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They wore high boots, with their trousers tucked into them, and had long black hair and heavy black moustaches.

Sie trugen hohe Stiefel, in die ihre Hosen gesteckt waren, und hatten langes schwarzes Haar und schwere schwarze Schnurrbärte.

They are very picturesque, but do not look prepossessing.

Sie sind sehr malerisch, aber wirken nicht einnehmend.

On the stage they would be set down at once as some old Oriental band of brigands.

Auf der Bühne würde man sie sofort als eine alte orientalische Räuberbande einordnen.

They are, however, I am told, very harmless and rather wanting in natural self-assertion.

Man sagt mir jedoch, dass sie sehr harmlos und eher von Natur aus wenig selbstbewusst sind.

It was on the dark side of twilight when we got to Bistritz, which is a very interesting old place.

Es war in der dunklen Stunde der Dämmerung, als wir nach Bistritz kamen, einem sehr interessanten alten Ort.

Being practically on the frontier--for the Borgo Pass leads from it into Bukovina--it has had a very stormy existence, and it certainly shows marks of it.

Da es praktisch an der Grenze liegt – denn der Borgo-Pass führt von dort nach Bukowina – hat es eine sehr turbulente Geschichte gehabt, und das ist ihm gewiss anzumerken.

Fifty years ago a series of great fires took place, which made terrible havoc on five separate occasions.

Vor fünfzig Jahren ereignete sich eine Reihe großer Brände, die bei fünf verschiedenen Gelegenheiten schreckliche Verwüstungen anrichteten.

At the very beginning of the seventeenth century it underwent a siege of three weeks and lost 13,000 people, the casualties of war proper being assisted by famine and disease.

Zu Beginn des siebzehnten Jahrhunderts wurde es drei Wochen lang belagert und verlor 13.000 Menschen, wobei zu den eigentlichen Kriegsopfern noch Hunger und Krankheit hinzukamen.

Count Dracula had directed me to go to the Golden Krone Hotel, which I found, to my great delight, to be thoroughly old-fashioned, for of course I wanted to see all I could of the ways of the country.

Graf Dracula hatte mich angewiesen, zum Hotel Goldene Krone zu gehen, das ich zu meiner großen Freude als durch und durch altmodisch vorfand, denn natürlich wollte ich so viel wie möglich von den Sitten des Landes kennenlernen.

I was evidently expected, for when I got near the door I faced a cheery-looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress--white undergarment with long double apron, front, and back, of coloured stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty.

Man erwartete mich offensichtlich, denn als ich mich der Tür näherte, stand vor mir eine fröhlich aussehende ältere Frau in der üblichen Bauerntracht – weißes Untergewand mit einer langen doppelten Schürze, vorne und hinten, aus buntem Stoff, der fast zu eng für den Anstand saß.

