The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 10
There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but they're clean.
Im ersten Stock gibt es drei Fenster, die auf den Hof gehen; unten keine; die Fenster sind immer geschlossen, aber sie sind sauber.
And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there.
Und dann gibt es einen Schornstein, aus dem gewöhnlich Rauch aufsteigt; also muss dort jemand wohnen.
And yet it's not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it's hard to say where one ends and another begins."
Und doch ist das nicht so sicher; denn die Gebäude stehen so dicht um den Hof gedrängt, dass es schwer zu sagen ist, wo das eine aufhört und das andere anfängt."
"He is not easy to describe.
„Er ist nicht leicht zu beschreiben.
There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable.
Mit seinem Äußeren stimmt etwas nicht; etwas Unangenehmes, etwas geradezu Abscheuliches.
I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why.
Ich habe noch nie einen Mann gesehen, den ich so wenig mochte, und doch weiß ich kaum warum.
He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point.
Er muss irgendwo missgestaltet sein; er vermittelt ein starkes Gefühl der Missgestaltheit, obwohl ich den Punkt nicht genau benennen könnte.
He's an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way.
Er ist ein außergewöhnlich aussehender Mann, und doch kann ich wirklich nichts Besonderes nennen.
No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him.
Nein, mein Herr; ich komme damit nicht zurecht; ich kann ihn nicht beschreiben.
Vocabulary
- ersten
- First (ordinal, inflected form)
- Stock
- Floor or story of a building
- gibt
- There is/are; gives (third person singular)
- Fenster
- Window or windows of a building
- auf
- On, onto, or facing a direction
- Hof
- Courtyard or yard of a building
- gehen
- To go; here, to face or overlook
- unten
- Below, downstairs, or at the bottom
- keine
- None, no, not any (negating noun)
- immer
- Always, at all times, constantly
- geschlossen
- Closed, shut (past participle of schließen)
- aber
- But, however; coordinating conjunction
- sauber
- Clean, tidy, neat in appearance
- dann
- Then, afterward, next in sequence
- Schornstein
- Chimney stack on a building's roof
- aus
- From, out of; preposition indicating origin
- gewöhnlich
- Usually, normally, ordinarily; also meaning ordinary
- Rauch
- Smoke rising from fire or chimney
- aufsteigt
- Rises up, ascends (third person singular)
- also
- So, therefore, thus; inferential conjunction
- muss
- Must, has to; modal verb of necessity
- dort
- There, at that place or location
- jemand
- Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun
- wohnen
- To live, reside, or dwell somewhere
- doch
- Yet, however; emphatic or contradicting particle
- sicher
- Certain, sure, safe, or secure
- denn
- Because, for; causal conjunction or particle
- Gebäude
- Building, structure, or architectural construction
- stehen
- To stand; to be positioned or located
- dicht
- Dense, tightly packed, close together
- um
- Around, about; preposition indicating encirclement
- gedrängt
- Crowded, pressed together, packed tightly
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing clause
- schwer
- Hard, difficult; also heavy or serious
- sagen
- To say, tell, or express verbally
- wo
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place
- aufhört
- Stops, ends, ceases (third person singular)
- andere
- Other, another, different one
- anfängt
- Begins, starts (third person singular)
- leicht
- Easy, light, simple, not difficult
- beschreiben
- To describe, depict, or portray something
- Äußeren
- Exterior, outward appearance, outer look
- stimmt
- Is right, agrees; something is the matter
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, a little bit
- Unangenehmes
- Something unpleasant, disagreeable, or uncomfortable
- geradezu
- Downright, absolutely, virtually, positively
- Abscheuliches
- Something repulsive, disgusting, or abominable
- noch
- Still, yet, even; temporal or emphatic particle
- nie
- Never; negating adverb of time
- Mann
- Man, adult male person
- gesehen
- Seen; past participle of 'sehen'
- wenig
- Little, few, not much of something
- mochte
- Liked; simple past of 'mögen'
- weiß
- Know (first person singular); also white
- kaum
- Hardly, scarcely, barely, almost not
- warum
- Why; interrogative adverb of reason
- irgendwo
- Somewhere, anywhere, in some place
- missgestaltet
- Deformed, misshapen, malformed in appearance
- vermittelt
- Conveys, imparts, transmits a feeling or impression
- starkes
- Strong, powerful, intense (inflected adjective)
- Gefühl
- Feeling, sensation, emotion, sense
- Missgestaltheit
- Deformity, malformation, misshapen quality
- obwohl
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- Punkt
- Point, dot, spot; specific aspect or detail
- genau
- Exactly, precisely, accurately
- benennen
- To name, identify, specify, or designate something
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive II of 'können'
- außergewöhnlich
- Extraordinary, exceptional, unusual, out of the ordinary
- aussehender
- Looking, appearing (adjectival participle of aussehen)
- kann
- Can, is able to; modal verb ability
- wirklich
- Really, truly, actually, genuinely
- nichts
- Nothing, not anything; indefinite pronoun
- Besonderes
- Something special, particular, or noteworthy
- nennen
- To name, call, or mention something
- Herr
- Mister, gentleman, lord, sir
- komme
- Come; first person singular of 'kommen'
- damit
- With it, thereby; so that, in order to
- zurecht
- Right, in order; used in phrasal verbs
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