Sense and Sensibility — Page 5
When he gave his promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece.
Als er seinem Vater sein Versprechen gab, überlegte er bei sich, das Vermögen seiner Schwestern durch ein Geschenk von je tausend Pfund zu vergrößern.
He then really thought himself equal to it.
Er hielt sich damals wirklich dazu imstande.
The prospect of four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.
Die Aussicht auf viertausend Pfund jährlich, zusätzlich zu seinem derzeitigen Einkommen, sowie die verbleibende Hälfte des Vermögens seiner eigenen Mutter, wärmte sein Herz und ließ ihn sich zu Großzügigkeit fähig fühlen.
"Yes, he would give them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome!
„Ja, er würde ihnen dreitausend Pfund geben: das wäre großzügig und anständig!
It would be enough to make them completely easy.
Es würde genug sein, um ihnen ein völlig sorgenfreies Leben zu ermöglichen.
Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little inconvenience."
Dreitausend Pfund! Eine so beträchtliche Summe könnte er ohne große Unannehmlichkeiten entbehren."
He thought of it all day long, and for many days successively, and he did not repent.
Er dachte den ganzen Tag daran, und viele Tage hintereinander, und er bereute es nicht.
No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants.
Kaum war das Begräbnis seines Vaters vorüber, als Mrs. John Dashwood, ohne ihrer Schwiegermutter irgendeine Ankündigung ihrer Absicht zu schicken, mit ihrem Kind und ihrem Gesinde eintraf.
No one could dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation, with only common feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;
Niemand konnte ihr Recht, zu kommen, bestreiten; das Haus gehörte ihrem Mann vom Moment des Todes seines Vaters an; aber die Taktlosigkeit ihres Verhaltens war umso größer, und für eine Frau in Mrs. Dashwoods Lage, mit nur gewöhnlichen Empfindungen, hätte es höchst unangenehm sein müssen;
—but in _her_ mind there was a sense of honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or received, was to her a source of immovable disgust.
— aber in ihrem Gemüt war ein so ausgeprägtes Ehrgefühl, eine so romantische Großzügigkeit, dass jede Beleidigung dieser Art, von wem auch immer begangen oder empfangen, für sie eine Quelle unerschütterlichen Abscheus war.
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Vocabulary
- Als
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as' in German
- er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- seinem
- Dative masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'his'
- Vater
- Male parent; father
- sein
- To be; also possessive pronoun meaning 'his'
- Versprechen
- A pledge or commitment made to someone
- gab
- Past tense of 'geben'; gave something to someone
- überlegte
- Past tense of 'überlegen'; considered or reflected upon
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'by', or 'with'
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
- das
- Definite article or demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'
- Vermögen
- Wealth or financial assets owned by someone
- seiner
- Genitive masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'his'
- Schwestern
- Plural of 'Schwester'; female siblings
- durch
- Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Geschenk
- A gift or present given to someone
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'
- je
- Each or per; used in distributive expressions
- tausend
- The number one thousand
- Pfund
- British unit of currency; pound sterling
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive particle meaning 'to'
- vergrößern
- To increase, enlarge, or augment something
- Er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- hielt
- Past tense of 'halten'; held or considered something
- damals
- Adverb meaning 'at that time' or 'back then'
- wirklich
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- dazu
- Adverb meaning 'to that' or 'for that purpose'
- imstande
- Capable or able to do something
- Die
- Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
- Aussicht
- Prospect or outlook; anticipation of something future
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'upon'
- viertausend
- The number four thousand
- jährlich
- Occurring once a year; annually
- zusätzlich
- Additional or extra beyond what already exists
- derzeitigen
- Adjective meaning 'current' or 'present' in declined form
- Einkommen
- Money earned regularly through work or investments
- sowie
- Conjunction meaning 'as well as' or 'and also'
- die
- Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
- verbleibende
- Adjective meaning 'remaining' or 'leftover'
- Hälfte
- One of two equal parts; half of something
- des
- Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'
- Vermögens
- Genitive form of 'Vermögen'; of the wealth or estate
- eigenen
- Adjective meaning 'own' in declined form
- Mutter
- Female parent; mother
- wärmte
- Past tense of 'wärmen'; warmed or made warm
- Herz
- The heart; seat of emotion and feeling
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- ließ
- Past tense of 'lassen'; let or allowed something
- ihn
- Accusative third person masculine pronoun meaning 'him'
- Großzügigkeit
- The quality of being generous or liberal with giving
- fähig
- Capable or able to do something
- fühlen
- To feel an emotion or physical sensation
- Ja
- Affirmative particle meaning 'yes'
- würde
- Conditional form of 'werden'; would do something
- ihnen
- Dative plural pronoun meaning 'them' or formal 'you'
- dreitausend
- The number three thousand
- geben
- To give something to someone
- wäre
- Subjunctive form of 'sein'; would be
- großzügig
- Generous or liberal in giving to others
