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persona gratis (Latin) – plural from persona grata – a person acceptable to some others

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kleptomania – mental disorder of impulse control, strong desire to steal, useless and unreasonable

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vin-du-pays = local wine (French)

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Sealyhams – breed of terrier dogs developed in Sealyham, Wales, for hunting foxes

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Contessa = Countess (Italian)

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Conte = Count (Italian)

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pullman – a railroad sleeping car invented by George Pullman (1831–1897), American industrialist and inventor

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Mason-Dixon (Line) – originally, the 375 km border between Maryland and Pennsylvania, the dividing line between slave south states and free north states

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Kyble-Berber-Sabaean-Hindu – of Kyble-Berber-Sabaean-Hindu origin; Kyble – one of Berber peoples; Berber – pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa who still live in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Mauritania; Sabaen – a pre-islamic people of South Arabia; Hindu – peoples of India (Hindustan).

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major-domo = house manager (Italian)

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tripos = tripod

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Chablis Moutonne – dry white wine made in northern Burgundy, France (French)

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Bastide – a type of village built in the 13^th —14^th centuries in England and France (French)

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Salaud! = Scoundrel! (French)

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Au revoir, Madame! Bonne chance! = Good bye, Madame! Good luck! (French)

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bouillabaisse – fish stewed in white wine (French)

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Antoninian bench – a type of furniture made in ancient Rome at the time of Antonin dynasty (1st —2nd) century

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Mais pour nous héros…il nous faut du temps, Nicole. Nous ne pouvons pas faire de petits exercises d’héroisme – il faut faire les grandes compositions. = But we, heroes… we need time, Nicole. We can’t get off with minor exercises of heroism – one needs a much larger scale. (French)

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Parlez français avec moi, Nicole. = Speak French to me, Nicole. (French)

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the Corps d’Afrique du Nord – North African troops (French), French military forces in North Africa, used to suppress the Berber peoples rebellion

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chemin-de-fer – card game (French)

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a mile Swiss = one thousand Swiss francs (French)

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Sepoys – Indian soldiers in the British army who raised the rebellion against British rule in India in 1857—1858

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chep = chap

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Quelle enfanterie! = What childishness! (French)

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On dirait qu’il récite Racine! = One could think that he – recites Racine! (French) Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639–1699) was a French poet and dramatist, the master of French tragedy.

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poule = wench, woman (French)

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l’enfer = hell (French)

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à ’l Anglaise – English style (French)

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café au lait = coffee with milk (French)

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lignum vitae = guaiacum, an evergreen tropical tree valued for its hard timber (Latin)

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Niçoise – relating to Nice and Provence (French)

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Provençal – relating to Nice and Provence (French)

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Dites donc! Dites donc! (French) = I say! I say!

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Anita Loos (1893–1981) – American novelist and screenwriter, the author of the famous novel ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blonds’

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Faits Accomplis = accomplished facts (French)

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Chargés d’Affaires – state’s diplomatic representatives in small (usually unimportant) countries, or ambassador’s deputies (French)