A Room with a View — Page 8
Was this really Italy?
War das wirklich Italien?
Miss Bartlett was already seated on a tightly stuffed arm-chair, which had the colour and the contours of a tomato.
Miss Bartlett saß bereits in einem prall gepolsterten Sessel, der die Farbe und die Konturen einer Tomate hatte.
She was talking to Mr. Beebe, and as she spoke, her long narrow head drove backwards and forwards, slowly, regularly, as though she were demolishing some invisible obstacle.
Sie sprach mit Mr. Beebe, und während sie redete, bewegte sich ihr langer, schmaler Kopf langsam und gleichmäßig vor und zurück, als würde sie ein unsichtbares Hindernis einreißen.
"The first evening means so much.
„Der erste Abend bedeutet so viel.
He expressed his regret.
Er drückte sein Bedauern aus.
He pressed her very slightly, and she said more.
Er drängte sie ein wenig, und sie sagte mehr.
His manner was somewhat unfortunate.
Sein Auftreten war etwas unglücklich.
"He is rather a peculiar man.
„Er ist ein ziemlich eigenartiger Mann.
Vocabulary
- War
- Past tense of 'sein' (to be); was
- das
- Definite article (neuter); the
- wirklich
- Truly, really, actually
- Italien
- The country Italy in southern Europe
- saß
- Past tense of 'sitzen'; was sitting
- bereits
- Already, by now, at this point
- in
- Preposition meaning in, inside, or into
- einem
- Indefinite article dative form; a, an
- prall
- Tightly stuffed, plump, bulging, very full
- gepolsterten
- Upholstered, padded, cushioned (adjective, declined form)
- Sessel
- Armchair, an upholstered seat with armrests
- der
- Definite article (masculine) or relative pronoun; the
- die
- Definite article (feminine/plural) or relative pronoun; the
- Farbe
- Color, hue, or paint
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning and
- Konturen
- Contours, outlines, or shapes of something
- einer
- Indefinite article genitive/dative feminine; of a
- Tomate
- Tomato, a red edible fruit or vegetable
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; had
- Sie
- Third person feminine pronoun; she
- sprach
- Past tense of 'sprechen'; spoke
- mit
- Preposition meaning with or along with
- während
- While, during; conjunction or preposition
- sie
- Third person pronoun; she, they
- redete
- Past tense of 'reden'; talked, spoke
- bewegte
- Past tense of 'bewegen'; moved
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun; itself, herself, himself
- ihr
- Possessive or dative pronoun; her, their
- langer
- Long (adjective, declined form); elongated
- schmaler
- Narrow, slim (adjective, declined form)
- Kopf
- Head, the uppermost part of the body
- langsam
- Slowly, at a slow pace
- gleichmäßig
- Evenly, steadily, at a regular pace
- vor
- Preposition meaning before, in front of, forward
- zurück
- Back, backward, returning to a previous position
- als
- Conjunction meaning as, when, or than
- würde
- Conditional form of 'werden'; would
- ein
- Indefinite article; a, an
- unsichtbares
- Invisible, not visible to the eye
- Hindernis
- Obstacle, barrier, or impediment
- einreißen
- To tear down, demolish, or break through
- Der
- Definite article masculine nominative; the
- erste
- First, the ordinal number one
- Abend
- Evening, the time after sunset
- bedeutet
- Means, signifies, is important
- so
- So, thus, in this way
- viel
- Much, a lot, a great amount
- Er
- Third person masculine pronoun; he
- drückte
- Past tense of 'drücken'; pressed, expressed
- sein
- His (possessive pronoun) or to be (infinitive)
- Bedauern
- Regret, sorrow, or expression of sympathy
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of, from, finished
- drängte
- Past tense of 'drängen'; urged, pushed, pressed
- wenig
- Little, few, not much
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen'; said, told
- mehr
- More, in greater quantity or degree
- Sein
- His (possessive pronoun) or being (noun/infinitive)
- Auftreten
- Demeanor, conduct, manner of appearing publicly
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, a little
- unglücklich
- Unhappy, unfortunate, awkward
- ist
- Third person singular present of 'sein'; is
- ziemlich
- Rather, quite, fairly, considerably
- eigenartiger
- Peculiar, strange, odd (adjective, declined form)
- Mann
- Man, husband, adult male person
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