- anständig
- Decent, respectable, or proper in behavior
- Es
- Neuter third person pronoun meaning 'it'
- genug
- Sufficient or adequate in amount
- um
- Preposition meaning 'around', 'at', or used with infinitive
- völlig
- Completely or entirely; total
- sorgenfreies
- Free from worry or care; carefree life
- Leben
- The state of being alive; one's life
- ermöglichen
- To make something possible or feasible
- Dreitausend
- The number three thousand used as noun
- Eine
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' for feminine nouns
- so
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' indicating degree
- beträchtliche
- Adjective meaning 'considerable' or 'significant'
- Summe
- A total amount of money or numbers
- könnte
- Subjunctive of 'können'; could or might be able
- ohne
- Preposition meaning 'without' lacking something
- große
- Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large' in declined form
- Unannehmlichkeiten
- Plural of inconvenience; troubles or discomforts
- entbehren
- To do without; to forgo or lack something
- dachte
- Past tense of 'denken'; thought about something
- den
- Accusative definite article meaning 'the'
- ganzen
- Adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire' in declined form
- Tag
- A period of twenty-four hours; day
- daran
- Adverb meaning 'about it' or 'on it'
- viele
- Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of'
- Tage
- Plural of 'Tag'; days
- hintereinander
- One after another; consecutively in sequence
- bereute
- Past tense of 'bereuen'; regretted a past action
- es
- Neuter third person pronoun meaning 'it'
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- Kaum
- Adverb meaning 'hardly' or 'scarcely'
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was
- Begräbnis
- A funeral ceremony for burying the deceased
- seines
- Genitive masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'his'
- Vaters
- Genitive of 'Vater'; of the father
- vorüber
- Past or over; having come to an end
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or comparative 'than'
- ihrer
- Dative or genitive feminine pronoun meaning 'her'
- Schwiegermutter
- The mother of one's spouse; mother-in-law
- irgendeine
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'
- Ankündigung
- A formal notice or announcement of something coming
- Absicht
- An intention or plan to do something
- schicken
- To send something or someone to a destination
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' or 'along with'
- ihrem
- Dative feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'her'
- Kind
- A young person; child
- Gesinde
- Household servants or domestic staff collectively
- eintraf
- Past tense of 'eintreffen'; arrived at a place
- Niemand
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können'; could or was able to
- ihr
- Pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their'; also 'your' formal
- Recht
- A legal or moral entitlement; right
- kommen
- To come or arrive at a place
- bestreiten
- To dispute, contest, or deny something
- Haus
- A building used as a dwelling; house
- gehörte
- Past tense of 'gehören'; belonged to someone
- Mann
- An adult male person; man or husband
- vom
- Contraction of 'von dem' meaning 'from the'
- Moment
- A very brief period of time; moment
- Todes
- Genitive of 'Tod'; of the death
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'
- aber
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- Taktlosigkeit
- Lack of tact; inconsiderate or insensitive behavior
- ihres
- Genitive feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'her'
- Verhaltens
- Genitive of 'Verhalten'; of the behavior or conduct
- umso
- Adverb meaning 'all the more' intensifying comparison
- größer
- Comparative of 'groß'; bigger or greater
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for' indicating purpose or benefit
- eine
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns
- Frau
- An adult female person; woman or wife
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- Lage
- A situation or position someone finds themselves in
- nur
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'
- gewöhnlichen
- Adjective meaning 'ordinary' or 'common' in declined form
- Empfindungen
- Plural of 'Empfindung'; feelings or sensations
- hätte
- Subjunctive of 'haben'; would have
- höchst
- Superlative adverb meaning 'most' or 'extremely'
- unangenehm
- Unpleasant or disagreeable in nature
- müssen
- Modal verb meaning 'must' or 'to have to'
- Gemüt
- The mind or disposition; emotional temperament
- ausgeprägtes
- Adjective meaning 'pronounced' or 'strongly developed'
- Ehrgefühl
- A strong sense of personal honor or dignity
- romantische
- Adjective meaning 'romantic' in declined form
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'
- jede
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'every' or 'each'
- Beleidigung
- An insult or offense causing humiliation to someone
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'of this'
- Art
- A type, kind, or sort of something
- wem
- Dative interrogative pronoun meaning 'to whom'
- auch
- Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'
- immer
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'
- begangen
- Past participle of 'begehen'; committed an act
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'
- empfangen
- To receive something given or sent
- sie
- Pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or formal 'you'
- Quelle
- A source or origin of something
- unerschütterlichen
- Adjective meaning 'unshakeable' or 'steadfast' in declined form
- Abscheus
- Genitive of 'Abscheu'; of the disgust or abhorrence
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