Cranford — Page 3
Have you any red silk umbrellas in London?
Haben Sie irgendwelche roten Seidenschirme in London?
We had a tradition of the first that had ever been seen in Cranford; and the little boys mobbed it, and called it "a stick in petticoats."
Wir hatten eine Überlieferung über den ersten, der je in Cranford gesehen worden war; und die kleinen Jungen umdrängten ihn und nannten ihn „einen Stock in Unterröcken".
It might have been the very red silk one I have described, held by a strong father over a troop of little ones; the poor little lady—the survivor of all—could scarcely carry it.
Es könnte genau jener rote Seidenschirm gewesen sein, den ich beschrieben habe, von einem kräftigen Vater über eine Schar kleiner Kinder gehalten; die arme kleine Dame – die Überlebende von allen – konnte ihn kaum tragen.
Then there were rules and regulations for visiting and calls; and they were announced to any young people who might be staying in the town, with all the solemnity with which the old Manx laws were read once a year on the Tinwald Mount.
Dann gab es Regeln und Vorschriften für Besuche und Visiten; und sie wurden allen jungen Leuten, die sich möglicherweise in der Stadt aufhielten, mit all der Feierlichkeit bekanntgegeben, mit der die alten Manx-Gesetze einmal im Jahr auf dem Tinwald Mount verlesen wurden.
"Our friends have sent to inquire how you are after your journey to-night, my dear" (fifteen miles in a gentleman's carriage); "they will give you some rest to-morrow, but the next day, I have no doubt, they will call; so be at liberty after twelve—from twelve to three are our calling hours."
„Unsere Freunde haben nachfragen lassen, wie es Ihnen nach Ihrer heutigen Reise geht, meine Liebe" (fünfzehn Meilen in der Kutsche eines Herrn); „sie werden Ihnen morgen etwas Ruhe gönnen, aber am übernächsten Tag werden sie zweifellos vorbeikommen; seien Sie also nach zwölf Uhr frei – von zwölf bis drei sind unsere Besuchsstunden."
Then, after they had called—
Dann, nachdem sie vorbeigekommen waren –
"It is the third day; I dare say your mamma has told you, my dear, never to let more than three days elapse between receiving a call and returning it; and also, that you are never to stay longer than a quarter of an hour."
„Es ist der dritte Tag; ich darf wohl sagen, dass Ihre Mama Ihnen, meine Liebe, eingeschärft hat, nie mehr als drei Tage zwischen dem Empfang eines Besuchs und dem Erwidern desselben verstreichen zu lassen; und außerdem, dass Sie nie länger als eine Viertelstunde bleiben sollen."
"But am I to look at my watch? How am I to find out when a quarter of an hour has passed?
„Aber soll ich auf meine Uhr schauen? Wie soll ich herausfinden, wenn eine Viertelstunde vergangen ist?
Vocabulary
- Haben
- To have; auxiliary verb for perfect tense
- Sie
- You (formal) or they, depending on context
- irgendwelche
- Any, some; refers to unspecified items
- roten
- Red; adjective in inflected form
- Seidenschirme
- Silk umbrellas; decorative rain-protective accessories
- in
- In, at; preposition indicating location
- Wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun
- hatten
- Had; past tense of haben
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article, feminine form
- Überlieferung
- Tradition, legend; story passed down through generations
- über
- About, over; preposition indicating topic or position
- den
- The; definite article in accusative masculine form
- ersten
- First; ordinal number in inflected form
- der
- The; definite article, masculine nominative form
- je
- Ever; used for emphasis in superlative contexts
- gesehen
- Seen; past participle of sehen
- worden
- Been; past participle used in passive constructions
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural form
- kleinen
- Small, little; adjective in inflected form
- Jungen
- Boys; young male children
- umdrängten
- Crowded around, swarmed; surrounded someone pressing closely
- ihn
- Him; third-person masculine accusative pronoun
- nannten
- Called, named; past tense of nennen
- einen
- A, one; indefinite article in accusative form
- Stock
- Stick, cane; also floor or story of building
- Unterröcken
- Petticoats, underskirts; undergarments worn beneath skirts
- Es
- It; neuter third-person pronoun
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive form of können
- genau
- Exactly, precisely; indicating accuracy or agreement
- jener
- That, that one; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- rote
- Red; adjective in nominative inflected form
- Seidenschirm
- Silk umbrella; single decorative rain-protective accessory
- gewesen
- Been; past participle of sein
- sein
- To be; fundamental auxiliary and copular verb
- ich
- I; first-person singular pronoun
- beschrieben
- Described; past participle of beschreiben
- habe
- Have; first-person singular present of haben
- von
- From, of, by; versatile German preposition
- einem
- A, one; indefinite article in dative form
- kräftigen
- Strong, sturdy; physically powerful, inflected adjective form
- Vater
- Father; male parent
- Schar
- Crowd, flock, group; a large number of people
- kleiner
- Small, little; adjective in genitive plural form
- Kinder
- Children; plural of Kind
- gehalten
- Held; past participle of halten
- arme
- Poor, unfortunate; adjective expressing sympathy
- kleine
- Small, little; adjective in nominative form
- Dame
- Lady, woman; polite term for an adult female
- Überlebende
- Survivor; one who has outlived others
- allen
- All, everyone; dative plural form of alle
- konnte
- Could; past tense of können
- kaum
- Hardly, barely; indicating very small degree
- tragen
- To carry, to wear; bear weight or clothing
- Dann
- Then; indicating sequence or consequence in time
- gab
- Gave, there was; past tense of geben
- es
- It; neuter pronoun, often used impersonally
