The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 1
A young painter, indulging a vein of pleasantry, sketched a kind of conversation piece, representing a bear, an owl, a monkey, and an ass;
Ein junger Maler, einer Ader des Scherzes nachgebend, skizzierte eine Art Konversationsstück, das einen Bären, eine Eule, einen Affen und einen Esel darstellte;
and to render it more striking, humorous, and moral, distinguished every figure by some emblem of human life.
und um es eindrucksvoller, humorvoller und moralischer zu gestalten, versah er jede Figur mit einem Sinnbild des menschlichen Lebens.
Bruin was exhibited in the garb and attitude of an old, toothless, drunken soldier;
Bruin wurde in der Kleidung und Haltung eines alten, zahnlosen, betrunkenen Soldaten dargestellt;
the owl perched upon the handle of a coffee-pot, with spectacle on nose, seemed to contemplate a newspaper;
die Eule, auf dem Griff einer Kaffeekanne hockend, mit einer Brille auf der Nase, schien eine Zeitung zu betrachten;
and the ass, ornamented with a huge tie-wig (which, however, could not conceal his long ears), sat for his picture to the monkey, who appeared with the implements of painting.
und der Esel, geschmückt mit einer gewaltigen Knotenperücke (die jedoch seine langen Ohren nicht verbergen konnte), saß dem Affen Modell für sein Porträt, welcher mit den Utensilien der Malerei erschien.
This whimsical group afforded some mirth, and met with general approbation, until some mischievous wag hinted that the whole—was a lampoon upon the friends of the performer;
Diese skurrile Gruppe sorgte für einige Heiterkeit und fand allgemeine Billigung, bis ein schelmischer Spaßvogel andeutete, das Ganze sei ein Spottbild auf die Freunde des Künstlers;
an insinuation which was no sooner circulated than those very people who applauded it before began to be alarmed, and even to fancy themselves signified by the several figures of the piece.
eine Anspielung, die kaum in Umlauf gebracht worden war, als eben jene Menschen, die es zuvor beklatscht hatten, beunruhigt wurden und sich sogar einbildeten, durch die verschiedenen Figuren des Werkes dargestellt zu sein.
Among others, a worthy personage in years, who had served in the army with reputation, being incensed at the supposed outrage, repaired to the lodging of the painter, and finding him at home, "Hark ye, Mr. Monkey," said he, "I have a good mind to convince you, that though the bear has lost his teeth, he retains his paws, and that he is not so drunk but he can perceive your impertinence."
Unter anderem begab sich ein würdiger, älterer Herr, der mit Ansehen in der Armee gedient hatte und über den vermeintlichen Affront empört war, zur Unterkunft des Malers, und ihn zu Hause antreffend, sagte er: „Hört mich wohl, Herr Affe, ich habe gute Lust, Euch zu beweisen, dass der Bär zwar seine Zähne verloren hat, aber noch seine Tatzen besitzt, und dass er nicht so betrunken ist, als dass er Eure Unverschämtheit nicht bemerken könnte."
"Sblood!
„Sblut!
Vocabulary
- junger
- Young; adjective describing a young person
- Maler
- Painter; person who creates visual art
- Ader
- Vein; also figuratively a natural inclination or streak
- Scherzes
- Of the joke; humor or playful wit
- nachgebend
- Yielding to; giving in to an impulse
- skizzierte
- Sketched; drew a rough outline of something
- Art
- Type or kind; a sort of something
- Konversationsstück
- Conversation piece; painting depicting a social scene
- Bären
- Bear; large omnivorous mammal
- Eule
- Owl; nocturnal bird often symbolizing wisdom
- Affen
- Monkey or ape; primate animal
- Esel
- Donkey; also used figuratively for a stubborn fool
- darstellte
- Depicted or represented; showed visually
- eindrucksvoller
- More impressive; having greater impact or effect
- humorvoller
- More humorous; funnier or wittier in quality
- moralischer
- More moral; having greater ethical or didactic quality
- gestalten
- To shape or design; to give form to something
- versah
- Provided or equipped; past tense of versehen
- jede
- Each or every; referring to all individual members
- Figur
- Figure; a depicted character or shape in artwork
- Sinnbild
- Symbol or emblem; image representing a deeper meaning
- menschlichen
- Human; relating to or characteristic of humanity
- Lebens
- Of life; genitive form of Leben
- Kleidung
- Clothing; garments worn by a person
- Haltung
- Posture or attitude; bearing or stance of a person
- zahnlosen
- Toothless; lacking teeth entirely
- betrunkenen
- Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol
- Soldaten
- Soldier; a person who serves in an army
- dargestellt
- Depicted or portrayed; shown in a representation
- Griff
- Handle or grip; the part held in the hand
- Kaffeekanne
- Coffee pot; vessel used for serving coffee
- hockend
