The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 13

English → De VOLUME ONE Level 7/10

No, for I think he never liked me since the day when I was silly enough, after a little quarrel we had, to propose to him to stop for ten minutes at the island of Monte Cristo to settle the dispute—a proposition which I was wrong to suggest, and he quite right to refuse.

Nein, denn ich glaube, er hat mich nie gemocht seit dem Tag, als ich töricht genug war, nach einem kleinen Streit, den wir hatten, ihm vorzuschlagen, zehn Minuten auf der Insel Monte Cristo Halt zu machen, um den Streit beizulegen – ein Vorschlag, den ich fälschlicherweise machte, und den er völlig zu Recht ablehnte.

If you mean as responsible agent when you ask me the question, I believe there is nothing to say against him, and that you will be content with the way in which he has performed his duty.

Wenn Sie mit Ihrer Frage meinen, ob er ein verantwortungsvoller Vertreter ist, so glaube ich, dass nichts gegen ihn einzuwenden ist, und dass Sie mit der Art und Weise, wie er seine Pflicht erfüllt hat, zufrieden sein werden.

"But tell me, Dantès, if you had command of the _Pharaon_ should you be glad to see Danglars remain?"

„Aber sagen Sie mir, Dantès, wenn Sie das Kommando über den Pharaon hätten, wären Sie froh, Danglars an Bord zu behalten?"

"Captain or mate, M. Morrel, I shall always have the greatest respect for those who possess the owners' confidence."

„Ob als Kapitän oder Maat, M. Morrel, ich werde stets denjenigen den größten Respekt entgegenbringen, die das Vertrauen der Eigentümer besitzen."

"That's right, that's right, Dantès! I see you are a thoroughly good fellow, and will detain you no longer. Go, for I see how impatient you are."

„Ganz recht, ganz recht, Dantès! Ich sehe, Sie sind ein durch und durch braver Mann, und ich werde Sie nicht länger aufhalten. Gehen Sie, denn ich sehe, wie ungeduldig Sie sind."

"Then I have leave?"

„Dann habe ich Urlaub?"

"Go, I tell you."

„Gehen Sie, ich sage es Ihnen."

"May I have the use of your skiff?"

„Darf ich Ihren Kahn benutzen?"

"Certainly."

„Selbstverständlich."

"Then, for the present, M. Morrel, farewell, and a thousand thanks!"

„Dann, für jetzt, M. Morrel, auf Wiedersehen und tausend Dank!"

"I hope soon to see you again, my dear Edmond. Good luck to you."

„Ich hoffe, Sie bald wiederzusehen, mein lieber Edmond. Viel Glück Ihnen."

The young sailor jumped into the skiff, and sat down in the stern sheets, with the order that he be put ashore at La Canebière.

Der junge Matrose sprang in den Kahn und setzte sich ins Heck, mit der Anweisung, dass er an der Canebière an Land gesetzt werden solle.

