Bleak House — Page 5
In Bleak House I have purposely dwelt upon the romantic side of familiar things.
In Bleak House habe ich absichtlich bei der romantischen Seite vertrauter Dinge verweilt.
1853
1853
*Transcriber's note. This referred to a specific page in the printed book. In this Project Gutenberg edition the pertinent information is in Chapter XXX, paragraph 90.
*Anmerkung des Übersetzers. Dies bezog sich auf eine bestimmte Seite im gedruckten Buch. In dieser Project-Gutenberg-Ausgabe befindet sich die betreffende Information in Kapitel XXX, Absatz 90.
** Another case, very clearly described by a dentist, occurred at the town of Columbus, in the United States of America, quite recently.
** Ein weiterer Fall, sehr klar von einem Zahnarzt beschrieben, ereignete sich vor kurzem in der Stadt Columbus in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.
The subject was a German who kept a liquor-shop and was an inveterate drunkard.
Bei dem Betroffenen handelte es sich um einen Deutschen, der einen Spirituosenladen betrieb und ein eingefleischter Trinker war.
Vocabulary
- absichtlich
- Done on purpose; deliberately or intentionally
- romantischen
- Adjective meaning romantic or idealized in nature
- Seite
- Noun meaning side, page, or aspect of something
- vertrauter
- More familiar or intimate; comparative form of 'vertraut'
- Dinge
- Plural noun meaning things or objects
- verweilt
- Past participle of 'verweilen'; lingered or dwelled upon
- Anmerkung
- A note, remark, or annotation added to a text
- Übersetzers
- Genitive form of 'Übersetzer'; of the translator
- bezog
- Past tense of 'beziehen'; referred or related to something
- bestimmte
- Adjective meaning specific, particular, or certain
- gedruckten
- Adjective from 'drucken'; printed, as in a printed book
- Buch
- Noun meaning book or written publication
- befindet
- Third person singular of 'befinden'; is located or situated
- betreffende
- Adjective meaning relevant, concerned, or pertaining to something
- Information
- Noun meaning information or a piece of knowledge
- Kapitel
- Noun meaning chapter of a book or text
- Absatz
- Noun meaning paragraph, section break, or heel of shoe
- weiterer
- Adjective meaning another, further, or additional
- Fall
- Noun meaning case, instance, or a falling event
- klar
- Adjective meaning clear, obvious, or distinct
- Zahnarzt
- Noun meaning dentist, a doctor specializing in teeth
- beschrieben
- Past participle of 'beschreiben'; described or documented
- ereignete
- Past tense of 'ereignen'; occurred or took place
- kurzem
- Recently; a short time ago, used in 'vor kurzem'
- Stadt
- Noun meaning city or town as a place of settlement
- Vereinigten
- Adjective meaning united, as in the United States
- Staaten
- Plural of 'Staat'; states or countries as political entities
- Betroffenen
- The affected person or those impacted by a situation
- handelte
- Past tense of 'handeln'; acted or dealt, also 'was about'
- Deutschen
- Noun meaning a German person or German national
- Spirituosenladen
- A shop selling spirits or alcoholic beverages
- betrieb
- Past tense of 'betreiben'; operated or ran a business
- eingefleischter
- Adjective meaning confirmed or inveterate, deeply ingrained habit
- Trinker
- Noun meaning drinker or habitual consumer of alcohol
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