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40 26 se faire comprendre: cf. note to 7 25. barbares: 'barbarians, the word used by Greeks and Romans to designate uncivilized peoples. Not to be confused with barbaresque. 40 28 du latin de Pourceaugnac: 'Pourceaugnac Latin, meaningless Latin such as that which Molière introduces into some of his plays.
The first part is misquoted in various forms, as here, by Europeans who have been confused by the series of sounds. 92 3 viédaze: a Provençal word, used of persons, = 'a good for nothing, of things, = 'a trifle. Here 'isn't worth a straw.
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