Vocabulary

Nein: No; a negative response or refusal
denn: Because; for; used to introduce a reason
ich: I; first-person singular nominative pronoun
glaube: Believe; first-person singular present of glauben
er: He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
hat: Has; third-person singular present of haben
mich: Me; first-person singular accusative pronoun
nie: Never; at no time
gemocht: Liked; past participle of mögen
seit: Since; for; indicating time elapsed from a point
dem: The; dative singular definite article
Tag: Day; a 24-hour period
als: When; as; than; used for comparisons and time clauses
töricht: Foolish; unwise; showing poor judgment
genug: Enough; sufficient in quantity or degree
war: Was; first/third-person singular past of sein
nach: After; to; toward; following in time or direction
einem: A; an; dative singular indefinite article
kleinen: Small; little; inflected form of klein
Streit: Argument; quarrel; dispute between people
den: The; accusative singular or dative plural definite article
wir: We; first-person plural nominative pronoun
hatten: Had; first/third-person plural past of haben
ihm: Him; third-person singular masculine dative pronoun
vorzuschlagen: To suggest; to propose something to someone
zehn: Ten; the number 10
Minuten: Minutes; plural of Minute, unit of time
auf: On; upon; at; a preposition indicating location
der: The; nominative singular masculine definite article
Insel: Island; a landmass surrounded by water
Halt: Stop; halt; a pause or stopping point
zu: To; too; closed; preposition or infinitive marker
machen: To make; to do; a common general-purpose verb
um: Around; at; in order to; preposition or conjunction
beizulegen: To settle; to resolve a dispute or conflict
ein: A; an; one; indefinite article or numeral
Vorschlag: Suggestion; proposal; an idea offered for consideration
fälschlicherweise: Wrongly; erroneously; in a mistaken or incorrect manner
machte: Made; did; first/third-person singular past of machen
und: And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
völlig: Completely; entirely; wholly; to a full degree
Recht: Right; law; justice; entitlement or correctness
ablehnte: Declined; rejected; past tense of ablehnen
Wenn: If; when; conditional or temporal conjunction
Sie: You; formal second-person singular or plural pronoun
mit: With; together with; using; dative preposition
Ihrer: Your; genitive/dative of Sie, formal possessive pronoun
Frage: Question; an inquiry or query directed at someone
meinen: To mean; to think; to intend something specific
ob: Whether; if; used to introduce indirect questions
verantwortungsvoller: More responsible; showing greater accountability or duty
Vertreter: Representative; agent; someone acting on another's behalf
ist: Is; third-person singular present of sein
so: So; thus; in this way; indicating manner or degree
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
nichts: Nothing; not anything; no thing whatsoever
gegen: Against; opposed to; in opposition or contrast
ihn: Him; third-person singular masculine accusative pronoun
einzuwenden: To object; to raise an objection against something
Art: Kind; type; manner; way of doing something
Weise: Way; manner; method of doing or behaving
wie: How; as; like; used for comparisons or questions
seine: His; third-person singular masculine possessive pronoun
Pflicht: Duty; obligation; a moral or professional responsibility
erfüllt: Fulfills; fulfilled; past participle of erfüllen
zufrieden: Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation or outcome
sein: To be; infinitive of the most fundamental German verb
werden: Will; to become; auxiliary forming future or passive
Aber: But; however; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
sagen: To say; to tell; to express something in words
mir: Me; first-person singular dative pronoun
wenn: If; when; conditional or temporal subordinating conjunction
das: The; that; neuter nominative/accusative definite article
Kommando: Command; authority; control over a ship or unit
über: Over; above; about; concerning; a versatile preposition
hätten: Would have; had; subjunctive II of haben
wären: Would be; were; subjunctive II of sein
froh: Glad; happy; pleased about something
an: At; on; to; preposition indicating proximity or direction
Bord: Board; onboard; aboard a ship or vessel
behalten: To keep; to retain; to hold onto something
Ob: Whether; if; used to introduce indirect questions
Kapitän: Captain; commander of a ship or vessel
oder: Or; coordinating conjunction presenting an alternative
Maat: Mate; ship's officer ranking below the captain
werde: Will; first-person singular future auxiliary verb
stets: Always; constantly; at all times without exception
denjenigen: Those; to those ones; dative form of derjenige
größten: Greatest; largest; superlative inflected form of groß
Respekt: Respect; esteem; regard shown toward someone
entgegenbringen: To show; to bring toward; to extend respect or feelings
die: The; nominative plural or feminine definite article
Vertrauen: Trust; confidence; faith placed in someone
Eigentümer: Owner; proprietor; one who legally possesses something
besitzen: To possess; to own; to have as property
Ganz: Quite; entirely; completely; fully or wholly
recht: Right; correct; quite; used to affirm or agree
ganz: Quite; entirely; fully; used as an intensifier
Ich: I; first-person singular nominative pronoun
sehe: See; first-person singular present of sehen
sind: Are; first/third-person plural present of sein
durch: Through; by means of; across; a common preposition
braver: Brave; good; well-behaved; inflected form of brav
Mann: Man; adult male person; husband
nicht: Not; negation particle used to negate verbs or adjectives
länger: Longer; any more; comparative form of lang
aufhalten: To detain; to hold up; to delay someone's progress
Gehen: Going; to go; infinitive/gerund of the verb gehen
ungeduldig: Impatient; restless; unable to wait calmly
Dann: Then; subsequently; at that point in time
habe: Have; first-person singular present of haben
Urlaub: Holiday; leave; time off from work or duty
sage: Say; tell; first-person singular present of sagen
es: It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
Ihnen: You; formal dative second-person pronoun
Darf: May; am allowed; first-person singular of dürfen
Ihren: Your; accusative formal possessive pronoun
Kahn: Boat; small vessel; a rowboat or barge
benutzen: To use; to utilize; to make use of something
Selbstverständlich: Of course; naturally; it goes without saying
für: For; on behalf of; accusative preposition
jetzt: Now; at this moment; at the present time
Wiedersehen: Goodbye; reunion; meeting again after separation
tausend: Thousand; the number 1,000
Dank: Thanks; gratitude; appreciation expressed to someone
hoffe: Hope; first-person singular present of hoffen
bald: Soon; shortly; in the near future
wiederzusehen: To see again; infinitive of wiedersehen with zu
mein: My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
lieber: Dear; beloved; comparative of lieb used as term of address
Viel: Much; a lot; used to intensify nouns or adjectives
Glück: Luck; happiness; fortune; good fortune or felicity
Der: The; nominative singular masculine definite article
junge: Young; youthful; inflected form of jung
Matrose: Sailor; seaman; a lower-ranking crew member on a ship
sprang: Jumped; leaped; simple past third-person of springen
in: In; into; inside; a very common preposition
setzte: Set; placed; sat; simple past of setzen
sich: Himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun
ins: Into the; contraction of in + das
Heck: Stern; the rear section of a boat or ship
Anweisung: Instruction; directive; an order or set of directions
Land: Land; shore; country; solid ground or territory
gesetzt: Set; placed; past participle of setzen
solle: Should; ought to; subjunctive I of sollen

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