- Crouching or perching; sitting in a squatting position
- Brille
- Glasses or spectacles; eyewear for vision correction
- Nase
- Nose; the facial organ of smell
- schien
- Seemed or appeared; past tense of scheinen
- Zeitung
- Newspaper; printed daily publication of news
- betrachten
- To look at or examine; to observe carefully
- geschmückt
- Adorned or decorated; embellished with ornaments
- gewaltigen
- Enormous or massive; of great size or force
- Knotenperücke
- Knotted wig; an old-fashioned wig with tied knot
- jedoch
- However; a concessive or contrasting conjunction
- Ohren
- Ears; the organs of hearing
- verbergen
- To hide or conceal; to keep something out of sight
- saß
- Sat; past tense of sitzen, to sit
- Modell
- Model; person who poses for an artist
- Porträt
- Portrait; painting or image of a specific person
- welcher
- Which or who; relative pronoun masculine
- Utensilien
- Utensils or tools; implements used in a craft
- Malerei
- Painting; the art or practice of applying paint
- erschien
- Appeared; past tense of erscheinen
- skurrile
- Quirky or bizarre; strange and eccentric in character
- Gruppe
- Group; a collection of people or things together
- sorgte
- Caused or provided; past tense of sorgen
- einige
- Some; an unspecified moderate number of things
- Heiterkeit
- Cheerfulness or amusement; a mood of lighthearted mirth
- allgemeine
- General or widespread; applying broadly to everyone
- Billigung
- Approval or endorsement; expression of favorable opinion
- schelmischer
- Roguish or mischievous; playfully impish in manner
- Spaßvogel
- Joker or prankster; person fond of making jokes
- andeutete
- Hinted or suggested; implied without stating directly
- Ganze
- The whole; the entirety of something
- Spottbild
- Caricature or mockery image; a satirical representation
- Freunde
- Friends; people with whom one has a close relationship
- Künstlers
- Of the artist; genitive form of Künstler
- Anspielung
- Allusion or insinuation; indirect reference to something
- kaum
- Hardly or scarcely; almost not at all
- Umlauf
- Circulation; the passing of something among people
- gebracht
- Brought; past participle of bringen
- eben
- Just or exactly; adverb emphasizing immediacy
- jene
- Those; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant things
- Menschen
- People; human beings in general
- zuvor
- Before or previously; earlier in time
- beklatscht
- Applauded or clapped for; praised with applause
- beunruhigt
- Disturbed or unsettled; made uneasy or anxious
- sogar
- Even; adverb expressing emphasis or surprise
- einbildeten
- Imagined or fancied; falsely believed something about themselves
- verschiedenen
- Various or different; of multiple differing kinds
- Figuren
- Figures; depicted characters or shapes in a work
- Werkes
- Of the work; genitive form of Werk
- anderem
- Other; part of phrase 'unter anderem' meaning among others
- begab
- Went or proceeded; past tense of sich begeben
- würdiger
- Dignified or worthy; having an air of respectability
- älterer
- Older; comparative adjective for age
- Herr
- Gentleman or mister; a respectful title for a man
- Ansehen
- Reputation or prestige; esteem held in public opinion
- Armee
- Army; a large organized military land force
- gedient
- Served; past participle of dienen, to serve
- vermeintlichen
- Supposed or alleged; presumed but perhaps not actual
- Affront
- Affront or insult; a deliberate act of disrespect
- empört
- Outraged or indignant; feeling strong moral offense
- Unterkunft
- Lodging or quarters; a place where someone stays
- Malers
- Of the painter; genitive form of Maler
- antreffend
- Finding or encountering; meeting someone at a location
- Hört
- Listen or hear; imperative form of hören
- wohl
- Well or perhaps; modal particle softening a statement
- Affe
- Monkey or ape; used here as an insult
- Lust
- Desire or inclination; a feeling of wanting to do something
- Euch
- You; second-person plural dative or accusative pronoun
- beweisen
- To prove; to demonstrate the truth of something
- Bär
- Bear; large omnivorous mammal
- zwar
- Indeed or admittedly; concessive adverb in contrast clauses
- Zähne
- Teeth; the hard structures used for biting
- verloren
- Lost; past participle of verlieren
- noch
- Still or yet; adverb indicating continuation
- Tatzen
- Paws or claws; animal feet with claws
- besitzt
- Possesses; third-person singular of besitzen
- betrunken
- Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol
- Eure
- Your; second-person plural possessive pronoun
- Unverschämtheit
- Impudence or insolence; shameless rudeness or audacity
- bemerken
- To notice or remark; to observe or point out
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive form of können
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