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Quelqu'un, quelqu'une (59) Someone, someone Rue du Faubourg Montmartre (239) Name of a street in a bohemian area of Paris Sommelier (45) A waiter in charge of wines Sportif (240) Sporty, athletic Table d'hote meal (94) A fixed-price, multiple-course meal Terrasse (240) Terrace Tour du pays basque (239) Tour of the Basque region Tres, tres gentille (59) Very, very nice (kind) Tromper (62) To cheat on, deceive Veuve Cliquot (63) The name of a fine brand of Champagne, literally, "Widow Cliquot" Vieux marc (237) Type of after-dinner drink made from distilled grapes |
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Aperitif (21) Pre-dinner drink Bal Musette (27) A dance hall in France, playing a type of accordion-accompanied music very popular in France from 1945-1960 Bateau Mouche (83) Riverboat for sightseeing Brioche (43) A lightly sweet bread C'est entendu, Monsieur (31) "Understood, sir" Chateaux (93) Castles Chope de Negre (241) A Parisian cafe Cocher (24) Coachman Comment? (91) What? (How's that?) Connais pas (26) Don't know as in, "I don't know her" Course de Taureaux (177) Bull-run Dites garcon, un pernod (22) "Say, waiter, a Pernod" (Pernod is an anise-flavored liquor.) Page numbers: THE SUN ALSO RISES, Scribner, 1926 |
Fines (14) Liqueurs (especially brandy) Fiacre (23) A horse-drawn carriage Fine a l'eau (28) Cognac and water Hors d'oeuvres (45) Appetizers Kiosque (236) kiosk La France Sportive (240) Sporty France Nouvelle Revue Francaise (44) French literary magazine Paname (240) Paris (familiar term) Pelouse (60) Grass racing track Poules (22) Hens (literally), slang for prostitutes Pesage (60) Paddock (where horse owners congregate) |
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