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But as it is wholesome that the parsimonious public should know what has been doing, and still is doing, in this connexion, I mention here that everything set forth in these pages concerning the Court of Chancery is substantially true, and within the truth.
Da es aber heilsam ist, dass die geizige Öffentlichkeit wissen sollte, was in dieser Hinsicht geschehen ist und noch geschieht, erwähne ich hier, dass alles, was in diesen Seiten über den Court of Chancery dargelegt wird, im Wesentlichen wahr und innerhalb der Wahrheit ist.
The case of Gridley is in no essential altered from one of actual occurrence, made public by a disinterested person who was professionally acquainted with the whole of the monstrous wrong from beginning to end.
Der Fall Gridley ist in keinem wesentlichen Punkt verändert gegenüber einem tatsächlichen Vorfall, der von einer unparteiischen Person öffentlich gemacht wurde, die den gesamten ungeheuerlichen Missstand von Anfang bis Ende beruflich kannte.
At the present moment (August, 1853) there is a suit before the court which was commenced nearly twenty years ago, in which from thirty to forty counsel have been known to appear at one time, in which costs have been incurred to the amount of seventy thousand pounds, which is A FRIENDLY SUIT, and which is (I am assured) no nearer to its termination now than when it was begun.
Zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt (August 1853) liegt dem Gericht ein Rechtsstreit vor, der vor fast zwanzig Jahren begonnen wurde, in dem bekanntermaßen dreißig bis vierzig Anwälte gleichzeitig aufgetreten sind, in dem Kosten in Höhe von siebzigtausend Pfund entstanden sind, der EIN FREUNDSCHAFTLICHER RECHTSSTREIT ist und der (wie mir versichert wird) seinem Ende jetzt nicht näher ist als zu seinem Beginn.
There is another well-known suit in Chancery, not yet decided, which was commenced before the close of the last century and in which more than double the amount of seventy thousand pounds has been swallowed up in costs.
Es gibt einen weiteren bekannten Rechtsstreit in der Chancery, der noch nicht entschieden ist, der vor dem Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts begonnen wurde und in dem mehr als das Doppelte der Summe von siebzigtausend Pfund in Kosten verschlungen wurde.
If I wanted other authorities for Jarndyce and Jarndyce, I could rain them on these pages, to the shame of—a parsimonious public.
Wenn ich weitere Belege für Jarndyce und Jarndyce benötigen würde, könnte ich sie auf diese Seiten niederprasseln lassen, zur Schande einer geizigen Öffentlichkeit.
There is only one other point on which I offer a word of remark.
Es gibt nur einen weiteren Punkt, zu dem ich eine Bemerkung machen möchte.
The possibility of what is called spontaneous combustion has been denied since the death of Mr. Krook; and my good friend Mr.
Die Möglichkeit der sogenannten Selbstentzündung ist seit dem Tod von Mr. Krook bestritten worden; und mein guter Freund Mr.
