a brick (Old Informal) a fine person.
a female English probably a literal translation of the woman's phrasing in Spanish.
a goner (Slang) doomed
a review of the Arts a journal, perhaps published quarterly and probably containing fiction, poetry and criticism.
a sou any of several former French coins, especially one equal to five centimes.
a week's mail stories Jake is a foreign correspondent for a North American newspaper. He refers here to his week's quota of articles to be mailed overseas.
absinthe a green, bitter, toxic liqueur made with wormwood oil and anise, now illegal in most countries.
Abyssinia the former name for the country now known as Ethiopia.
aguardiente (Spanish) clear brandy
Algabeno, Gallo bullfighters
Alger Horatio Alger (1832–1899), U.S. writer of boys' stories; his books typically deal with rags-to-riches stories of young boys advancing from poverty to wealth and acclaim.
Alsace a historical region of northeastern France, under German control from 1871 to 1919.
American Women's Club list apparently a list of recommended tourist sites.
amontillado a pale, relatively dry sherry.
An old lady's bags did that Mike either fell down or got into a fight, because he is drunk.
an R.G. Dun report precursor of Dun & Bradstreet, an agency furnishing subscribers with information as to the financial standing and credit rating of businesses.
Anatole France pseudonym of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault (1844–1924); French novelist and literary critic.
Anis del Mono a brand of French or Spanish liqueur flavored with aniseed.
ANIS DEL TORO (Spanish) anise of the bull; brand of French or Spanish liqueur flavored with aniseed.
Anti-Saloon League American temperance organization.
apéritif an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite.
arc-light a lamp in which brilliant light is produced by maintaining an arc between two electrodes.
Ardennes a wooded plateau in northeastern France, southern Belgium, and Luxembourg; the scene of heavy fighting in World War I.
armistice a temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to the signing of a peace treaty. The armistice referred to here is the one that ended World War I, on November 11, 1918.
Arriba (Spanish) up, upwards.
arriero (Spanish) mule driver.
Avenue de l'Opéra a boulevard running southwest from the Place de l'Opera to the Palais Royal, on the right bank of the Seine in Paris.
Avila a city of central Spain, west of Madrid.
Ayuntamiento town hall.
baggage-truck a handcart used for moving luggage.
baize a thick woolen cloth made to resemble felt and often dyed green, used to cover billiard tables.
bal musette (French) bagpipe dance
banderillero (Spanish)a bullfighter who assists the matador by placing banderillas, or harpoons, in the withers of the bull.
baronet a man holding the lowest hereditary British title, below a baron but above a knight.
barrera the protecting wall enclosing the floor of a bull ring at bullfights.
Basques a people living in the western Pyrenees of Spain and France.
bateau mouche a pleasure steamer.
Bayonne a city in southwestern France.
because she had no hat traditionally, women are discouraged from entering churches in Europe bareheaded.
Belmonte Juan Belmonte was a matador renowned throughout Spain during the early 1920s. In other words, Hemingway here features an actual person as a minor character in his fictional story.
Biarritz aresort town in southwestern France, on the Bay of Biscay.
Bilbao a port in the Basque country, in northern Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
bilge (Slang) worthless or silly talk or writing; nonsense.
bladder a bag consisting of or lined with membraneous tissue in the body of many animals, capable of inflation to receive and contain liquids or gasses.
blind (Slang) drunk.
boat train a train scheduled to be at a port in time for the prompt transfer of passengers to or from a ship.
Bocanegra (Spanish) Blackmouth.
Bonaparte hats hats like those worn by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military leader and emperor of France (1804–1815), born in Corsica.
Bonapartist Groups those who supported the Bonaparte dynasty in France
Bootblack a person whose work is shining shoes and boots.
bootblack a person whose work is shining shoes and boots.
Bordeaux a seaport in southwestern France, on the Garonne River.
Borracho! Muy borracho! (Spanish) Drunk! Very drunk!
bota (Spanish) wineskin.
Boulevard Boulevard St.-Germain, the "main drag" of Paris's Latin Quarter.
Boulevard des Capucines an avenue connecting the Boulevard de la Madeleine with the Place de l'Opera, on the Right Bank.
Boulevard du Port Royal an avenue in Montparnasse; west of Boulevard St. Michel; its name changes to Boulevard Montparnasse.
Boulevard here, the Boulevard St. Michel.
Boulevard Montparnasse the "main drag" of the Montparnasse district.
Boulevard Raspail an avenue connecting Boulevard St. Germain and Boulevard du Montparnasse, on the Left Bank of the Seine.
Boulevard St. Michel an avenue connecting Montparnasse with the Latin Quarter.
Bring up half a dozen bottles of beer and a bottle of Fundador Mike intends to stay severely intoxicated.
brioche a light, rich roll made with flour, butter, eggs, and yeast.
British East Africa the former name of the country now known as Kenya.
Bruges French name for a city in northwestern Belgium.
Brussels the capital of Belgium, in the central part.
Bryan William Jennings (1860–1925); U.S. politician and orator.
buck to dislodge or throw by bucking.
buck up to cheer up.
Buen hombre (Spanish) Good man.
Burguete a town in northern Spain, in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
by-line a line identifying the writer of a newspaper or magazine article.
Café de la Paix a Parisian café, the name of which means, significantly, Café of Peace.
Café de Versailles a Parisian café.
Café Iruña a café that still stands on the Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona.
Café Napolitain a Parisian café.
Café Select a café in the Montparnasse district, southwest of the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank of the Seine.
Caffeine, we are here. pun on Charles E. Stanton's "Lafayette, we are here" (Paris, July 4, 1917).
Cannes a city in southeastern France, on the Riviera.
carabineers a soldier armed with a carbine (a rifle).
carbons carbon copies of typewritten pages.
Carmel, California . . . Provincetown, Massachusetts a town on the California coast north of Los Angeles, and a town at the tip of Cape Cod. Traditionally, both towns have welcomed artists and writers.
Carrera San Jeronimo a street in central Madrid.
Castile region and former kingdom in northern and central Spain: gained autonomy in tenth century and united with Leon, and later with Aragon (fifteenth century), and became the nucleus of the Spanish monarchy.
C'est entendu, Monsieur (French) It is understood, sir.
Chablis a dry white Burgundy wine made in or near the town of Chablis, France.
chateau a large country house and estate, especially in France.
Château Margaux a French wine.
Che mala fortuna (Italian) What bad luck.
chez (French) the home of.
chica (Spanish) girl.
Chope de Negre a Parisian café
CINZANO brand of aperitif.
Circe in Homer's Odyssey, an enchantress who turns men into swine.
cocher (French) coachman, driver.
cock-eyed (Slang) drunk.
cogido (Spanish) gored.
cognac a French brandy distilled from wine in the area of Cognac, France.
cold (Informal) unlucky or ineffective.
Cologne a city in Germany, on the Rhine, in the state of North Rhine–Westphalia.
Comment? (French) Why?
concierge a custodian or head porter, as of an apartment house or hotel.
Connais pas (French) I don't know.
consigne (French) baggage-check room.
copper a coin of copper or bronze, as a penny.
cordon a keychain
corking (Informal) very good or well; excellently.
cornada (Spanish) goring.
Cornigrams items about bullfighting, presumably.
counsel a lawyer or group of lawyers giving advice about legal matters and representing clients in court.
Course de taureaux (French) running of bulls.
courts tennis courts.
cove (British slang) a boy or man; chap; fellow.
