The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
I want none of his submissions, neither will I pocket any of his money.
Ich will nichts von seiner Unterwerfung wissen und werde auch nichts von seinem Geld einstecken.
The fellow is a bad neighbour, and I desire, to have nothing to do with him: but as he is purse-proud, he shall pay for his insolence: let him give five pounds to the poor of the parish, and I will withdraw my action; and in the mean time you may tell Prig to stop proceedings.
Der Kerl ist ein schlechter Nachbar, und ich wünsche, nichts mit ihm zu tun zu haben: aber da er hochmütig wegen seines Geldes ist, soll er für seine Frechheit bezahlen: er soll fünf Pfund den Armen der Gemeinde geben, und ich werde meine Klage zurückziehen; und inzwischen können Sie Prig sagen, dass er das Verfahren einstellt.
Let Morgan's widow have the Alderney cow, and forty shillings to clothe her children: but don't say a syllable of the matter to any living soul--I'll make her pay when she is able.
Gebt Morgans Witwe die Alderney-Kuh und vierzig Schilling, um ihre Kinder zu kleiden: aber sagt kein Sterbenswörtchen über die Sache zu irgendjemandem -- ich werde sie zahlen lassen, wenn sie dazu in der Lage ist.
I desire you will lock up all my drawers, and keep the keys till meeting; and be sure you take the iron chest with my papers into your own custody--Forgive all, this trouble from,
Ich bitte Sie, alle meine Schubladen abzuschließen und die Schlüssel bis zu unserem Treffen aufzubewahren; und vergessen Sie nicht, die eiserne Truhe mit meinen Papieren in Ihre eigene Obhut zu nehmen -- Verzeihen Sie all diese Mühe von,
Dear Lewis, Your affectionate M. BRAMBLE GLOUCESTER, April 2.
Lieber Lewis, Ihr ergebener M. BRAMBLE GLOUCESTER, den 2. April.
To Mrs GWYLLIM, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall.
An Frau GWYLLIM, Haushälterin in Brambleton-hall.
Vocabulary
- will
- Wants or intends to do something
- nichts
- Nothing; not anything at all
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'
- seiner
- Possessive pronoun, 'his' in genitive/dative form
- Unterwerfung
- Submission or subjugation to another's authority
- wissen
- To know a fact or piece of information
- werde
- Future auxiliary verb form of 'werden' (will)
- auch
- Also, too, or as well
- seinem
- Dative form of possessive pronoun 'his'
- Geld
- Money used for financial transactions
- einstecken
- To pocket money or accept something reluctantly
- Kerl
- Fellow or guy, often used informally or dismissively
- schlechter
- Bad or poor quality, comparative or inflected form
- Nachbar
- A person living next door or nearby
- wünsche
- To wish or desire something strongly
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' indicating accompaniment
- ihm
- Dative personal pronoun meaning 'him'
- tun
- To do or perform an action
- haben
- To have or possess something
- aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' indicating contrast
- da
- Since, because, or there depending on context
- hochmütig
- Arrogant or haughty in attitude toward others
- wegen
- Preposition meaning 'because of' or 'due to'
- seines
- Genitive form of possessive pronoun meaning 'his'
- Geldes
- Genitive form of 'Geld' meaning 'of money'
- soll
- Modal verb indicating obligation or expectation
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for' indicating purpose
- seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' for various cases
- Frechheit
- Impudence or insolence shown toward someone
- bezahlen
- To pay for something or settle a debt
- Pfund
- Pound, unit of currency or weight measure
- Armen
- The poor people of a community or area
- Gemeinde
- Community, municipality, or local parish congregation
- geben
- To give something to someone
- meine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Klage
- A legal complaint or lawsuit filed formally
- zurückziehen
- To withdraw or retract a statement or complaint
- inzwischen
- Meanwhile or in the meantime
- können
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able'
- Sie
- Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you'
- sagen
- To say or tell something to someone
- dass
- Conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a subordinate clause
- Verfahren
- Legal procedure or proceeding in a court
- einstellt
- To stop, suspend, or discontinue a process
- Gebt
- Imperative plural form of 'geben' meaning 'give'
- Witwe
- A woman whose husband has died; widow
- vierzig
- The number forty
- Schilling
- Shilling, a former unit of British currency
- um
- Preposition meaning 'in order to' or 'around'
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their'
- Kinder
- Children, plural of 'Kind'
- kleiden
- To clothe or dress someone in clothing
- sagt
- Third person singular of 'sagen' meaning 'says'
- kein
- No or not a, negating a noun
- Sterbenswörtchen
- Not a single word; absolute silence about something
- über
- Preposition meaning 'about' or 'over'
- Sache
- Matter, thing, or affair being discussed
- irgendjemandem
- To anyone at all, dative form of 'irgendjemand'
- zahlen
- To pay money for goods or services
- lassen
- To let, allow, or have something done
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'
- dazu
- For that purpose or in addition to that
- Lage
- Position, situation, or ability to do something
- bitte
- Please; polite request word in German
- alle
- All or every, referring to a complete set
- Schubladen
- Drawers in a desk or chest of furniture
- abzuschließen
- To lock up or close securely with a key
- Schlüssel
- Key used to lock or unlock something
- bis
- Until or up to a point in time
- unserem
- Dative form of 'unser' meaning 'our'
- Treffen
- A meeting or gathering of people
- aufzubewahren
- To store or keep something safely for later
- vergessen
- To forget something or fail to remember
- nicht
- Negation word meaning 'not'
- eiserne
- Made of iron; adjective describing iron material
- Truhe
- A chest or trunk used for storing items
- meinen
- Accusative form of 'mein' meaning 'my'
- Papieren
- Papers or documents in dative plural form
- Ihre
- Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'your'
- eigene
- Own; belonging to oneself personally
- Obhut
- Care or safekeeping of someone or something
- nehmen
- To take or receive something
- Verzeihen
- To forgive or pardon; asking for forgiveness
- diese
- Demonstrative pronoun or article meaning 'this' or 'these'
- Mühe
- Trouble, effort, or bother taken for something
- Lieber
- Dear; affectionate salutation used in letters
- Ihr
- Formal possessive or personal pronoun meaning 'your'
- ergebener
- Devoted or yours sincerely, used in letter closings
- An
- Preposition meaning 'to' used in letter address
- Frau
- Woman or Mrs., title for an adult female
- Haushälterin
- Housekeeper who manages domestic duties in household
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