Vocabulary
- Da
- Since, as, because (conjunction introducing reason)
- es
- It (neuter pronoun)
- aber
- But, however (conjunction expressing contrast)
- heilsam
- Salutary, beneficial, wholesome for health or society
- ist
- Is (third person singular of 'sein', to be)
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction introducing a clause)
- die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural)
- geizige
- Miserly, stingy (adjective describing a greedy person)
- Öffentlichkeit
- The public, the general populace or society
- wissen
- To know (factual knowledge about something)
- sollte
- Should, ought to (modal verb, past subjunctive)
- was
- What (interrogative or relative pronoun)
- in
- In, inside (preposition of location or time)
- dieser
- This (demonstrative pronoun, dative/genitive feminine)
- Hinsicht
- Regard, respect, consideration of a particular aspect
- geschehen
- To happen, to occur (refers to events taking place)
- und
- And (coordinating conjunction linking elements)
- noch
- Still, yet, also (adverb indicating continuation)
- geschieht
- Happens, occurs (third person singular of geschehen)
- erwähne
- Mention (first person singular of erwähnen)
- ich
- I (first person singular personal pronoun)
- hier
- Here (adverb indicating this place or context)
- alles
- Everything, all (indefinite pronoun of totality)
- diesen
- These, this (demonstrative pronoun, accusative plural)
- Seiten
- Pages, sides (plural of Seite)
- über
- Over, about, concerning (preposition with multiple uses)
- den
- The (definite article, accusative masculine or dative plural)
- dargelegt
- Presented, laid out, explained (past participle of darlegen)
- wird
- Becomes, will be (auxiliary for future or passive voice)
- im
- In the (contraction of in + dem)
- Wesentlichen
- Essentially, in essence, fundamentally (adverbial phrase)
- wahr
- True, truthful (adjective describing factual correctness)
- innerhalb
- Within, inside the bounds of something
- der
- The (definite article, masculine nominative or genitive feminine)
- Wahrheit
- Truth (the quality of being true or accurate)
- Der
- The (definite article, masculine nominative)
- Fall
- Case, fall, instance (noun with multiple meanings)
- keinem
- No, not a single (negative pronoun, dative case)
- wesentlichen
- Essential, significant (adjective in inflected form)
- Punkt
- Point, dot, aspect (noun referring to a specific matter)
- verändert
- Changed, altered (past participle of verändern)
- gegenüber
- Opposite, compared to, toward (preposition of relation)
- einem
- A, an (indefinite article, dative masculine/neuter)
- tatsächlichen
- Actual, real (adjective in inflected form)
- Vorfall
- Incident, occurrence, event (noun for a notable happening)
- von
- Of, from, by (preposition indicating origin or relation)
- einer
- A, one (indefinite article or numeral, feminine dative)
- unparteiischen
- Impartial, unbiased (adjective in inflected form)
- Person
- Person, individual (noun referring to a human being)
- öffentlich
- Publicly, in public (adverb or adjective)
- gemacht
- Made, done (past participle of machen)
- wurde
- Was, became (simple past of werden, auxiliary)
- gesamten
- Entire, whole (adjective in inflected form)
- ungeheuerlichen
- Outrageous, monstrous, enormous (adjective inflected form)
- Missstand
- Grievance, abuse, deplorable condition or injustice
- Anfang
- Beginning, start (noun indicating the starting point)
- bis
- Until, to, up to (preposition or conjunction)
- Ende
- End, conclusion (noun indicating the final point)
- beruflich
- Professionally, occupationally (adverb relating to profession)
- kannte
- Knew (simple past of kennen, to be acquainted with)
- Zum
- To the, at the (contraction of zu + dem)
- gegenwärtigen
- Current, present (adjective in inflected form)
- Zeitpunkt
- Point in time, moment (noun for a specific moment)
- August
- August (the eighth month of the year)
- liegt
- Lies, is situated (third person singular of liegen)
- dem
- The (definite article, dative masculine/neuter)
- Gericht
- Court, tribunal; also dish or meal (noun)
- ein
- A, an, one (indefinite article or numeral)
- Rechtsstreit
- Lawsuit, legal dispute (noun for a court case)
- vor
- Before, in front of, ago (preposition of time/place)
- fast
- Almost, nearly (adverb indicating close approximation)
