The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 13
It offended him both as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and customary sides of life, to whom the fanciful was the immodest.
Es verletzte ihn sowohl als Anwalt als auch als Liebhaber der nüchternen und gewohnten Seiten des Lebens, dem das Phantastische das Unanständige war.
And hitherto it was his ignorance of Mr. Hyde that had swelled his indignation; now, by a sudden turn, it was his knowledge.
Und bisher war es seine Unwissenheit über Mr. Hyde gewesen, die seinen Unwillen genährt hatte; nun war es, durch eine plötzliche Wendung, sein Wissen.
It was already bad enough when the name was but a name of which he could learn no more.
Es war schon schlimm genug, als der Name nur ein Name war, über den er nichts Weiteres erfahren konnte.
It was worse when it began to be clothed upon with detestable attributes; and out of the shifting, insubstantial mists that had so long baffled his eye, there leaped up the sudden, definite presentment of a fiend.
Es war schlimmer, als es begann, sich mit abscheulichen Eigenschaften zu umkleiden; und aus den wechselnden, wesenlosen Nebeln, die seinen Blick so lange getäuscht hatten, sprang plötzlich die klare, bestimmte Erscheinung eines Teufels hervor.
With that he blew out his candle, put on a greatcoat, and set forth in the direction of Cavendish Square, that citadel of medicine, where his friend, the great Dr. Lanyon, had his house and received his crowding patients.
Damit blies er seine Kerze aus, zog einen Mantel an und machte sich in Richtung Cavendish Square auf den Weg, jener Hochburg der Medizin, wo sein Freund, der große Dr. Lanyon, sein Haus hatte und seine zahlreichen Patienten empfing.
The solemn butler knew and welcomed him; he was subjected to no stage of delay, but ushered direct from the door to the dining-room where Dr. Lanyon sat alone over his wine.
Der würdevolle Butler kannte ihn und hieß ihn willkommen; er wurde keiner Verzögerung ausgesetzt, sondern direkt von der Tür in das Esszimmer geführt, wo Dr. Lanyon allein bei seinem Wein saß.
This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white, and a boisterous and decided manner.
Dies war ein herzlicher, gesunder, adrett gekleideter, rotgesichtiger Herr mit einem Schopf vorzeitig weißen Haares und einer lebhaften und entschlossenen Art.
At sight of Mr. Utterson, he sprang up from his chair and welcomed him with both hands.
Beim Anblick von Mr. Utterson sprang er von seinem Stuhl auf und begrüßte ihn mit beiden Händen.
Vocabulary
- verletzte
- Hurt, wounded, or offended someone
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of the pronoun er
- sowohl
- Both; used in the construction sowohl…als auch
- als
- As; used in comparisons or paired conjunctions
- Anwalt
- Lawyer; a person who practices law professionally
- Liebhaber
- Lover or enthusiast; one who loves something passionately
- nüchternen
- Sober, rational; clear-headed and matter-of-fact in nature
- gewohnten
- Usual, accustomed; familiar through habit or routine
- Seiten
- Sides, pages, or aspects; plural of Seite
- Lebens
- Of life; genitive form of das Leben
- Phantastische
- The fantastic; that which is fantastical or imaginative
- Unanständige
- The indecent or improper; morally offensive or inappropriate things
- bisher
- Until now, so far; up to the present moment
- Unwissenheit
- Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness about something
- über
- About, over, above; preposition indicating position or topic
- gewesen
- Been; past participle of sein, used in perfect tense
- Unwillen
- Displeasure, indignation; feeling of annoyance or resentment
- genährt
- Nourished, fed; past participle meaning sustained or cultivated
- nun
- Now; indicating the current moment or a logical consequence
- durch
- Through, by means of; preposition indicating passage or cause
- plötzliche
- Sudden; happening quickly and unexpectedly
- Wendung
- Turn, twist; a change in direction or development
- Wissen
- Knowledge; information or awareness one has acquired
- schon
- Already; indicates something has happened before expected
- schlimm
- Bad, serious; unpleasant or causing harm or concern
- genug
- Enough; sufficient in quantity or degree
- nur
- Only, just; limiting something to a single instance
- nichts
- Nothing; not anything at all
- Weiteres
- Further; additional information or details beyond what is known
- erfahren
- To learn, find out; to acquire information or experience
- konnte
- Could; past tense of können, indicating past ability
- schlimmer
- Worse; comparative form of schlimm, more serious or bad
- begann
- Began; past tense of beginnen, to start something
- sich
- Himself, itself; reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- abscheulichen
