Vol.5, Extra 1, P.1
Tall chairs of mahogany. Countertop lamps of ébène wood. Son Altesse, lovesome in all her oil-painted glory, smiling from her perch upon the wall.
Furnishings par excellence, each and every one, selected and assembled here in this établissement of mine. For not without méticulosité can a shop boast of being the very best, I’ll defend to the last. Well, what sort of shop, you ask? Why, a tavern, of course.
“Hm hm hm…”
Ah, excusez-moi. Of late, I can’t contain these little laughs of mine. For you see, I have done it. This dream of mine, this tavern, this château—at last is it alive afore my very eyes, all to be kept, all to be operated by yours truly. Looking now through its every nook and curated cranny, the lips can’t help but curl in
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Notes
Aïe
(Language: French) “Damn”, “oh, dear”.
Atelier
(Language: French) An artist’s studio or workshop.
Ben
(Language: French) “Well…”; “um…”.
Bête noire
(Language: French) “Anathema”; a “bane of one’s existence”.
Bienvenue
(Language: French) “Welcome”.
Ça alors
(Language: French) “My word!”; “Well, I never!”
Château
(Language: French) “Castle”.
Client/Cliente
(Language: French) “Customer”.
Concours de circonstances
(Language: French) A “turn of events”.
Connivence
(Language: French) “Connivery”, “plotting/scheming”.
Demoiselle
(Language: French) “Damsel”.
Ébène
(Language: French) “Ebony”, a species of hardwood.
Éclectique
(Language: French) “Eclectic”.
Gus
(Language: French) A “guy/bloke”.
Hein
(Language: French) “Huh”.
Liqueur
(Language: French) A sweet and highly alcoholic beverage.
Méticulosité
(Language: French) “Meticulousness”.
Mot juste
(Language: French) The best word/phrase for a situation.
Nom de Déesse
(Language: French) “Bloody hell”; “Deiva-damnit”.
Par Excellence
(Language: French) “Most excellent”.
Pipi
(Language: French) “Urine”.
Putain
(Language: French) “Fucking hell”.
Putain de bordel de merde
(Language: French) “Holy fucking hell”.
Rascaille
(Language: Old French) “Rascal”.
Recherché
(Language: French) Exquisite; choice; exotic.
Son Altesse
(Language: French) “Her Highness”.
Unique en son genre
(Language: French) “One-of-a-kind”.
Zut alors
(Language: French) “Damn it”.
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