Bleak House — Page 6
In the meantime his prospects in life are ended.
Inzwischen sind seine Lebensaussichten zunichte gemacht.
A few lawyers' clerks and others who know this suitor by sight linger on the chance of his furnishing some fun and enlivening the dismal weather a little.
Einige Schreiber von Anwälten und andere, die diesen Antragsteller vom Sehen kennen, bleiben in der Hoffnung, dass er etwas Unterhaltung bietet und das trübe Wetter ein wenig aufheitert.
Jarndyce and Jarndyce drones on.
Jarndyce gegen Jarndyce zieht sich weiter hin.
This scarecrow of a suit has, in course of time, become so complicated that no man alive knows what it means.
Dieser Popanz von einem Rechtsstreit ist im Laufe der Zeit so kompliziert geworden, dass kein lebender Mensch weiß, was er bedeutet.
The parties to it understand it least, but it has been observed that no two Chancery lawyers can talk about it for five minutes without coming to a total disagreement as to all the premises.
Die beteiligten Parteien verstehen ihn am wenigsten, doch wurde beobachtet, dass keine zwei Kanzleianwälte fünf Minuten darüber sprechen können, ohne in völlige Uneinigkeit über alle Grundlagen zu geraten.
Vocabulary
- Inzwischen
- Meanwhile; in the time between two events.
- sind
- Are; third-person plural present of 'sein'.
- seine
- His; masculine possessive pronoun.
- Lebensaussichten
- Life prospects; future opportunities and chances in life.
- zunichte
- To nothing; used in phrase 'zunichte machen' meaning destroyed.
- gemacht
- Made; past participle of 'machen', to make or do.
- Einige
- Some; a few, an unspecified small number of.
- Schreiber
- Clerks or scribes; people who copy or write documents.
- von
- Of or from; common German preposition.
- Anwälten
- Lawyers; dative plural of 'Anwalt', attorney or counsel.
- andere
- Others; additional or different people or things.
- diesen
- This; accusative masculine form of demonstrative 'dieser'.
- Antragsteller
- Applicant or petitioner; person who submits a formal request.
- vom
- From the; contraction of 'von dem'.
- Sehen
- Seeing; the act of seeing or vision.
- kennen
- To know; to be acquainted or familiar with someone.
- bleiben
- To stay or remain; to continue in a place or state.
- Hoffnung
- Hope; a feeling of expectation for something desired.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause.
- etwas
- Something or a little; indefinite pronoun or adverb.
- Unterhaltung
- Entertainment or conversation; amusement or pleasant interaction.
- bietet
- Offers or provides; third-person singular of 'bieten'.
- trübe
- Gloomy or dreary; dark, dull, or overcast in nature.
- Wetter
- Weather; atmospheric conditions such as rain or sunshine.
- wenig
- A little; small in amount or degree.
- aufheitert
- Brightens or cheers up; makes something or someone cheerful.
- gegen
- Against or versus; preposition indicating opposition.
- zieht
- Draws or drags; third-person singular of 'ziehen'.
- sich
- Itself or oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person.
- weiter
- Further or onward; continuing or extending beyond a point.
- hin
- Along or on; directional particle indicating movement away.
- Dieser
- This; masculine nominative demonstrative pronoun.
- Popanz
- Bogey or scarecrow; something used to intimidate or frighten.
- Rechtsstreit
- Legal dispute or lawsuit; a formal legal conflict or case.
- Laufe
- Course; used in 'im Laufe der Zeit', over time.
- Zeit
- Time; the indefinite continued progress of existence.
- so
- So or thus; adverb indicating manner or degree.
- kompliziert
- Complicated; difficult to understand or deal with.
- geworden
- Become; past participle of 'werden', to become.
- kein
- No or not a; negating article before a noun.
- lebender
- Living; adjectival form of 'leben', alive or existing.
- Mensch
- Person or human being; a member of the human species.
- weiß
- Knows or white; first/third-person singular of 'wissen'.
- was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
- bedeutet
- Means or signifies; third-person singular of 'bedeuten'.
- beteiligten
- Involved or participating; adjective from 'beteiligen', to involve.
- Parteien
- Parties; groups or sides involved in a legal dispute.
- verstehen
- To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something.
- ihn
- Him or it; accusative masculine third-person pronoun.
- wenigsten
- Least; superlative of 'wenig', the smallest amount.
- doch
- Yet or however; concessive or emphatic particle.
- wurde
- Was or became; simple past of 'werden'.
- beobachtet
- Observed or noticed; past participle of 'beobachten'.
- keine
- No or none; negating article in feminine or plural.
- Kanzleianwälte
- Solicitors or office lawyers; attorneys working in a law firm.
- Minuten
- Minutes; units of time, sixty seconds each.
- darüber
- About it or over it; prepositional adverb referring to a topic.
- sprechen
- To speak or talk; to communicate verbally.
- können
- Can or to be able; modal verb expressing ability.
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
- völlige
- Complete or total; adjective meaning absolute or utter.
- Uneinigkeit
- Disagreement or discord; lack of agreement among parties.
- über
- Over, above, or about; versatile German preposition.
- alle
- All or every; referring to the entire group or set.
- Grundlagen
- Foundations or basics; fundamental principles or bases.
- geraten
- To get into or fall into; to end up in a situation.
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →