The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 9
I had hardly expected so dolichocephalic a skull or such well-marked supra-orbital development.
Ich hatte kaum einen so dolichozephalen Schädel oder eine so ausgeprägte supraorbitale Entwicklung erwartet.
Would you have any objection to my running my finger along your parietal fissure?
Hätten Sie etwas dagegen, wenn ich meinen Finger entlang Ihrer Parietalfissur führe?
A cast of your skull, sir, until the original is available, would be an ornament to any anthropological museum.
Ein Abguss Ihres Schädels, mein Herr, bis das Original verfügbar ist, wäre ein Schmuckstück für jedes anthropologische Museum.
It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.
Es ist nicht meine Absicht, schmeichelhaft zu sein, aber ich gestehe, dass ich Ihren Schädel begehre.
Sherlock Holmes waved our strange visitor into a chair.
Sherlock Holmes winkte unseren seltsamen Besucher in einen Stuhl.
"I observe from your forefinger that you make your own cigarettes.
„Ich beobachte an Ihrem Zeigefinger, dass Sie Ihre eigenen Zigaretten drehen.
The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity.
Der Mann zog Papier und Tabak heraus und drehte das eine mit überraschender Geschicklichkeit in das andere.
He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennæ of an insect.
Er hatte lange, zitternde Finger, so flink und rastlos wie die Fühler eines Insekts.
Holmes was silent, but his little darting glances showed me the interest which he took in our curious companion.
Holmes schwieg, aber seine kurzen, huschenden Blicke zeigten mir das Interesse, das er an unserem merkwürdigen Begleiter nahm.
"No, sir, no; though I am happy to have had the opportunity of doing that as well.
„Nein, mein Herr, nein; obwohl ich froh bin, auch diese Gelegenheit gehabt zu haben.
I came to you, Mr. Holmes, because I recognized that I am myself an unpractical man and because I am suddenly confronted with a most serious and extraordinary problem.
Ich kam zu Ihnen, Mr. Holmes, weil ich erkannte, dass ich selbst ein unpraktischer Mann bin und weil ich plötzlich mit einem höchst ernsten und außergewöhnlichen Problem konfrontiert bin.
Vocabulary
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun; I.
- hatte
- Past tense of haben; had.
- kaum
- Scarcely, hardly; barely.
- einen
- Masculine singular accusative article; a, one.
- so
- So, thus, such; in this way.
- Schädel
- Skull; the bony structure of head.
- oder
- Or; used to present alternatives.
- eine
- Feminine singular article; a, an, one.
- ausgeprägte
- Pronounced, marked, or well-developed feature.
- Entwicklung
- Development, evolution, or growth over time.
- erwartet
- Expected, anticipated; past participle of erwarten.
- Hätten
- Would have; conditional form of haben.
- Sie
- You; formal second person singular or plural.
- etwas
- Something, anything; a little bit.
- dagegen
- Against it, on the other hand.
- wenn
- If, when; conditional or temporal conjunction.
- meinen
- My; possessive adjective, first person.
- Finger
- Finger; digit on hand or foot.
- entlang
- Along, alongside; following the length of.
- Ihrer
- Your; formal possessive adjective, genitive form.
- führe
- Lead, conduct; first person singular present.
- Ein
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- Ihres
- Your; formal possessive pronoun, genitive form.
- mein
- My; first person singular possessive adjective.
- Herr
- Mister, sir, gentleman; form of address.
- bis
- Until, till; temporal preposition.
- das
- The, that; neuter singular definite article.
- Original
- Original; the first or unique version.
- verfügbar
- Available, accessible; at one's disposal.
- ist
- Is; third person singular of sein.
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive form of sein.
- Schmuckstück
- Piece of jewelry; decorative or precious item.
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
- jedes
- Every, each; neuter singular of jeder.
- Museum
- Museum; institution displaying art or cultural items.
- Es
- It; neuter singular personal pronoun.
- nicht
- Not; negation particle in German.
- meine
- My; first person singular possessive adjective.
- Absicht
- Intention, purpose, intention to do something.
- schmeichelhaft
- Flattering, complimentary; pleasing to vanity.
- zu
- To, at, too; preposition or infinitive marker.
- sein
- To be; fundamental auxiliary and main verb.
- aber
- But, however; conjunction expressing contrast.
- gestehe
- Confess, admit; first person singular present.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing clauses.
- begehre
- Desire, crave; first person singular present.
- winkte
- Waved, gestured; past tense of winken.
- unseren
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective.
- seltsamen
- Strange, odd, unusual; peculiar or curious.
- Besucher
- Visitor, guest; person who visits place.
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction.
- Stuhl
- Chair, seat; furniture for sitting.
- beobachte
- Observe, watch; first person singular present.
- an
- On, at, to; preposition indicating position.
- Zeigefinger
- Index finger; first finger of hand.
- eigenen
- Own; possessive adjective emphasizing ownership.
- Zigaretten
- Cigarettes; rolled tobacco products for smoking.
- drehen
- Turn, twist, roll; rotate or revolve.
- Der
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- Mann
- Man, male person; adult male human.
- zog
- Pulled, drew; past tense of ziehen.
- Papier
- Paper; material for writing or wrapping.
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses.
- Tabak
- Tobacco; dried leaves smoked or chewed.
- heraus
- Out, forth; away from or outward.
- drehte
- Turned, twisted; past tense of drehen.
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
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