- Abominable, disgusting; extremely repulsive or morally offensive
- Eigenschaften
- Qualities, characteristics; properties defining a person or thing
- umkleiden
- To clothe, to dress; to cover or envelop with something
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or material
- wechselnden
- Changing, shifting; alternating or varying in nature or form
- wesenlosen
- Insubstantial, without essence; lacking real or concrete existence
- Nebeln
- Mists, fogs; plural of Nebel, hazy or cloudy vapors
- Blick
- Glance, gaze, view; a look directed toward something
- lange
- Long, for a long time; extended duration or length
- getäuscht
- Deceived, fooled; past participle of täuschen, to mislead
- sprang
- Sprang, leaped; past tense of springen, to jump suddenly
- klare
- Clear, distinct; easy to perceive or understand
- bestimmte
- Definite, specific; clearly defined and not vague
- Erscheinung
- Appearance, figure; the way something or someone looks or manifests
- Teufels
- Of a devil; genitive of Teufel, an evil or demonic being
- hervor
- Forth, out; directional particle indicating emergence from somewhere
- Damit
- With that, thereupon; indicating a following action or cause
- blies
- Blew; past tense of blasen, to blow air or extinguish
- Kerze
- Candle; a wax stick with a wick used for light
- zog
- Pulled, put on; past tense of ziehen, to pull or dress
- Mantel
- Coat, cloak; an outer garment worn over clothing
- Richtung
- Direction; the course along which something moves or faces
- Weg
- Way, path, road; a route or journey from one place to another
- jener
- That, of that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
- Hochburg
- Stronghold, bastion; a place of great strength or concentration
- Medizin
- Medicine; the science of diagnosing and treating illness
- wo
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- Freund
- Friend; a person with whom one has a close relationship
- große
- Great, large; of considerable size, importance, or distinction
- Haus
- House; a building used as a home or place of business
- zahlreichen
- Numerous, many; existing in large numbers or quantities
- Patienten
- Patients; people receiving medical treatment or care
- empfing
- Received, welcomed; past tense of empfangen, to receive guests
- würdevolle
- Dignified; having or showing a serious and respected manner
- Butler
- Butler; a senior male servant managing a household
- kannte
- Knew; past tense of kennen, to be acquainted with someone
- hieß
- Was called, bade; past tense of heißen, to be named
- willkommen
- Welcome; greeted warmly as a desired or accepted guest
- wurde
- Became, was; past tense of werden, used for passive or change
- keiner
- No, none; negative pronoun indicating absence of something
- Verzögerung
- Delay; a period of time by which something is postponed
- ausgesetzt
- Exposed to, subjected to; past participle of aussetzen
- sondern
- But rather; conjunction correcting a negative statement
- direkt
- Directly; in a straight or immediate manner without detour
- Tür
- Door; a movable barrier used to open or close an entrance
- Esszimmer
- Dining room; a room in a house used for eating meals
- geführt
- Led, guided; past participle of führen, to lead or conduct
- allein
- Alone, by oneself; without the company of others
- bei
- At, near, by; preposition indicating closeness or accompaniment
- Wein
- Wine; an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes
- saß
- Sat; past tense of sitzen, to be seated in a place
- herzlicher
- More cordial; warm and friendly in manner or expression
- gesunder
- Healthier; of sound physical or mental condition
- adrett
- Neat, trim; clean and tidy in appearance or dress
- gekleideter
- Dressed; wearing clothes, described in a particular manner
- rotgesichtiger
- Red-faced; having a ruddy or flushed complexion
- Herr
- Gentleman, mister; a polite term for an adult male
- Schopf
- Tuft of hair; a bunch or crest of hair on the head
- vorzeitig
- Premature, early; occurring before the expected or normal time
- weißen
- White; of the color white, used attributively with nouns
- Haares
- Of hair; genitive of Haar, referring to strands on the head
- lebhaften
- Lively, vivid; full of energy and enthusiasm or expression
- entschlossenen
- Determined, resolute; firmly decided on a course of action
- Art
- Kind, manner, type; a way or style of doing something
- Beim
- Upon, at the; contraction of bei dem, at the moment of
- Anblick
- Sight, view; the act of seeing or beholding something
- Stuhl
- Chair; a piece of furniture designed for one person to sit on
- begrüßte
- Greeted; past tense of begrüßen, to welcome someone warmly
- beiden
- Both; referring to two people or things together
- Händen
- Hands; plural dative of Hand, the body part at the arm's end
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