Vocabulary

Sie
Third person plural or formal 'you' pronoun
trugen
Past tense of tragen; they wore or carried
hohe
Adjective meaning high or tall
Stiefel
Boots worn on the feet
ihre
Possessive pronoun meaning their or her
Hosen
Plural of Hose; trousers or pants
gesteckt
Past participle of stecken; tucked or inserted
langes
Adjective meaning long, here modifying hair
schwarzes
Adjective meaning black
Haar
Hair on one's head
schwere
Adjective meaning heavy or thick
schwarze
Adjective meaning black
Schnurrbärte
Plural of Schnurrbart; mustaches worn on upper lip
malerisch
Adjective meaning picturesque or scenic
wirken
To seem, appear, or have an effect
einnehmend
Adjective meaning charming or winning in manner
Bühne
Stage in a theater or performance venue
würde
Conditional form of werden; would
sofort
Adverb meaning immediately or at once
orientalische
Adjective meaning oriental or eastern
Räuberbande
Band of robbers or a gang of thieves
einordnen
To classify, categorize, or place into a group
jedoch
Adverb or conjunction meaning however or yet
harmlos
Adjective meaning harmless or innocuous
eher
Adverb meaning rather, sooner, or more likely
Natur
Nature; also one's innate character or disposition
wenig
Adjective or adverb meaning little or few
selbstbewusst
Adjective meaning self-confident or self-aware
dunklen
Inflected form of dunkel; dark
Stunde
Hour; a unit of time or a particular moment
Dämmerung
Twilight, dusk, or dawn; dim transitional light
kamen
Past tense of kommen; came or arrived
interessanten
Inflected adjective meaning interesting
Ort
Place, town, or location
Da
Adverb or conjunction meaning there, since, or as
praktisch
Adverb or adjective meaning practically or practical
Grenze
Border or boundary between regions or countries
liegt
Third person singular of liegen; lies or is located
denn
Conjunction meaning because or for; also a filler
führt
Third person singular of führen; leads or goes
turbulente
Adjective meaning turbulent or troubled
Geschichte
History or story
gewiss
Adverb or adjective meaning certainly or certain
anzumerken
To notice or to remark upon something
fünfzig
The number fifty
ereignete
Past tense of ereignen; occurred or took place
Reihe
Series, row, or sequence of things
Brände
Plural of Brand; fires or blazes
verschiedenen
Inflected adjective meaning various or different
Gelegenheiten
Plural of Gelegenheit; occasions or opportunities
schreckliche
Inflected adjective meaning terrible or dreadful
Verwüstungen
Plural of Verwüstung; devastations or destructions
anrichteten
Past tense of anrichten; caused or inflicted damage
Beginn
Beginning or start of something
siebzehnten
Ordinal adjective meaning seventeenth
Jahrhunderts
Genitive of Jahrhundert; of the century
wurde
Past tense passive auxiliary of werden; was or became
Wochen
Plural of Woche; weeks
lang
Adjective or adverb meaning long or for a duration
belagert
Past participle of belagern; besieged or blockaded
verlor
Past tense of verlieren; lost
wobei
Relative adverb meaning whereby or in which process
eigentlichen
Inflected adjective meaning actual or proper
Kriegsopfern
Dative plural of Kriegsopfer; war casualties or victims
noch
Adverb meaning still, yet, or in addition
Hunger
Hunger; the feeling or condition of lacking food
Krankheit
Illness or disease
hinzukamen
Past tense of hinzukommen; were added or came on top
Graf
Count or earl; a noble title
angewiesen
Past participle of anweisen; instructed or directed
Goldene
Inflected adjective meaning golden
Krone
Crown; also used in place names and currencies
Freude
Joy, pleasure, or delight
durch
Preposition meaning through or by means of
altmodisch
Adjective meaning old-fashioned or outdated
vorfand
Past tense of vorfinden; found or encountered upon arrival
natürlich
Adverb or adjective meaning naturally or of course
wollte
Past tense of wollen; wanted to
möglich
Adjective meaning possible or feasible
Sitten
Plural of Sitte; customs, manners, or traditions
Landes
Genitive of Land; of the country or land
kennenlernen
To get to know or become acquainted with
erwartete
Past tense of erwarten; expected or awaited
offensichtlich
Adverb or adjective meaning obviously or evidently
Tür
Door
näherte
Past tense of nähern; approached or drew near
stand
Past tense of stehen; stood or was standing
fröhlich
Adjective meaning cheerful, happy, or jolly
aussehende
Present participle of aussehen; looking or appearing
ältere
Inflected comparative of alt; older or elderly
üblichen
Inflected adjective meaning usual or customary
Bauerntracht
Traditional peasant costume or folk dress
weißes
Inflected adjective meaning white
Untergewand
Undergarment or undergown worn beneath outer clothing
doppelten
Inflected adjective meaning double or twofold
Schürze
Apron worn over clothing for protection
vorne
Adverb meaning at the front or in front
hinten
Adverb meaning at the back or behind
buntem
Dative inflected form of bunt; colorful or patterned
Stoff
Fabric, material, or cloth
fast
Adverb meaning almost or nearly
eng
Adjective meaning tight, narrow, or close-fitting
Anstand
Decency, propriety, or proper behavior
saß
Past tense of sitzen; sat or was sitting
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