Little Women — Page 6
It was a comfortable room, though the carpet was faded and the furniture very plain, for a good picture or two hung on the walls, books filled the recesses, chrysanthemums and Christmas roses bloomed in the windows, and a pleasant atmosphere of home peace pervaded it.
Es war ein behagliches Zimmer, obwohl der Teppich verblichen und die Möbel sehr schlicht waren, denn ein oder zwei gute Bilder hingen an den Wänden, Bücher füllten die Nischen, Chrysanthemen und Christrosen blühten in den Fenstern, und eine angenehme Atmosphäre häuslichen Friedens durchdrang es.
Margaret, the eldest of the four, was sixteen, and very pretty, being plump and fair, with large eyes, plenty of soft brown hair, a sweet mouth, and white hands, of which she was rather vain.
Margaret, die Älteste der vier, war sechzehn Jahre alt und sehr hübsch, rundlich und hell, mit großen Augen, reichlich weichem braunem Haar, einem lieblichen Mund und weißen Händen, auf die sie recht eitel war.
Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall, thin, and brown, and reminded one of a colt, for she never seemed to know what to do with her long limbs, which were very much in her way.
Die fünfzehnjährige Jo war sehr groß, dünn und braun gebrannt und erinnerte an ein Fohlen, denn sie schien nie zu wissen, was sie mit ihren langen Gliedern anfangen sollte, die ihr sehr im Weg waren.
She had a decided mouth, a comical nose, and sharp, gray eyes, which appeared to see everything, and were by turns fierce, funny, or thoughtful.
Sie hatte einen entschlossenen Mund, eine komische Nase und scharfe, graue Augen, die alles zu sehen schienen und abwechselnd wild, lustig oder nachdenklich wirkten.
Her long, thick hair was her one beauty, but it was usually bundled into a net, to be out of her way.
Ihr langes, dickes Haar war ihr einziger Schmuck, aber es wurde gewöhnlich in ein Netz gesteckt, damit es ihr nicht im Weg war.
Round shoulders had Jo, big hands and feet, a flyaway look to her clothes, and the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn't like it.
Jo hatte runde Schultern, große Hände und Füße, einen unordentlichen Eindruck bei ihrer Kleidung und das unbehagliche Aussehen eines Mädchens, das rasch zur Frau heranwuchs und das gar nicht mochte.
Elizabeth, or Beth, as everyone called her, was a rosy, smooth-haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression which was seldom disturbed.
Elizabeth, oder Beth, wie sie alle nannten, war ein rosiges, glatthaariges, helläugiges Mädchen von dreizehn Jahren, mit einem scheuen Wesen, einer zaghaften Stimme und einem friedlichen Ausdruck, der selten gestört wurde.
Vocabulary
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)
- behagliches
- Cozy, comfortable; describing a pleasant atmosphere
- Zimmer
- Room; a space within a building
- obwohl
- Although, even though; subordinating conjunction of contrast
- Teppich
- Carpet, rug; floor covering in a room
- verblichen
- Faded, bleached; having lost original color over time
- Möbel
- Furniture; movable objects furnishing a room
- schlicht
- Plain, simple; without ornament or elaboration
- denn
- For, because; explanatory or causal conjunction
- Bilder
- Pictures, paintings; visual artworks hung on walls
- hingen
- Hung; past tense of 'hängen' (to hang)
- Wänden
- Walls; dative plural of 'Wand' (wall)
- Bücher
- Books; plural of 'Buch,' written works
- füllten
- Filled; past tense of 'füllen' (to fill)
- Nischen
- Niches, alcoves; recessed spaces in walls for books
- Chrysanthemen
- Chrysanthemums; flowering plants with round blooms
- Christrosen
- Christmas roses, hellebores; winter-blooming flowering plants
- blühten
- Bloomed, blossomed; past tense of 'blühen' (to bloom)
- Fenstern
- Windows; dative plural of 'Fenster' (window)
- angenehme
- Pleasant, agreeable; describing a pleasing quality
- Atmosphäre
- Atmosphere, ambiance; overall mood of a place
- häuslichen
- Domestic, homely; relating to home and household life
- Friedens
- Peace; genitive of 'Frieden,' tranquility and calm
- durchdrang
- Pervaded, permeated; past tense of 'durchdringen'
- Älteste
- Eldest; the oldest among a group of siblings
- sechzehn
- Sixteen; the number 16
- hübsch
- Pretty, attractive; pleasing in appearance
- rundlich
- Chubby, roundish; slightly plump in figure
- hell
- Bright, fair; light in color or complexion
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of 'Auge,' organs of sight
