spanish )

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Popish – Catholic

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leperos– rascals ( Spanish )

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table-d’hôte – 1. a large dinner table for many people in hotels and restaurants; 2. a fixed menu at a fixed price

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bon vivant – a person who enjoys life and lives to his/her own pleasure

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Scouts – rangers, reconnoiterers

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carcass – a dead body of a human being or animal

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phantasmagoria – fantastic, unreal pictures; ghostly images

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Iberian – Iberian people used to live in the southeast of Spain; in the text, Iberian means Spanish

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Aztecan – related to the Aztec people

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Vandyke – Anthony Van Dyck (1599–1641), the most famous Flemish painter; beards and collars in the portraits by Van Dyck came into fashion under his name: Vandyke beard, Vandyke collar

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cuartilla– the four of them ( Spanish )

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conpaisanos– here: compatriots ( Spanish )

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mezcal – a strong alcoholic drink ( Spanish )

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pueblita– a small settlement ( Spanish )

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Mein Gott– My God! ( German )

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Aguardiente – Mexican rum ( Spanish )

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musteños– mustangs ( Spanish )

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tasajo – here: meat

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confrères– comrades, friends ( French )

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gringo – a contemptuous name for Americans in Latin American countries