Ursule Mirouët · Chapter
Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide brief explanatory notes and cross-references, including a comment on the untranslatability of Madame Crémière's 'capsulingies' and a reference to 'The Ball at Sceaux.'
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The endnotes provide brief explanatory notes and cross-references, including a comment on the untranslatability of Madame Crémière's 'capsulingies' and a reference to 'The Ball at Sceaux.'
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- Madame Crémière
Mentioned in a note about her untranslatable 'capsulingies.'
Key passages
“Madame Crémière’s capsulingies are impossible to translate; an equivalent is all that can be attempted.”
Madame Crémière's peculiar expressions cannot be directly translated, so only an approximation is provided.
Explains the translator's approach to a specific linguistic challenge.
“See “The Ball at Sceaux.””
Refer to the story 'The Ball at Sceaux.'
Directs the reader to another work for further context.
