| this page | belote: pinochle |
| this page | Mädchen: girl |
| this page | Huissier: sheriff [Loy’s note] |
| this page | Es war wirklich prachtvoll: It was really splendid |
| this page | Der Prozess: The Trial |
| this page | Zum Teufel: What the devil |
| this page | Was haben Sie schönes erlebt: What beautiful experiences have you had [Loy’s note] |
| this page | clochard: tramp, hobo, bum |
| this page | Elle n’a pas froid aux yeux: She does not have cold eyes |
| this page | Fleisch ohne Knochen: boneless meat |
| this page | carrefour: intersection |
| this page | Je suis la ruine féerique: I am an enchanting ruin |
| this page | La faim qui rode autour des palaces?: Starvation prowling palaces? [Loy’s note] |
| this page | I read later that sugar was used for strengthening concrete. [Loy’s note] |
| this page | Vielleicht verkaufen: Perhaps to sell |
| this page | Die nackte Seele: The naked soul [Loy’s note] |
| this page | schade: a pity [Loy’s note], i.e., too bad! |
| this page | Sterben: To die |
| this page | Sterben—man muss: Die—one must |
| this page | Unglaublich: Incredible |
| this page | consommation: drink, snack |
| this page | Ameise: ant |
| this page | cafés fines: coffees and brandy |
| this page | librairie: bookshop |
| this page | maquereau: pimp |
| this page | macrusallo (i.e., maquereau and salaud blended together) |
| this page | plat anglais: a plate of cold meats |
| this page | Um Gottes Willen: For God’s sake |
| this page | Pfefferminztee: peppermint tea |
| this page | sommier: divan |
| this page | Strahlen: rays |
| this page | Ich bitte Sie: I beg you |
| this page | femme de ménage: housekeeper |
| this page | bidons: cans |
| this page | Der Totenkopf: The death’s-head (In earlier manuscript versions and in letters, Loy called the novel Der Totenkopf. —Ed.) |
| this page | pour se faire une beauté: to make himself up, to do his face |
| this page | Chambres de Bonnes: Maids’ Rooms |
| this page | Das ist die Irma?: That’s Irma? |
| this page | Die Irma ist nass: Die Irma is wet [Loy’s note] |
| this page | ou connait ça: or knows that (obscure: perhaps a slip for “qui connait ça, who knows that”) |
| this page | lustig: jolly [Loy’s note] |
| this page | grand sympathique: the sympathetic nerve |
| this page | Gestatten Sie?: May I? |
| this page | Entwicklung: development |
| this page | écoliers: schoolchildren |
| this page | Sterben—Man muss: One must die (see this page) |
| this page | Ich bin so müde: I am so tired |
| this page | Il dort dans son dos: It sleeps on its back |
| this page | Und Tatsächlich: “And as a matter of fact” [Loy’s note] |
| this page | trompe l’oeil: deceptive appearance, illusion |
| this page | The poet Arthur Cravan (“Colossus”), Loy’s second husband, is considered a precursor of the Dadaists and a patron saint of the Surrealists. (Ed.) |
| this page | Seien wir uns wieder gut: Let us like one another again, let’s make up |
| this page | die Rothaarige: the redhead |
| this page | um Himmels Willen!: for Heaven’s sake! |