- reichlich
- Abundant, plentiful; in generous or ample quantity
- weichem
- Soft; dative form of 'weich,' smooth to touch
- braunem
- Brown; dative form of 'braun,' a warm dark color
- Haar
- Hair; strands growing from the head
- lieblichen
- Lovely, sweet; charming and delightful in appearance
- Mund
- Mouth; the facial feature used for speaking, eating
- weißen
- White; adjective in dative or accusative form
- Händen
- Hands; dative plural of 'Hand,' body extremities
- recht
- Quite, rather; adverb intensifying an adjective
- eitel
- Vain, conceited; excessively proud of one's appearance
- fünfzehnjährige
- Fifteen-year-old; adjective describing someone aged fifteen
- dünn
- Thin, slim; slender in build or figure
- braun
- Brown; describing a tanned or dark complexion
- gebrannt
- Burned, tanned; darkened by sun exposure
- erinnerte
- Reminded; past tense of 'erinnern' (to remind, resemble)
- Fohlen
- Foal, colt; a young horse, suggesting awkward energy
- schien
- Seemed, appeared; past tense of 'scheinen' (to seem)
- nie
- Never; adverb indicating something does not happen
- wissen
- To know; infinitive of knowing facts or information
- Gliedern
- Limbs; dative plural of 'Glied,' body extremities
- anfangen
- To begin, start; to initiate or make use of something
- sollte
- Should, was supposed to; past subjunctive of 'sollen'
- Weg
- Way, path; also 'in the way,' being an obstacle
- entschlossenen
- Determined, resolute; showing firm decision and purpose
- komische
- Funny, comical; adjective describing something amusing
- Nase
- Nose; the facial feature for smelling and breathing
- scharfe
- Sharp, keen; acute or piercing in quality
- graue
- Gray; adjective describing a grey color
- alles
- Everything; indefinite pronoun meaning all things
- schienen
- Seemed, appeared; past tense plural of 'scheinen'
- abwechselnd
- Alternately, in turns; switching between different states
- wild
- Wild, fierce; untamed or lively in nature
- lustig
- Funny, cheerful; merry and full of humor
- nachdenklich
- Thoughtful, pensive; given to deep or serious reflection
- wirkten
- Appeared, seemed; past tense of 'wirken' (to seem)
- dickes
- Thick, heavy; adjective in nominative neuter form
- einziger
- Only, sole; the one and only of its kind
- Schmuck
- Jewelry, adornment; decorative items worn on the body
- wurde
- Was, became; past tense of 'werden' (to become)
- gewöhnlich
- Usually, ordinarily; happening in a typical manner
- Netz
- Net, snood; a mesh used to hold or restrain hair
- gesteckt
- Pinned, put up; past participle of 'stecken' (to pin)
- damit
- So that, in order that; subordinating conjunction of purpose
- runde
- Round; adjective describing a curved or circular shape
- Schultern
- Shoulders; plural of 'Schulter,' upper body joints
- Hände
- Hands; plural of 'Hand,' body extremities
- Füße
- Feet; plural of 'Fuß,' lower body extremities
- unordentlichen
- Untidy, messy; disorganized or unkempt in appearance
- Eindruck
- Impression; the effect or image conveyed to others
- Kleidung
- Clothing, attire; garments worn on the body
- unbehagliche
- Uncomfortable, uneasy; causing a sense of discomfort
- Aussehen
- Appearance, look; the outward impression of a person
- Mädchens
- Girl's; genitive singular of 'Mädchen' (girl)
- rasch
- Quick, swift; moving or happening with speed
- Frau
- Woman; an adult female person
- heranwuchs
- Grew up; past tense of 'heranwachsen' (to grow up)
- gar
- At all, quite; intensifying particle used with negation
- mochte
- Liked; past tense of 'mögen' (to like)
- nannten
- Called, named; past tense of 'nennen' (to name)
- rosiges
- Rosy; having a healthy pink or rosy complexion
- glatthaariges
- Smooth-haired; having straight, sleek hair
- helläugiges
- Bright-eyed; having light or sparkling eyes
- Mädchen
- Girl; a young female person
- dreizehn
- Thirteen; the number 13
- scheuen
- Shy, timid; reluctant to engage or draw attention
- Wesen
- Nature, being, character; one's essential personality or manner
- zaghaften
- Timid, tentative; hesitant and lacking in confidence
- Stimme
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing
- friedlichen
- Peaceful, calm; adjective in dative or accusative form
- Ausdruck
- Expression; the look on a face conveying feeling
- selten
- Rarely, seldom; not happening very often
- gestört
- Disturbed, troubled; past participle of 'stören' (to disturb)
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