The Ministry of Higher and secondary education of the Republic of Uzbekistan The Uzbekistan state World Languages University

GLOSSARY


ad infinitum endlessly
alias an assumed name.
ami a friend.
Au reste besides.
bairn a child.
Bäuerinnen peasant women.
beau ideal the perfect type.
beauté mâle male beauty.
belle passion beautiful passion.
Bon jour, mesdames good day, ladies.
bon soir good evening.
bonne a nurse.
carte blanche complete authority.
C'est là ma gouvernante? Is this my governess?
charivari clatter; noise.
Chez maman . . . comme cela on apprend. At my mother's house . . . when we had company, I followed them everywhere, to the drawing-room and their bedrooms; often I watched the maids fixing their ladies' hair or helping them dress, and it was very entertaining; I learned to imitate them.
comme cela like that.
con spirito with spirit.
coney a rabbit.
conte de fée a fairy-tale.
croquant devouring.
Cui bono? To what good? [Latin]
Da trat hervor Einer, anzusehen wie sie Sternen Nacht. Only one person came forward, to be watched like a crystal clear night.
Deutsch German.
diablerie witchcraft
Donna Bianca Miss Blanche.
du reste, il n'y avait pas de fées, et quand même il y en avait besides, there were no fairies there, and even if there were.
Elles changent de toilettes The women are changing their clothes.
en règle in order.
Est-ce que je ne puis . . . ma toilette. Can't I take one of these magnificent flowers, miss? It would complete my outfit.
Est-ce que ma robe . . . vais danser! Do you like my dress? and my shoes? and my stockings? Watch, I'm going to dance!