The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 11
At present it is not too much to say that it is of such weight it may have an influence upon European history."
Es ist gegenwärtig nicht zu viel gesagt, dass sie von solchem Gewicht ist, dass sie Einfluss auf die europäische Geschichte haben kann."
"The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution has to be taken to quench what might grow to be an immense scandal and seriously compromise one of the reigning families of Europe.
„Die Umstände sind von großer Delikatesse, und es müssen alle Vorsichtsmaßnahmen ergriffen werden, um das zu unterdrücken, was zu einem ungeheuren Skandal werden und eine der regierenden Familien Europas schwer kompromittieren könnte.
Our visitor glanced with some apparent surprise at the languid, lounging figure of the man who had been no doubt depicted to him as the most incisive reasoner and most energetic agent in Europe.
Unser Besucher warf mit sichtlicher Überraschung einen Blick auf die träge, lässig daliegende Gestalt des Mannes, der ihm zweifellos als der scharfsinnigste Denker und energischste Agent Europas geschildert worden war.
Holmes slowly reopened his eyes and looked impatiently at his gigantic client.
Holmes öffnete langsam die Augen wieder und blickte ungeduldig auf seinen riesenhaften Klienten.
The man sprang from his chair and paced up and down the room in uncontrollable agitation.
Der Mann sprang von seinem Stuhl auf und schritt in unkontrollierbarer Erregung im Zimmer auf und ab.
Vocabulary
- gegenwärtig
- Currently, presently; at the present time
- solchem
- Such; dative form of 'solch' (such)
- Gewicht
- Weight, importance; significance or heaviness
- Einfluss
- Influence; power to affect others or events
- europäische
- European; adjective relating to Europe
- Geschichte
- History, story; narrative or historical record
- Umstände
- Circumstances; conditions surrounding a situation
- Delikatesse
- Delicacy, sensitivity; requiring careful, tactful handling
- müssen
- Must, have to; modal verb expressing necessity
- Vorsichtsmaßnahmen
- Precautions; measures taken to prevent something bad
- ergriffen
- Taken, seized; past participle of 'ergreifen'
- unterdrücken
- To suppress, repress; to hold back or silence
- ungeheuren
- Enormous, monstrous; of tremendous size or degree
- Skandal
- Scandal; a shocking or disgraceful event or action
- regierenden
- Ruling, reigning; adjective describing those in power
- schwer
- Seriously, heavily; to a great or severe degree
- kompromittieren
- To compromise, discredit; to damage someone's reputation
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive form of 'können'
- Besucher
- Visitor, guest; someone who visits a place
- warf
- Threw, cast; simple past of 'werfen'
- sichtlicher
- Visible, evident; easily seen or noticed
- Überraschung
- Surprise; unexpected event or feeling of astonishment
- Blick
- Glance, look; a quick or brief look
- träge
- Lazily, sluggishly; in a slow or lethargic manner
- lässig
- Casually, carelessly; in a relaxed, nonchalant manner
- daliegende
- Lying there; reclining or resting in a place
- Gestalt
- Figure, form; the shape or appearance of a person
- zweifellos
- Undoubtedly, without doubt; certainly true
- scharfsinnigste
- Sharpest-minded, most astute; superlative of 'scharfsinnig'
- Denker
- Thinker; a person who thinks deeply or intellectually
- energischste
- Most energetic; superlative of 'energisch'
- Agent
- Agent; person acting on behalf of another
- geschildert
- Described, depicted; past participle of 'schildern'
- öffnete
- Opened; simple past of 'öffnen' (to open)
- langsam
- Slowly; at a slow pace
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of 'Auge'
- blickte
- Looked, glanced; simple past of 'blicken'
- ungeduldig
- Impatiently; in an impatient, restless manner
- riesenhaften
- Giant, enormous; of extraordinary large size
- Klienten
- Client; person using the services of a professional
- sprang
- Jumped, leaped; simple past of 'springen'
- Stuhl
- Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting
- schritt
- Stepped, strode; simple past of 'schreiten'
- unkontrollierbarer
- Uncontrollable; unable to be controlled or restrained
- Erregung
- Agitation, excitement; a state of emotional arousal
- Zimmer
- Room; an enclosed space within a building
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