Crime and Punishment — Page 5
It looks absurd and that makes it noticeable....
Es sieht absurd aus, und das macht es auffällig....
With my rags I ought to wear a cap, any sort of old pancake, but not this grotesque thing.
Mit meinen Lumpen sollte ich eine Mütze tragen, irgendeine alte Schirmmütze, aber nicht dieses groteske Ding.
Nobody wears such a hat, it would be noticed a mile off, it would be remembered....
Niemand trägt so einen Hut, man würde ihn auf eine Meile Entfernung bemerken, man würde ihn in Erinnerung behalten....
What matters is that people would remember it, and that would give them a clue.
Das Wichtige ist, dass die Leute ihn in Erinnerung behalten würden, und das würde ihnen einen Hinweis geben.
For this business one should be as little conspicuous as possible....
Für dieses Vorhaben sollte man so wenig auffällig wie möglich sein....
Trifles, trifles are what matter!
Kleinigkeiten, Kleinigkeiten sind es, auf die es ankommt!
Why, it's just such trifles that always ruin everything....
Denn es sind gerade solche Kleinigkeiten, die immer alles verderben....
He had not far to go; he knew indeed how many steps it was from the gate of his lodging house: exactly seven hundred and thirty.
Er hatte keinen weiten Weg; er wusste tatsächlich genau, wie viele Schritte es vom Tor seines Mietshauses waren: genau siebenhundertdreißig.
He had counted them once when he had been lost in dreams.
Er hatte sie einmal gezählt, als er sich in Träumen verloren hatte.
At the time he had put no faith in those dreams and was only tantalising himself by their hideous but daring recklessness.
Damals hatte er jenen Träumen keinen Glauben geschenkt und sich nur durch ihre abscheuliche, aber verwegene Tollkühnheit gequält.
Now, a month later, he had begun to look upon them differently, and, in spite of the monologues in which he jeered at his own impotence and indecision, he had involuntarily come to regard this "hideous" dream as an exploit to be attempted, although he still did not realise this himself.
Jetzt, einen Monat später, hatte er begonnen, sie anders zu betrachten, und trotz der Monologe, in denen er seine eigene Ohnmacht und Unentschlossenheit verspottete, war er unwillkürlich dazu gelangt, diesen „abscheulichen" Traum als ein zu unternehmens Wagnis zu betrachten, obwohl er sich dessen selbst noch nicht bewusst war.
He was positively going now for a "rehearsal" of his project, and at every step his excitement grew more and more violent.
Er ging jetzt tatsächlich zu einer „Probe" seines Vorhabens, und mit jedem Schritt wuchs seine Erregung immer heftiger.
With a sinking heart and a nervous tremor, he went up to a huge house which on one side looked on to the canal, and on the other into the street.
Mit beklemmendem Herzen und einem nervösen Zittern näherte er sich einem riesigen Haus, das auf einer Seite zum Kanal und auf der anderen zur Straße hin lag.
Vocabulary
- Es
- It; neuter pronoun used as subject or object.
- sieht
- Sees; third person singular present of sehen.
- absurd
- Absurd; ridiculous or unreasonable in nature.
- aus
- Out; preposition indicating origin or appearance.
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- das
- The; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun.
- macht
- Makes; third person singular present of machen.
- auffällig
- Conspicuous; noticeable or striking in appearance.
- Mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
- meinen
- My; possessive adjective or verb meaning to mean.
- Lumpen
- Rags; plural of Lumpe, tattered or worn clothing.
- sollte
- Should; past subjunctive form of sollen.
- ich
- I; first person singular nominative pronoun.
- eine
- A; feminine indefinite article or numeral one.
- Mütze
- Cap; a soft hat without a stiff brim.
- tragen
- Wear; to have on one's body as clothing.
- irgendeine
- Any; some indefinite feminine article or pronoun.
- alte
- Old; adjective describing advanced age or antiquity.
- Schirmmütze
- Peaked cap; a hat with a stiff front brim.
- aber
- But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- nicht
- Not; adverb negating verbs, adjectives, or clauses.
- dieses
- This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun, neuter form.
- groteske
- Grotesque; extremely strange, ugly, or distorted.
- Ding
- Thing; object or item of indeterminate nature.
- Niemand
- No one; nobody; indefinite pronoun for absence of persons.
- trägt
- Wears; third person singular present of tragen.
- so
- So; adverb indicating manner, degree, or consequence.
- einen
- A; masculine singular accusative of ein or einen.
- Hut
- Hat; head covering worn for protection or fashion.
- man
- One; indefinite pronoun meaning people in general.
- würde
- Would; conditional form of werden.
- ihn
- Him; masculine singular accusative personal pronoun.
- auf
- On; preposition indicating position above or upon.
- Meile
- Mile; unit of distance, approximately 1.6 kilometers.
- Entfernung
- Distance; space or interval between two points.
- bemerken
- Notice; to perceive or observe something.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location within or inside.
- Erinnerung
- Memory; recall or retention of past experiences.
- behalten
- Keep; to retain possession or hold something.
- Wichtige
- Important; of great significance or consequence.
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing clauses.
- die
- The; feminine or plural definite article.
- Leute
- People; plural noun for persons or individuals.
- ihnen
- Them; dative plural personal pronoun or formal you.
- Hinweis
- Clue; hint or indication pointing to something.
- geben
- Give; to provide or hand something to someone.
- Für
- For; preposition indicating purpose, benefit, or duration.
- Vorhaben
- Undertaking; plan or intention to do something.
- wenig
- Little; small amount or quantity of something.
- wie
- How; adverb asking about manner or degree.
- möglich
- Possible; capable of existing or occurring.
- sein
- Be; infinitive of the verb to be.
- Kleinigkeiten
- Trifles; small or insignificant matters or details.
- sind
- Are; plural present of sein or third person plural.
- ankommt
- Matters; third person singular of ankommen.
- Denn
- Because; coordinating conjunction giving reason or cause.
- gerade
- Just; exactly or precisely at this moment.
- solche
- Such; demonstrative adjective indicating that kind or type.
- immer
- Always; at all times or in every instance.
- alles
- Everything; all things or the whole of something.
- verderben
- Spoil; to damage, ruin, or cause to deteriorate.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben.
- keinen
- No; masculine singular accusative of kein.
- weiten
- Long; far or distant in space or time.
- Weg
- Way; path, route, or direction of travel.
- er
- He; masculine singular nominative personal pronoun.
- wusste
- Knew; past tense of wissen.
- tatsächlich
- Actually; in fact or reality; truly.
- genau
- Exactly; precisely or with great accuracy.
- viele
- Many; large number of things or people.
- Schritte
- Steps; plural of Schritt, pace or stair.
- vom
- From; contraction of von dem.
- Tor
- Gate; entrance or opening allowing passage through barrier.
- seines
- His; neuter singular genitive possessive pronoun.
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