Антон Чехов - The darling / Душечка. Сборник рассказов

gimp– ( old ) a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord

spina scapulae – ( Latin ) shoulder-blade

par dépit – ( French ) out of spite

sang-froid – ( French ) coolness, equanimity

Pardon, je ne suis pas seul. – ( French ) Excuse me, I am not alone.

Derzhavin– a Russian poet of the 18th century

Trousseau – ( French ) the dowry

Où est ma cravate laquelle mon père m’avait envoyée de Koursk? – ( French ) Where is my tie, the one which my father sent me from Koursk?

Ah, est-ce que, Marie … que … Nous avons donc chez nous un homme peu connu de nous. – ( French ) And doesn’t Maria … what … Here we have a visitor whom we don’t know well.

pleureuses – ( French ) mourning

Je suis charmee de vous revoir, monsieur. – ( French ) Enchanted to see you again, sir.

cocotte – ( French ) prostitute

Gogol– (1809–1852), a Russian novelist, short-story writer

Zemstvo– ( Russ. Hist .) a system of elected local assemblies founded by Alexander II in 1864

steppe– an extensive plain, especially one without trees

Rurik– (died 879) a Scandinavian prince, founder of the Russian monarchy

à-propos – ( French ) opportunely, in respect

balalaika– a Russian musical instrument having a triangular body, a neck like that of a guitar, and usually tree strings tuned in fourths

M.– ( French abbrev .) Monsieur, Mister

paysage – ( French ) scenery

bric-à-brac – ( French ) small objects of various kinds kept for decoration

Bokhara– a city in Uzbekistan famous for its textile, carpets and dressing-gowns

protégé – ( French ) a person under a patronage or care of someone influential

Les Cloches de Corneville – ( French ) “The Corneville Bells”, an operetta by Robert Plankett (19th century)

Shtchedrin– (1826–1889) a famous Russian satirist; Iudushka is one of the characters of his novel The Golovlevs

pater-familias – ( Latin ) the male head of the household or family

calotte – ( French ) skullcap

Anton Rubinstein– (1829–1894), a famous Russian pianist and composer

encore – ( French ) again, once more

reinheit – ( German ) purity

basta – ( Ital .) finish, end

Ermolova (1853–1928), a famous Russian actress

demonstrator– ( old use ) assistant professor

in the Bible

Yar’s– a restaurant in Moscow

connaisseur – ( French ) a person who has a good knowledge and understanding of subjects such as art or music, and whose judgements are respected

Shiskin– a Russian painter of the 19th century

Holy Cross day– the 27th of September

the Lyapunovs, the Godunovs– old Russian nobility

the Lyapunovs, the Godunovs– old Russian nobility

Yaroslav, Monomach– Russian princes, rulers of the country

Yaroslav, Monomach– Russian princes, rulers of the country

Kalmuck– a Mongolian language used by the part of the Kalmuck people

The Polovtsy– the people of Russian steppes (11th century)

the Vale of Daghestan– formerly the south of the Russian Empire

Malyuta Skuratov– a courtier of Ivan the Terrible famous for his cruelty (16th century)

per annum – ( Latin ) for or in each year