The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2
sir, that toothless jaw is a d—ned scandalous libel—but don't you imagine me so chopfallen as not to be able to chew the cud of resentment."
Mein Herr, dieses zahnlose Kiefer ist ein verdammtes skandalöses Pasquill – aber bildet Euch nur nicht ein, ich sei so niedergeschlagen, dass ich nicht imstande wäre, den Wiederkäuer des Grolls zu kauen."
Here he was interrupted by the arrival of a learned physician, who, advancing to the culprit with fury in his aspect, exclaimed, "Suppose the augmentation of the ass's ears should prove the diminution of the baboon's—nay, seek not to prevaricate, for, by the beard of Aesculapius! there is not one hair in this periwig that will not stand up in judgment to convict thee of personal abuse.
Hier wurde er durch die Ankunft eines gelehrten Arztes unterbrochen, der, mit Wut im Gesicht auf den Schuldigen zuschreitend, ausrief: „Angenommen, die Vergrößerung der Eselsohren erwiese sich als die Verkleinerung des Pavians – nein, sucht nicht auszuweichen, denn beim Bart des Äskulap! es gibt nicht ein einziges Haar in dieser Perücke, das nicht aufstehen und vor Gericht bezeugen würde, dass Ihr Euch persönlicher Beleidigung schuldig gemacht habt.
Do but observe, captain, how this pitiful little fellow has copied the very curls—the colour, indeed, is different, but then the form and foretop are quite similar."
Beobachtet nur, Hauptmann, wie dieser erbärmliche kleine Kerl genau die Locken nachgeahmt hat – die Farbe freilich ist verschieden, aber die Form und der Vorderschopf sind ganz ähnlich."
While he thus remonstrated in a strain of vociferation, a venerable senator entered, and waddling up to the delinquent, "Jackanapes!" cried he, "I will now let thee see I can read something else than a newspaper, and that without the help of spectacles: here is your own note of hand, sirrah, for money, which if I had not advanced, you yourself would have resembled an owl, in not daring to show your face by day, you ungrateful slanderous knave!
Während er so in einem Strom der Entrüstung protestierte, trat ein ehrwürdiger Senator ein und watschelte auf den Delinquenten zu: „Schlingel!" rief er, „ich will Euch jetzt zeigen, dass ich etwas anderes lesen kann als eine Zeitung, und das ohne die Hilfe einer Brille: hier ist Euer eigener Schuldschein, Bursche, für Geld, das ich Euch geliehen habe, und ohne das Ihr selbst einer Eule geglichen hättet, indem Ihr Euch nicht getraut hättet, Euer Gesicht bei Tage zu zeigen, Ihr undankbarer verleumderischer Schuft!
Vocabulary
- Mein
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- Herr
- Mister, lord, or gentleman
- dieses
- This; demonstrative pronoun in genitive/neuter form
- zahnlose
- Toothless; lacking teeth
- Kiefer
- Jaw; the bony structure of the mouth
- ist
- Is; third-person singular of 'sein'
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article
- verdammtes
- Damned; cursed or condemned thing
- skandalöses
- Scandalous; causing public outrage or shock
- Pasquill
- Lampoon; a satirical or defamatory written attack
- aber
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- bildet
- Imagines or forms; third-person singular of 'bilden'
- Euch
- You; second-person plural dative/accusative pronoun
- nur
- Only, just; limiting adverb
- nicht
- Not; negation particle
- ich
- I; first-person singular pronoun
- sei
- Be; subjunctive form of 'sein'
- so
- So, thus; adverb of manner or degree
- niedergeschlagen
- Dejected, downcast; feeling low or discouraged
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction
- imstande
- Capable, able; in a position to do something
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive past of 'sein'
- den
- The; definite article accusative masculine
- Wiederkäuer
- Ruminant; animal that chews the cud
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article
- Grolls
- Of grudge; genitive of Groll, resentment
- zu
- To, at; preposition or infinitive particle
- kauen
- To chew; to masticate food
- Hier
- Here; adverb indicating this place
- wurde
- Was, became; simple past of 'werden'
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- durch
- Through, by; preposition of passage or means
- die
- The; definite article feminine or plural
- Ankunft
- Arrival; the act of arriving somewhere
- eines
- Of a; genitive indefinite article
- gelehrten
- Learned, scholarly; highly educated person
- Arztes
- Of a doctor; genitive of Arzt, physician
- unterbrochen
- Interrupted; past participle of unterbrechen
- der
- The; definite article masculine nominative
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Wut
- Rage, fury; intense anger
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of the head
- auf
- On, onto, to; preposition of position or direction
- Schuldigen
- The guilty one; person responsible for wrongdoing
- zuschreitend
- Striding toward; walking purposefully at someone
- ausrief
- Exclaimed; simple past of ausrufen, to cry out
- Angenommen
- Assumed, supposed; granted for argument's sake
- Vergrößerung
- Enlargement; the act of making something bigger
