Anna Karenina — Page 5
Then a good-humored and rather pitiful smile showed itself on his handsome face.
Dann zeigte sich ein gutmütiges und eher mitleidiges Lächeln auf seinem hübschen Gesicht.
Although Stepan Arkadyevitch was completely in the wrong as regards his wife, and was conscious of this himself, almost everyone in the house (even the nurse, Darya Alexandrovna's chief ally) was on his side.
Obwohl Stepan Arkadjewitsch seiner Frau gegenüber vollkommen im Unrecht war und sich dessen selbst bewusst war, stand fast jeder im Haus auf seiner Seite (sogar die Kinderfrau, Darja Alexandrownas engste Vertraute).
Vocabulary
- zeigte
- Showed; past tense of zeigen
- gutmütiges
- Good-natured, kind-hearted, easygoing
- eher
- Rather, more of, somewhat; comparative particle
- mitleidiges
- Pitying, sympathetic, expressing compassion toward someone
- Lächeln
- Smile; a gentle, pleasant facial expression
- hübschen
- Pretty, handsome, attractive in appearance
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- Obwohl
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- gegenüber
- Toward, opposite, in relation to someone
- vollkommen
- Completely, entirely, perfectly; to the fullest extent
- Unrecht
- Wrong, injustice; being at fault or incorrect
- dessen
- Whose, of which; genitive relative pronoun
- selbst
- Self, himself, herself; emphatic or reflexive particle
- bewusst
- Aware, conscious; knowing or realizing something
- stand
- Stood; past tense of stehen (to stand)
- fast
- Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite
- jeder
- Every, each, everyone; universal determiner
- Seite
- Side, page; a lateral part or surface
- sogar
- Even, indeed; emphasizing something surprising or extreme
- Kinderfrau
- Nanny, nursemaid; woman who cares for children
- engste
- Closest, most intimate; superlative of eng (close)
- Vertraute
- Confidante, trusted person; someone trusted with secrets
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