Bleak House — Page 10
Tangle's learned friends, each armed with a little summary of eighteen hundred sheets, bob up like eighteen hammers in a pianoforte, make eighteen bows, and drop into their eighteen places of obscurity.
Tangles gelehrte Freunde, jeder mit einer kleinen Zusammenfassung von achtzehnhundert Seiten bewaffnet, tauchen wie achtzehn Hämmer in einem Klavier auf, machen achtzehn Verbeugungen und versinken wieder in ihre achtzehn Plätze der Bedeutungslosigkeit.
For the question at issue is only a question of costs, a mere bud on the forest tree of the parent suit, and really will come to a settlement one of these days.
Denn die strittige Frage ist nur eine Frage der Kosten, eine bloße Knospe am Waldbaum des ursprünglichen Rechtsstreits, und wird wirklich eines Tages zu einer Einigung kommen.
Maces, bags, and purses indignantly proclaim silence and frown at the man from Shropshire.
Zepter, Taschen und Beutel rufen empört zur Stille und blicken den Mann aus Shropshire finster an.
Suddenly a very little counsel with a terrific bass voice arises, fully inflated, in the back settlements of the fog, and says, "Will your lordship allow me? I appear for him.
Plötzlich erhebt sich ein sehr kleiner Anwalt mit einer gewaltigen Bassstimme, vollständig aufgeblasen, in den hintersten Tiefen des Nebels, und sagt: „Wird Eure Lordschaft mir erlauben? Ich trete für ihn auf.
Vocabulary
- gelehrte
- Learned or scholarly person; scholar or academic
- Freunde
- Friends; plural of Freund
- jeder
- Each, every; masculine singular nominative form
- mit
- With; common preposition requiring dative case
- einer
- One, a; feminine singular dative article form
- kleinen
- Small; adjective in dative case form
- Zusammenfassung
- Summary or synopsis; combining or putting together
- von
- Of, from; preposition requiring dative case
- Seiten
- Pages; plural of Seite
- bewaffnet
- Armed; equipped with weapons or arguments
- tauchen
- To dive, plunge; to dip into liquid
- wie
- Like, as; comparison or manner adverb
- achtzehn
- Eighteen; the number 18
- Hämmer
- Hammers; plural of Hammer
- in
- In; preposition for location or direction
- einem
- One, a; masculine/neuter singular dative article
- Klavier
- Piano; musical instrument with strings and keys
- auf
- On, up; preposition for position or direction
- machen
- To make, do; common verb with varied meanings
- Verbeugungen
- Bows; plural of Verbeugung; respectful gestures
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- versinken
- To sink, submerge; to disappear into depths
- wieder
- Again; adverb indicating repetition or return
- ihre
- Their; possessive pronoun for third person plural
- Plätze
- Places, seats; plural of Platz
- der
- The; masculine singular nominative definite article
- Bedeutungslosigkeit
- Insignificance, meaninglessness; state of being unimportant
- Denn
- Because, for; causal conjunction explaining reasons
- die
- The; feminine singular or plural definite article
- strittige
- Disputed, controversial; adjective form of Streit
- Frage
- Question; inquiry or matter requiring answer
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein
- nur
- Only, merely; limiting adverb
- eine
- One, a; feminine singular nominative article form
- Kosten
- Costs, expenses; plural of Kosten or expense
- bloße
- Mere, bare; adjective meaning simple or plain
- Knospe
- Bud; unopened flower or plant growth
- am
- At the; contraction of an dem
- des
- Of the; masculine/neuter singular genitive article
- ursprünglichen
- Original; adjective form meaning from beginning
- Rechtsstreits
- Legal dispute; lawsuit or court case
- wird
- Will; third person singular future auxiliary verb
- wirklich
- Really, truly; adverb emphasizing actual reality
- eines
- One; neuter singular genitive article form
- Tages
- Of day; genitive singular of Tag
- zu
- To, at; preposition with dative or accusative
- Einigung
- Agreement, settlement; reaching understanding between parties
- kommen
- To come; basic verb indicating arrival or approach
- Zepter
- Scepter; royal staff symbolizing authority or power
- Taschen
- Pockets; plural of Tasche; small pouches
- Beutel
- Bags, pouches; containers for carrying items
- rufen
- To call, shout; to summon or cry out
- empört
- Indignant, outraged; adjective expressing strong displeasure
- zur
- To the; contraction of zu der
- Stille
- Silence, quiet; absence of sound or noise
- blicken
- To look, glance; to direct one's eyes
- den
- The; masculine singular accusative definite article
- Mann
- Man, male; adult male person
- aus
- From, out of; preposition showing origin source
- finster
- Dark, gloomy; adjective describing darkness or mood
- an
- At, on; preposition for position or time
- Plötzlich
- Suddenly, abruptly; adverb indicating sudden action
- erhebt
- Raises, lifts; third person singular of erheben
- sich
- Oneself, himself; reflexive pronoun accusative form
- ein
- A, an; masculine singular nominative article form
- sehr
- Very, quite; adverb intensifying adjectives adverbs
- Anwalt
- Lawyer, attorney; legal professional representing clients
- gewaltigen
- Mighty, enormous; adjective in accusative case form
- Bassstimme
- Bass voice; lowest male singing voice range
- vollständig
- Completely, fully; adverb or adjective meaning whole
- aufgeblasen
- Inflated, puffed up; adjective meaning swollen proudly
- hintersten
- Furthest back, rearmost; superlative of hinten back
- Tiefen
- Depths; plural of Tiefe meaning deep places
- Nebels
- Of fog; genitive singular of Nebel mist
- sagt
- Says; third person singular present of sagen
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