The Brothers Karamazov — Page 3
And a pliable imagination persuaded her, we must suppose, for a brief moment, that Fyodor Pavlovitch, in spite of his parasitic position, was one of the bold and ironical spirits of that progressive epoch, though he was, in fact, an ill-natured buffoon and nothing more.
Und eine biegsame Phantasie überredete sie, wie wir annehmen müssen, für einen kurzen Augenblick, dass Fjodor Pawlowitsch trotz seiner parasitären Stellung einer der kühnen und ironischen Geister jener fortschrittlichen Epoche sei, obwohl er in Wirklichkeit ein übelgelaunter Possenreißer und nichts weiter war.
What gave the marriage piquancy was that it was preceded by an elopement, and this greatly captivated Adelaïda Ivanovna's fancy.
Was der Ehe eine pikante Note verlieh, war, dass ihr eine Entführung vorausgegangen war, und dies begeisterte Adelaida Iwanownas Phantasie sehr.
Fyodor Pavlovitch's position at the time made him specially eager for any such enterprise, for he was passionately anxious to make a career in one way or another.
Fjodor Pawlowitschs damalige Lage ließ ihn besonders begierig auf ein solches Unternehmen sein, denn er war leidenschaftlich darauf bedacht, auf die eine oder andere Weise Karriere zu machen.
To attach himself to a good family and obtain a dowry was an alluring prospect.
Sich einer guten Familie anzuschließen und eine Mitgift zu erlangen war eine verlockende Aussicht.
As for mutual love it did not exist apparently, either in the bride or in him, in spite of Adelaïda Ivanovna's beauty.
Was gegenseitige Liebe betrifft, so schien sie weder bei der Braut noch bei ihm vorhanden zu sein, trotz Adelaida Iwanownas Schönheit.
This was, perhaps, a unique case of the kind in the life of Fyodor Pavlovitch, who was always of a voluptuous temper, and ready to run after any petticoat on the slightest encouragement.
Dies war vielleicht ein einzigartiger Fall dieser Art im Leben Fjodor Pawlowitschs, der stets ein sinnliches Wesen hatte und bereit war, beim geringsten Anlass jedem Rock nachzulaufen.
She seems to have been the only woman who made no particular appeal to his senses.
Sie scheint die einzige Frau gewesen zu sein, die seine Sinne nicht besonders angesprochen hat.
Immediately after the elopement Adelaïda Ivanovna discerned in a flash that she had no feeling for her husband but contempt.
Unmittelbar nach der Entführung erkannte Adelaida Iwanowna in einem Augenblick, dass sie für ihren Mann kein anderes Gefühl als Verachtung hegte.
The marriage accordingly showed itself in its true colors with extraordinary rapidity.
Die Ehe zeigte sich dementsprechend mit außerordentlicher Schnelligkeit in ihren wahren Farben.
Although the family accepted the event pretty quickly and apportioned the runaway bride her dowry, the husband and wife began to lead a most disorderly life, and there were everlasting scenes between them.
Obwohl die Familie das Ereignis recht schnell akzeptierte und der entlaufenen Braut ihre Mitgift zuteilte, begannen Mann und Frau ein höchst ungeordnetes Leben zu führen, und es gab endlose Szenen zwischen ihnen.
Vocabulary
- Und
- And; conjunction linking words or clauses.
- eine
- A, an; feminine indefinite article.
- Phantasie
- Fantasy, imagination; creative mental faculty.
- überredete
- Persuaded, talked into; past tense of überreden.
- sie
- She, her; feminine personal pronoun.
- wie
- How, as; adverb of manner or comparison.
- wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun.
- annehmen
- To assume, accept, suppose; take as true.
- müssen
- Must, have to; modal verb expressing necessity.
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or duration.
- einen
- A, one; masculine accusative indefinite article.
- kurzen
- Short; adjective describing brief duration or length.
- Augenblick
- Moment, instant; brief span of time.
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses.
- trotz
- Despite, in spite of; preposition with genitive.
- seiner
- His; masculine genitive possessive pronoun.
- Stellung
- Position, stance, status; situation or place.
- einer
- One, a; feminine or genitive indefinite article.
- der
- The; definite article for feminine or plural.
- kühnen
- Bold, daring; adjective describing courage or audacity.
- ironischen
- Ironic; adjective describing irony or sarcasm.
- Geister
- Spirits, minds; plural of Geist.
- jener
- That, those; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- fortschrittlichen
- Progressive, advanced; adjective describing progress or modernity.
- Epoche
- Epoch, era, age; significant period in history.
- sei
- Be; subjunctive form of sein or third-person singular.
- obwohl
- Although, even though; subordinating conjunction.
- er
- He; masculine personal pronoun.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or position.
- Wirklichkeit
- Reality, actuality; state of being real or true.
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article for masculine or neuter.
- nichts
- Nothing; indefinite pronoun denying existence or presence.
- weiter
- Further, further on; adverb of extent or direction.
- war
- Was; past tense singular of sein.
- Was
- What; interrogative pronoun.
- Ehe
- Marriage, before; noun or subordinating conjunction.
- Note
- Note, mark, touch; musical or written notation.
- verlieh
- Lent, gave, conferred; past tense of verleihen.
- ihr
- Her, their; feminine singular or third-person plural pronoun.
- dies
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- begeisterte
- Enthusiastic, inspired; past tense or adjective of begeistern.
- sehr
- Very, greatly; adverb intensifying adjectives or verbs.
- damalige
- Then, at that time; adjective describing former period.
- Lage
- Situation, position, location; state of circumstances.
- ließ
- Let, caused; past tense of lassen.
- ihn
- Him; masculine singular accusative personal pronoun.
- besonders
- Especially, particularly; adverb denoting special attention.
- begierig
- Eager, keen, desirous; adjective showing strong desire.
- auf
- On, upon; preposition indicating position or direction.
- solches
- Such, such a thing; demonstrative pronoun.
- Unternehmen
- Enterprise, undertaking, venture; business or ambitious project.
- sein
- To be; infinitive of primary verb.
- denn
- Because, for; conjunctive adverb giving reason.
- leidenschaftlich
- Passionate, ardent; adjective describing intense emotion.
- darauf
- On it, thereupon; adverb of place or sequence.
- die
- The, who; definite article or relative pronoun.
- oder
- Or; conjunction linking alternatives.
- andere
- Other, another; adjective or pronoun.
- Weise
- Way, manner, wise person; method or fashion.
- Karriere
- Career; professional progress or advancement.
- zu
- To; preposition indicating direction or infinitive marker.
- machen
- To make, do; infinitive of basic verb.
- Sich
- Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun.
- guten
- Good; adjective in dative or accusative case.
- Familie
- Family; group of related persons or household.
- anzuschließen
- To attach, join, connect; infinitive of anschließen.
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