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

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trialogue– a conversation of three persons ( French )

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reconnoissance– survey, reconnaissance ( French )

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embouchure– entrance, point ( French )

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dénouement – here: end (of the affair), outcome ( French )

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nicotian – tobacco

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shibboleth – speech characteristics, typical for a certain group of people

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balustrade – a row of stone or wooden joined balusters round a balcony or terrace

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couchant– lying ( French )

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sobriquet – a nickname

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sans cérémonie– without ceremony ( French )

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in propria persona– in person ( Italian )

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Niobe – in Greek mythology, a symbol of a bereaved mother; Niobe had twelve children and was too proud of the fact; as punishment for her pride the gods killed her children

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Dione – in Greek mythology, a cult partner of Zeus; some authors mention her as the mother of Aphrodite

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apostrophe – a passage in a speech or a poem addressed to some definite person; here: a passage

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à pied– on foot ( French )

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contra-tiempo– incongruous, improper ( Spanish )

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felo-de-se – suicide (a legal term)

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Lovel – Samuel Lovel (1797–1868), an Irish novelist and painter; he also wrote songs and plays

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assize town – a town in which sessions, or sittings, of a court of justice are held

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banquette – an upholstered bench standing along the wall

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caçadores de cimmarones – here: villains, scoundrels ( Spanish )

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ingeniero – here: man ( Spanish )

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ingenio – here: estate ( Spanish )

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compadre– old chap ( a form of address) ( Spanish )

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alcalde(s) – city judge(s) in South America and Spain

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dueño– master, owner ( Spanish )

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vomito prieto– vomit(ing) ( Spanish )

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hombre– man ( Spanish )

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Mira – here: Listen! ( Spanish )

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un cavallo– a horse ( Spanish )

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alforjas – here: trunks, suitcases ( Spanish )

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fanfaron– boaster, braggart; here: bragging ( French )

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détour– a roundabout way ( French )

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Orion – the major and one of the brightest constellations in the sky

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penchant– love or inclination for smth/smb ( French )

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trousseau– dowry ( French )

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couleur de rose– rose colour ( French )

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feu-de joie– fire of joy ( French )

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syncope – loss of consciousness, fainting

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compagnon du voyage– voyage companion ( French )

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charybdis – in Greek mythology, the personification of a whirlpool, fatal for shipping

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phoenix – in mythology, a bird which burned itself and then rose young from the ashes

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Hymen – in Greek mythology, the god of marriage