- zwanzig
- Twenty (cardinal number)
- Jahren
- Years (plural of Jahr, dative case)
- begonnen
- Begun, started (past participle of beginnen)
- bekanntermaßen
- As is well known, reportedly (adverb of general knowledge)
- dreißig
- Thirty (cardinal number)
- vierzig
- Forty (cardinal number)
- Anwälte
- Lawyers, attorneys (plural of Anwalt)
- gleichzeitig
- Simultaneously, at the same time (adverb)
- aufgetreten
- Appeared, occurred (past participle of auftreten)
- sind
- Are (third person plural of sein, to be)
- Kosten
- Costs, expenses (plural noun for financial expenditures)
- Höhe
- Height, amount, level (noun indicating a quantity)
- Pfund
- Pound (unit of currency or weight)
- entstanden
- Arisen, incurred, originated (past participle of entstehen)
- EIN
- A, one (indefinite article emphasized in capitalization)
- FREUNDSCHAFTLICHER
- Friendly, amicable (adjective in inflected form, capitalized)
- RECHTSSTREIT
- Lawsuit, legal dispute (noun, capitalized for emphasis)
- wie
- How, as, like (adverb or conjunction of comparison)
- mir
- Me, to me (first person singular dative pronoun)
- versichert
- Assured, insured (past participle of versichern)
- seinem
- His, its (possessive pronoun, dative masculine/neuter)
- jetzt
- Now, at this moment (adverb of present time)
- nicht
- Not (negation adverb)
- näher
- Closer, nearer (comparative of nah)
- als
- Than, as, when (conjunction of comparison or time)
- zu
- To, at, too (preposition or particle)
- Beginn
- Beginning, start (noun indicating the outset)
- Es
- It (neuter personal pronoun, nominative)
- gibt
- There is/are, gives (third person singular of geben)
- einen
- A, one (indefinite article, accusative masculine)
- weiteren
- Further, additional (adjective in inflected form)
- bekannten
- Known, famous (adjective in inflected form)
- entschieden
- Decided, resolved (past participle of entscheiden)
- des
- Of the (definite article, genitive masculine/neuter)
- letzten
- Last, final (adjective in inflected form)
- Jahrhunderts
- Century (genitive singular of Jahrhundert)
- mehr
- More (comparative adverb or adjective)
- das
- The, that (definite article or demonstrative pronoun, neuter)
- Doppelte
- Double, twice the amount (noun from adjective doppelt)
- Summe
- Sum, total amount (noun for a monetary or numeric total)
- verschlungen
- Devoured, consumed, swallowed up (past participle of verschlingen)
- Wenn
- If, when (conjunction introducing a conditional clause)
- weitere
- Further, more, additional (adjective)
- Belege
- Evidence, proofs, receipts (plural of Beleg)
- für
- For (preposition indicating purpose or benefit)
- benötigen
- To need, to require (verb indicating necessity)
- würde
- Would (subjunctive form of werden, modal auxiliary)
- könnte
- Could (subjunctive form of können, modal auxiliary)
- sie
- She, they, you formal (personal pronoun)
- auf
- On, onto, upon (preposition of location or direction)
- diese
- These, this (demonstrative pronoun, nominative/accusative)
- niederprasseln
- To rain down, to pour down upon (vivid verb)
- lassen
- To let, to allow, to have done (versatile modal-like verb)
- zur
- To the, at the (contraction of zu + der)
- Schande
- Shame, disgrace (noun for a dishonorable state)
- geizigen
- Miserly, stingy (adjective in inflected form)
- nur
- Only, just, merely (limiting adverb)
- eine
- A, one (indefinite article, nominative/accusative feminine)
- Bemerkung
- Remark, comment, observation (noun)
- machen
- To make, to do (common general-purpose verb)
- möchte
- Would like (polite subjunctive form of mögen)
- Die
- The (definite article, feminine nominative or plural)
- Möglichkeit
- Possibility, opportunity (noun for a potential occurrence)
- sogenannten
- So-called (adjective in inflected form, expressing skepticism)
- Selbstentzündung
- Spontaneous combustion (noun for self-ignition phenomenon)
- seit
- Since, for (preposition of time duration)
- Tod
- Death (noun referring to the end of life)
- bestritten
- Disputed, contested (past participle of bestreiten)
- worden
- Been (past participle of werden in passive constructions)
- mein
- My (first person singular possessive adjective)
- guter
- Good (adjective in inflected form, masculine nominative)
- Freund
- Friend (noun for a close personal acquaintance)
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