The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 3
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Lord Henry elevated his eyebrows and looked at him in amazement through the thin blue wreaths of smoke that curled up in such fanciful whorls from his heavy, opium-tainted cigarette.
Lord Henry zog die Augenbrauen hoch und blickte ihn erstaunt durch die dünnen blauen Rauchkränze an, die sich in so phantastischen Wirbeln aus seiner schweren, opiumgeschwängerten Zigarette emporrollten.
"Not send it anywhere? My dear fellow, why?
„Nirgendwo ausstellen? Mein lieber Freund, warum denn?
Have you any reason?
Haben Sie einen Grund?
What odd chaps you painters are!
Was für seltsame Kerle ihr Maler doch seid!
You do anything in the world to gain a reputation.
Ihr tut alles in der Welt, um euch einen Namen zu machen.
As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away.
Sobald ihr einen habt, scheint ihr ihn wieder loswerden zu wollen.
It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Das ist töricht von euch, denn es gibt nur eine einzige Sache auf der Welt, die schlimmer ist, als von sich reden zu machen, und das ist, nicht von sich reden zu machen.
Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.
Lord Henry streckte sich auf dem Diwan aus und lachte.
"Too much of yourself in it! Upon my word, Basil, I didn't know you were so vain; and I really can't see any resemblance between you, with your rugged strong face and your coal-black hair, and this young Adonis, who looks as if he was made out of ivory and rose-leaves.
„Zu viel von sich selbst darin! Auf mein Wort, Basil, ich wusste nicht, dass Sie so eitel sind; und ich kann wirklich keine Ähnlichkeit zwischen Ihnen, mit Ihrem rauen, markanten Gesicht und Ihrem kohlschwarzen Haar, und diesem jungen Adonis erkennen, der aussieht, als wäre er aus Elfenbein und Rosenblättern gemacht.
Vocabulary
- zog
- Past tense of ziehen; pulled or drew something.
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun in German.
- Augenbrauen
- Eyebrows; the hair above the eyes.
- hoch
- High or upward in position or degree.
- und
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses.
- blickte
- Past tense of blicken; looked or glanced at someone.
- ihn
- Accusative pronoun meaning him.
- erstaunt
- Astonished or amazed; expressing great surprise.
- durch
- Preposition meaning through or across something.
- dünnen
- Thin or slender; describing something of little thickness.
- blauen
- Blue; adjective describing a blue-colored thing.
- Rauchkränze
- Smoke rings; circular formations of exhaled smoke.
- an
- Preposition meaning at, on, or toward something.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or themselves.
- in
- Preposition meaning in or into a location.
- so
- Adverb meaning so or in such a manner.
- phantastischen
- Fantastic or fantastical; wonderfully strange and imaginative.
- Wirbeln
- Swirls or whirls; spinning circular movements of smoke.
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of or from a source.
- seiner
- Possessive pronoun meaning his, referring to something owned.
- schweren
- Heavy or strong; describing something of great weight.
- Zigarette
- Cigarette; a small roll of tobacco for smoking.
- Nirgendwo
- Nowhere; not in any place or location.
- ausstellen
- To exhibit or display something publicly in a gallery.
- Mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning my, indicating personal ownership.
- lieber
- Dear or beloved; affectionate term used in address.
- Freund
- Friend; a person one has a close bond with.
- warum
- Why; asking for the reason or cause of something.
- denn
- Particle used for emphasis or as a conjunction meaning because.
- Haben
- To have; to possess or hold something.
- Sie
- Formal pronoun meaning you, used in polite address.
- einen
- Indefinite article meaning a or an in accusative.
- Grund
- Reason or ground; a basis or motive for something.
- Was
- What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing.
- für
- Preposition meaning for or in favor of something.
- seltsame
- Strange or peculiar; describing odd or unusual behavior.
- Kerle
- Fellows or guys; informal term for men or chaps.
- ihr
- Pronoun meaning you plural or possessive her.
- Maler
- Painter; an artist who creates works with paint.
- doch
- Particle expressing contrast, affirmation, or mild contradiction.
- seid
- Second person plural form of sein; you all are.
