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One must respect stupidities or nonsense (French).

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“Guy”; in this context, has a pejorative sense.

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German name for Alsace-Lorraine, a much-contested area along the French-German border.

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To Basle—second class?—here you go. (French).

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We still have—?... We still have half an hour (French).

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Life, it’s an affair of imperial souls (French).

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What was [the material]?... Granite (German).

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high relief (Italian).

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Work—work? ... And what work, what work? What work is it that you have done? (French and Italian).

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So—... (Italian).

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So, just now—now (Italian and French).

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How old? (German).

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And your husband, how old is he? (German).

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In Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, Loki goes through a number of transformations (see note 2 to chapter XXIX).

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Literally, from high to low (French); here used condescendingly.

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Look here, dear lady, that is an artwork (German).

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No, she was no model. She was a little art student (German).

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Yes, she was pretty (German).

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Little rapport (French).

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Tripoli, the capital of Libya, was under Italian control from 1911 until 1943.

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Look, ma‘am—... Please, don’t ever say ma’am ... (German).

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Just do not say that. (German).

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Shall I say “miss”? (German).

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Fool (German).

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Letting go (French).

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Scoundrel (French).

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A single woman (German).

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Love, love, love (French and German).

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Puny (French).

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This love, this kiss ... whether it must be or must not be (French).

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Mary’s hut (German); a German inn.

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Cookies and whiskey (German).

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Peak of joy (French).

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Bilberry (German).

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Bilberry brandy (German).

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That’s sports, no doubt (French).

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Long live the hero, long live—(French).

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He is dead? (French).

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Toboggan run (Tyrol dialect).

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