The Brothers Karamazov — Page 5
In the intervals he used to drive all over the province, complaining tearfully to each and all of Adelaïda Ivanovna's having left him, going into details too disgraceful for a husband to mention in regard to his own married life.
In den Zwischenzeiten pflegte er durch die ganze Provinz zu fahren und jedem und jeder gegenüber weinend darüber zu klagen, dass Adelaïda Iwanowna ihn verlassen hatte, wobei er in Einzelheiten ging, die für einen Ehemann zu schändlich waren, um sie in Bezug auf sein eigenes Eheleben zu erwähnen.
What seemed to gratify him and flatter his self-love most was to play the ridiculous part of the injured husband, and to parade his woes with embellishments.
Was ihn am meisten zu befriedigen und seine Eigenliebe zu schmeicheln schien, war die lächerliche Rolle des beleidigten Ehemanns zu spielen und seine Leiden mit Ausschmückungen zur Schau zu stellen.
Many even added that he was glad of a new comic part in which to play the buffoon, and that it was simply to make it funnier that he pretended to be unaware of his ludicrous position.
Viele fügten sogar hinzu, dass er über eine neue komische Rolle froh war, in der er den Narren spielen konnte, und dass er nur deshalb so tat, als wäre er sich seiner lächerlichen Lage nicht bewusst, um es noch komischer zu machen.
But, who knows, it may have been simplicity.
Aber wer weiß, vielleicht war es schlichte Einfalt.
At last he succeeded in getting on the track of his runaway wife.
Schließlich gelang es ihm, die Spur seiner entlaufenen Frau aufzunehmen.
The poor woman turned out to be in Petersburg, where she had gone with her divinity student, and where she had thrown herself into a life of complete emancipation.
Die arme Frau befand sich, wie sich herausstellte, in Petersburg, wohin sie mit ihrem Theologiestudenten gegangen war und wo sie sich in ein Leben völliger Emanzipation gestürzt hatte.
Fyodor Pavlovitch at once began bustling about, making preparations to go to Petersburg, with what object he could not himself have said.
Fjodor Pawlowitsch begann sofort geschäftig umherzulaufen und Vorbereitungen für eine Reise nach Petersburg zu treffen, mit welchem Ziel er selbst nicht hätte sagen können.
He would perhaps have really gone; but having determined to do so he felt at once entitled to fortify himself for the journey by another bout of reckless drinking.
Er wäre vielleicht wirklich gegangen; aber nachdem er sich dazu entschlossen hatte, fühlte er sich sogleich berechtigt, sich für die Reise durch einen weiteren Anfall zügellosem Trinkens zu stärken.
And just at that time his wife's family received the news of her death in Petersburg.
Und genau zu jener Zeit erhielt die Familie seiner Frau die Nachricht von ihrem Tod in Petersburg.
Vocabulary
- In
- In, within, or during a specific time period.
- den
- The (accusative masculine singular or dative plural article).
- pflegte
- Used to, was accustomed to (past tense of pflegen).
- er
- He (third person masculine singular pronoun).
- durch
- Through or by means of something.
- die
- The (feminine singular or plural article).
- ganze
- Whole, entire, or complete.
- Provinz
- Province or region within a larger territory.
- zu
- To, toward, or in order to (preposition/infinitive marker).
- fahren
- To drive, travel, or ride in a vehicle.
- und
- And (conjunction).
- jedem
- Every, each (dative masculine singular of jeder).
- jeder
- Every, each, or any (singular form).
- gegenüber
- Opposite, across from, or toward someone.
- weinend
- Weeping, crying, or in tears (present participle).
- darüber
- About it, concerning it, or over it.
- klagen
- To complain, lament, or file a legal complaint.
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction introducing dependent clauses).
- ihn
- Him (accusative masculine singular pronoun).
- verlassen
- To leave, abandon, or desert someone.
- hatte
- Had (past tense of haben).
- wobei
- Whereby, in which process, or in doing so.
- Einzelheiten
- Details, particulars, or specific points or aspects.
- ging
- Went or entered (past tense of gehen).
- für
- For or intended for a particular purpose.
- einen
- A or an (accusative masculine singular indefinite article).
- Ehemann
- Husband or married man in a relationship.
- schändlich
- Shameful, disgraceful, or dishonorable in nature.
- waren
- Were (plural past tense of sein).
- um
- Around, about, or in order to do something.
- sie
- She, it, or them (feminine singular or plural pronoun).
- Bezug
- Reference, relation, or connection to something.
- auf
- On, upon, or according to something.
- sein
- To be or his (infinitive verb or possessive pronoun).
- eigenes
- Own or one's own (neuter nominative of eigen).
- erwähnen
- To mention, reference, or bring something up.
- Was
- What (interrogative or relative pronoun).
- am
- At the or on the (contraction of an dem).
- meisten
- Most or the greatest amount or degree.
- befriedigen
- To satisfy or fulfill a desire or need.
- seine
- His or one's (possessive pronoun, plural or feminine).
- schmeicheln
- To flatter or compliment someone excessively.
- schien
- Seemed or appeared (past tense of scheinen).
- lächerliche
- Ridiculous, laughable, or absurd in nature.
- Rolle
- Role, part, or function in a situation.
- beleidigten
- Insulted or offended (past participle of beleidigen).
- Leiden
- Suffering, pain, or a disease or affliction.
- mit
- With or accompanied by something.
- zur
- To the or for the (contraction of zu der).
- Schau
- Show or display (as in zur Schau stellen).
- stellen
- To place, put, or display something.
- Viele
- Many or a large number of people/things.
- fügten
- Added or attached (past tense of fügen).
- sogar
- Even or moreover (emphatic adverb).
- neue
- New or recently created or discovered.
- komische
- Comic, funny, or amusing in nature.
- froh
- Glad, happy, or pleased about something.
- Narren
- Fools, jesters, or foolish people.
- konnte
- Could or was able to (past tense of können).
- nur
- Only, merely, or just something.
- deshalb
- Therefore, for that reason, or consequently.
- so
- So, in this way, or to such extent.
- tat
- Did or acted (past tense of tun).
- als
- As, when, or as if (conjunction).
- wäre
- Would be or were (subjunctive of sein).
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