- Ihr
- Formal or plural you; second person plural pronoun.
- tut
- Third person singular of tun; does or performs an action.
- alles
- Everything; referring to all things without exception.
- der
- Definite article meaning the, used with masculine nouns.
- Welt
- World; the earth or all of human society.
- um
- Preposition meaning around or in order to do something.
- euch
- Accusative or dative form of you plural.
- Namen
- Names; words by which people or things are known.
- zu
- Preposition meaning to or toward; also infinitive marker.
- machen
- To make or do; to create or perform something.
- Sobald
- As soon as; conjunction indicating immediate sequence of events.
- habt
- Second person plural of haben; you all have something.
- scheint
- Seems or appears; third person of scheinen, to seem.
- wieder
- Again; indicating repetition of an action or state.
- loswerden
- To get rid of something or someone; to dispose of.
- wollen
- To want; expressing desire or intention to do something.
- Das
- Demonstrative pronoun or article meaning that or the.
- ist
- Third person singular of sein; is, a form of be.
- töricht
- Foolish or unwise; showing a lack of good judgment.
- von
- Preposition meaning from or of, indicating origin or possession.
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning it, referring to a thing.
- gibt
- There is or there are; third person of geben.
- nur
- Only or just; limiting to a single thing or amount.
- eine
- Feminine indefinite article meaning a or one.
- einzige
- Single or only; the sole instance of something.
- Sache
- Thing or matter; a general object or issue.
- auf
- Preposition meaning on or upon a surface or place.
- schlimmer
- Worse; comparative form of schlimm, meaning bad or serious.
- als
- Than or as; used in comparisons between things.
- reden
- To talk or speak; to engage in conversation.
- das
- Neuter definite article or demonstrative meaning the or that.
- nicht
- Not; negation particle making a statement negative.
- streckte
- Past tense of strecken; stretched out a limb.
- dem
- Dative masculine or neuter definite article meaning the.
- Diwan
- Divan or couch; a low cushioned sofa or daybed.
- lachte
- Past tense of lachen; laughed in amusement or joy.
- Zu
- Too or excessively; indicating a degree beyond normal.
- viel
- Much or a lot; indicating a large quantity.
- selbst
- Oneself or even; emphatic reflexive or scalar particle.
- darin
- In it or therein; indicating something contained within.
- Auf
- Preposition meaning on or upon; also upon my word.
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning my; indicating first person ownership.
- Wort
- Word; a unit of language or a solemn promise.
- ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning I.
- wusste
- Past tense of wissen; knew a fact or information.
- dass
- Conjunction meaning that, introducing a subordinate clause.
- eitel
- Vain or conceited; overly concerned with one's appearance.
- sind
- Third person plural of sein; they are or you are.
- kann
- Can or is able to; modal verb of ability.
- wirklich
- Really or truly; emphasizing that something is genuine.
- keine
- No or none; negating the existence of a thing.
- Ähnlichkeit
- Resemblance or similarity; likeness between two things or people.
- zwischen
- Between; indicating a position in the middle of two.
- Ihnen
- Formal dative you; polite form of address to someone.
- mit
- Preposition meaning with or together alongside something.
- Ihrem
- Formal possessive your; dative form of polite your.
- rauen
- Rough or rugged; describing a coarse uneven surface or face.
- markanten
- Striking or distinctive; describing sharp prominent features.
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of a person's head.
- kohlschwarzen
- Coal-black; describing intensely dark black hair or color.
- Haar
- Hair; the strands growing on a person's head.
- diesem
- This; dative demonstrative pronoun indicating a specific person.
- jungen
- Young; adjective describing someone of a youthful age.
- Adonis
- Adonis; a strikingly handsome young man, mythological reference.
- erkennen
- To recognize or discern; to identify something or someone.
- aussieht
- Looks or appears; third person of aussehen, to look.
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive form of sein indicating hypothetical state.
- er
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun.
- Elfenbein
- Ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks.
- Rosenblättern
- Rose petals; the delicate leaves of a rose flower.
- gemacht
- Made or crafted; past participle of machen, to make.
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