- Regeln
- Rules, regulations; established norms of behavior
- Vorschriften
- Regulations, instructions; official rules to be followed
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- Besuche
- Visits; plural of Besuch, social calls
- Visiten
- Formal visits, calls; old-fashioned term for social visits
- sie
- She, they; third-person pronoun, context-dependent
- wurden
- Were; past tense of werden, used in passive
- jungen
- Young; adjective in dative or genitive inflected form
- Leuten
- People; dative plural of Leute
- sich
- Themselves, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- möglicherweise
- Possibly, perhaps; indicating something may be the case
- Stadt
- City, town; an urban settlement
- aufhielten
- Stayed, resided; past tense of sich aufhalten
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- all
- All, entire; totality without exception
- Feierlichkeit
- Solemnity, ceremony; formal and serious occasion
- bekanntgegeben
- Announced, made known; past participle of bekanntgeben
- alten
- Old, ancient; adjective in dative or genitive form
- einmal
- Once, one time; indicates single occurrence
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- Jahr
- Year; a period of twelve months
- auf
- On, upon, at; versatile German preposition
- dem
- The; dative form of definite article
- verlesen
- Read aloud officially; to recite publicly or formally
- Unsere
- Our; first-person plural possessive adjective
- Freunde
- Friends; plural of Freund
- haben
- Have; third-person plural or infinitive of haben
- nachfragen
- To inquire, ask after; follow up with a question
- lassen
- To let, allow, have something done; causative verb
- wie
- How, as, like; interrogative or comparative word
- Ihnen
- You (formal dative); indirect object polite form
- nach
- After, to, according to; common German preposition
- Ihrer
- Your (formal genitive); possessive pronoun formal form
- heutigen
- Today's, of today; adjective in inflected form
- Reise
- Journey, trip, travel; movement from one place to another
- geht
- Goes, is going; third-person singular of gehen
- meine
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- Liebe
- Love, dear; deep affection or term of endearment
- fünfzehn
- Fifteen; the number 15
- Meilen
- Miles; plural of Meile, unit of distance
- Kutsche
- Carriage, coach; horse-drawn passenger vehicle
- eines
- Of a; indefinite article in genitive form
- Herrn
- Gentleman, Mr.; genitive or accusative form of Herr
- werden
- Will, to become; future or passive auxiliary verb
- morgen
- Tomorrow; the day after today
- etwas
- Something, a little; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- Ruhe
- Rest, calm, quiet; state of peace or relaxation
- gönnen
- To grant, allow oneself; not begrudge something
- aber
- But, however; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- am
- On the, at the; contraction of an dem
- übernächsten
- The one after next; two steps ahead in sequence
- Tag
- Day; a period of 24 hours
- zweifellos
- Doubtless, undoubtedly; without any doubt
- vorbeikommen
- To come by, stop by; visit someone briefly
- seien
- Be; subjunctive form of sein for instructions
- also
- So, therefore, thus; indicating conclusion or transition
- zwölf
- Twelve; the number 12
- Uhr
- Clock, o'clock; used to express time
- frei
- Free, available, unoccupied; not busy or restricted
- bis
- Until, up to; preposition indicating endpoint in time
- drei
- Three; the number 3
- sind
- Are; third-person plural present of sein
- unsere
- Our; first-person plural possessive adjective
- Besuchsstunden
- Visiting hours; designated times for receiving guests
- nachdem
- After, once; subordinating conjunction of time
- vorbeigekommen
- Passed by, come by; past participle of vorbeikommen
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of sein
- ist
- Is; third-person singular present of sein
- dritte
- Third; ordinal number in inflected form
- darf
- May, is allowed; third-person singular of dürfen
- wohl
- Well, probably, I suppose; modal particle indicating assumption
- sagen
- To say, tell; basic verb of speaking
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- Ihre
- Your (formal); polite possessive adjective
- Mama
- Mama, mom; informal word for mother
- eingeschärft
- Impressed upon, instilled; past participle of einschärfen
- hat
- Has; third-person singular present of haben
- nie
- Never; at no time
- mehr
- More; comparative of viel, indicating greater quantity
- als
- Than, as, when; used in comparisons or conjunctions
- Tage
- Days; plural of Tag
- zwischen
- Between, among; preposition indicating position between things
- Empfang
- Reception, receipt; receiving something or someone formally
- Besuchs
- Of a visit; genitive form of Besuch
- Erwidern
- Returning, reciprocating; replying or reciprocating a visit
- desselben
- Of the same; genitive form of derselbe
- verstreichen
- To pass, elapse; time passing without action
- zu
- To, too, at; versatile preposition or infinitive marker
- außerdem
- Besides, furthermore, in addition; adding extra information
- länger
- Longer; comparative form of lang
- Viertelstunde
- Quarter hour; a period of fifteen minutes
- bleiben
- To stay, remain; continue being in a place
- sollen
- Should, supposed to; modal verb of obligation
- Aber
- But; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement
- soll
- Should, is supposed to; third-person singular of sollen
- schauen
- To look, see; to direct one's gaze
- Wie
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner
- herausfinden
- To find out, discover; determine through investigation
- wenn
- When, if; subordinating conjunction of condition or time
- vergangen
- Passed, elapsed, gone by; past participle of vergehen
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