- Eselsohren
- Donkey ears; also refers to dog-eared pages
- erwiese
- Would prove; subjunctive II of erweisen
- sich
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun
- als
- As, than; conjunction of comparison or identity
- Verkleinerung
- Reduction, diminution; making something smaller
- Pavians
- Of a baboon; genitive of Pavian
- nein
- No; negation or refusal
- sucht
- Seeks, tries; third-person singular of suchen
- auszuweichen
- To evade, avoid; to dodge or sidestep
- denn
- For, because; causal or intensifying particle
- beim
- By the; contraction of bei dem
- Bart
- Beard; facial hair on the chin or cheeks
- es
- It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
- gibt
- There is/are; third-person singular of geben
- einziges
- Single, only one; unique individual thing
- Haar
- Hair; a strand or mass of hair
- in
- In, inside; preposition of location
- dieser
- This; demonstrative article feminine or genitive
- Perücke
- Wig; artificial hairpiece worn on the head
- das
- The, that; neuter definite article or pronoun
- aufstehen
- To stand up, rise; to get up from seat
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction
- vor
- Before, in front of; preposition of position
- Gericht
- Court; a tribunal or judicial authority
- bezeugen
- To testify, attest; to bear witness to something
- würde
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb form
- Ihr
- You; formal or archaic second-person pronoun
- persönlicher
- Personal; relating to an individual person
- Beleidigung
- Insult, offense; an act causing personal affront
- schuldig
- Guilty; responsible for a wrong or fault
- gemacht
- Made, done; past participle of machen
- habt
- Have; second-person plural of haben
- Beobachtet
- Observe! imperative; watch or examine carefully
- Hauptmann
- Captain; a military officer rank
- wie
- How, as, like; conjunction or interrogative
- erbärmliche
- Pitiful, miserable; deserving contempt or pity
- kleine
- Little, small; adjective of diminutive size
- Kerl
- Fellow, guy; informal word for a man
- genau
- Exactly, precisely; accurately or carefully
- Locken
- Curls; ringlets of hair
- nachgeahmt
- Imitated; past participle of nachahmen, to copy
- hat
- Has; third-person singular of haben
- Farbe
- Color; the visual hue of something
- freilich
- Certainly, admittedly; indeed or of course
- verschieden
- Different, varied; not the same
- Form
- Form, shape; the outward appearance of something
- sind
- Are; third-person plural of sein
- ganz
- Quite, entirely, whole; completely or fully
- ähnlich
- Similar; resembling something else closely
- Während
- While, during; temporal conjunction or preposition
- einem
- A, one; dative indefinite article
- Strom
- Stream, current; a flowing body or surge
- Entrüstung
- Indignation, outrage; strong moral displeasure
- protestierte
- Protested; simple past of protestieren
- trat
- Stepped, entered; simple past of treten
- ehrwürdiger
- Venerable; deserving great respect and reverence
- watschelte
- Waddled; walked with a side-to-side motion
- Delinquenten
- To the delinquent; dative of offender or culprit
- Schlingel
- Rascal, rogue; a mischievous or dishonest person
- rief
- Called, cried; simple past of rufen
- will
- Want, intend; first or third-person of wollen
- jetzt
- Now; at the present moment
- zeigen
- To show; to demonstrate or point out
- etwas
- Something, somewhat; an indefinite amount or thing
- anderes
- Something else; a different or other thing
- lesen
- To read; to interpret written text
- kann
- Can; first or third-person singular of können
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article feminine nominative
- Zeitung
- Newspaper; a daily printed news publication
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- Hilfe
- Help, assistance; aid given to someone
- einer
- A, one; feminine genitive/dative indefinite article
- Brille
- Glasses, spectacles; eyewear for vision correction
- hier
- Here; in or at this place
- Euer
- Your; second-person plural possessive pronoun
- eigener
- Own; belonging to oneself personally
- Schuldschein
- Promissory note, IOU; written acknowledgment of debt
- Bursche
- Lad, fellow; a young man or boy
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- Geld
- Money; currency used for transactions
- geliehen
- Borrowed or lent; past participle of leihen
- habe
- Have; first-person singular of haben
- selbst
- Myself, yourself, itself; emphatic reflexive pronoun
- Eule
- Owl; a nocturnal bird of prey
- geglichen
- Resembled; past participle of gleichen, to resemble
- hättet
- Would have; second-person plural subjunctive of haben
- indem
- By, while; conjunction expressing means or simultaneous action
- getraut
- Dared; past participle of sich trauen, to dare
- bei
- By, near, at; preposition of proximity
- Tage
- By day, daytime; dative of Tag, day
- undankbarer
- Ungrateful; not showing gratitude for kindness received
- verleumderischer
- Slanderous; making false defamatory statements about others
- Schuft
- Scoundrel, villain; a despicable or dishonorable person
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