The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2
They were not as big as the grown folk she had always been used to; but neither were they very small.
Sie waren nicht so groß wie die Erwachsenen, an die sie immer gewöhnt gewesen war; aber sie waren auch nicht sehr klein.
In fact, they seemed about as tall as Dorothy, who was a well-grown child for her age, although they were, so far as looks go, many years older.
Tatsächlich schienen sie ungefähr so groß zu sein wie Dorothy, die für ihr Alter ein gut gewachsenes Kind war, obwohl sie, was das Aussehen betrifft, viele Jahre älter waren.
Three were men and one a woman, and all were oddly dressed.
Drei waren Männer und eine war eine Frau, und alle waren seltsam gekleidet.
They wore round hats that rose to a small point a foot above their heads, with little bells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as they moved.
Sie trugen runde Hüte, die sich zu einer kleinen Spitze einen Fuß über ihren Köpfen erhoben, mit kleinen Glocken um die Krempen, die süß klingelten, wenn sie sich bewegten.
The hats of the men were blue; the little woman's hat was white, and she wore a white gown that hung in pleats from her shoulders.
Die Hüte der Männer waren blau; der Hut der kleinen Frau war weiß, und sie trug ein weißes Gewand, das in Falten von ihren Schultern herabhing.
Over it were sprinkled little stars that glistened in the sun like diamonds.
Darüber waren kleine Sterne verstreut, die in der Sonne wie Diamanten glitzerten.
The men were dressed in blue, of the same shade as their hats, and wore well-polished boots with a deep roll of blue at the tops.
Die Männer waren in Blau gekleidet, im gleichen Farbton wie ihre Hüte, und trugen gut polierte Stiefel mit einem tiefen blauen Umschlag an den Schäften.
The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards.
Die Männer, dachte Dorothy, waren ungefähr so alt wie Onkel Henry, denn zwei von ihnen hatten Bärte.
But the little woman was doubtless much older.
Aber die kleine Frau war zweifellos viel älter.
Her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.
Ihr Gesicht war von Falten bedeckt, ihr Haar war fast weiß, und sie ging ziemlich steif.
When these people drew near the house where Dorothy was standing in the doorway, they paused and whispered among themselves, as if afraid to come farther.
Als diese Menschen sich dem Haus näherten, in dessen Türöffnung Dorothy stand, hielten sie inne und flüsterten miteinander, als ob sie Angst hätten, näher heranzukommen.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- They/She/You (formal pronoun, context-dependent)
- waren
- Were (past tense of 'sein', to be)
- nicht
- Not (basic negation word)
- so
- So, as, thus (degree or manner adverb)
- groß
- Big, tall, large in size
- wie
- As, like, how (comparison or question word)
- die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural)
- Erwachsenen
- Adults, grown-up people
- an
- At, on, to (common preposition)
- sie
- She, they, them (pronoun)
- immer
- Always, at all times
- gewöhnt
- Accustomed, used to something
- gewesen
- Been (past participle of 'sein')
- war
- Was (simple past of 'sein', to be)
- aber
- But, however (coordinating conjunction)
- auch
- Also, too, as well
- sehr
- Very, extremely (intensifying adverb)
- klein
- Small, little, short in size
- Tatsächlich
- Actually, indeed, in fact
- schienen
- Seemed, appeared (past tense of 'scheinen')
- ungefähr
- Approximately, roughly, about
- zu
- To, too, at (preposition or infinitive particle)
- sein
- To be (infinitive); his (possessive pronoun)
- für
- For (preposition indicating purpose or benefit)
- ihr
- Her, their, your (formal possessive pronoun)
- Alter
- Age (noun, referring to years of life)
- ein
- A, an (indefinite article)
- gut
- Good, well (basic adjective of quality)
- gewachsenes
- Well-grown, developed (adjective, past participle)
- Kind
- Child (noun, young person)
- obwohl
- Although, even though (subordinating conjunction)
- was
- What (interrogative/relative pronoun)
- das
- The, that (definite article, neuter)
- Aussehen
- Appearance, looks (noun, outward appearance)
- betrifft
- Concerns, regards (third person singular of 'betreffen')
- viele
- Many, a lot of (indefinite quantity adjective)
- Jahre
- Years (plural of 'Jahr', unit of time)
- älter
- Older, elder (comparative form of 'alt')
- Drei
- Three (cardinal number)
- Männer
- Men (plural of 'Mann', adult male)
- und
- And (basic coordinating conjunction)
- eine
- A, one (indefinite article, feminine)
- Frau
- Woman, wife, Mrs. (noun)
- alle
- All, everyone, every one of them
- seltsam
- Strange, odd, peculiar (adjective)
- gekleidet
- Dressed, clothed (past participle of 'kleiden')
- trugen
- Wore, carried (past tense of 'tragen')
- runde
- Round, circular (adjective describing shape)
- Hüte
- Hats (plural of 'Hut', head covering)
- sich
- Themselves, oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- einer
- A, one (indefinite article, dative/genitive)
- kleinen
- Small, little (inflected form of 'klein')
- Spitze
- Point, tip, lace (noun, sharp or fine end)
- einen
- A, one (indefinite article, accusative masculine)
- Fuß
- Foot (unit of measurement or body part)
- über
- Over, above, about (preposition)
- ihren
- Their, her (possessive pronoun, accusative)
- Köpfen
- Heads (dative plural of 'Kopf', head)
- erhoben
- Raised, elevated (past participle of 'erheben')
- mit
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment)
- Glocken
- Bells (plural of 'Glocke', bell)
- um
- Around, at, for (preposition)
- Krempen
- Brims (plural of 'Krempe', hat brim)
- süß
- Sweet, cute, charming (adjective)
- klingelten
- Rang, jingled (past tense of 'klingeln')
- wenn
- When, whenever, if (subordinating conjunction)
- bewegten
- Moved (past tense of 'bewegen', to move)
- Die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural)
- der
- The (definite article, masculine/genitive)
- blau
- Blue (color adjective)
- Hut
- Hat (noun, head covering)
- weiß
- White (color adjective); knows (verb form)
- weißes
- White (inflected adjective, neuter nominative)
- Gewand
- Robe, garment, flowing dress
- in
- In, into (basic preposition of location)
- Falten
- Folds, pleats, wrinkles (plural of 'Falte')
- von
- From, of, by (common preposition)
- Schultern
- Shoulders (plural of 'Schulter', shoulder)
- herabhing
- Hung down (past tense of 'herabhängen')
- Darüber
- Over it, above that (prepositional adverb)
- kleine
- Small, little (inflected form of 'klein')
- Sterne
- Stars (plural of 'Stern', star)
- verstreut
- Scattered, spread about (past participle)
- Sonne
- Sun (noun, the star of our solar system)
- Diamanten
- Diamonds (plural of 'Diamant', precious stone)
- glitzerten
- Glittered, sparkled (past tense of 'glitzern')
- Blau
- Blue (noun or adjective, color)
- im
- In the (contraction of 'in dem')
- gleichen
- Same, equal (inflected adjective of 'gleich')
- Farbton
- Shade, hue, tone of color
- ihre
- Their, her (possessive pronoun, nominative)
- polierte
- Polished, shiny (past tense of 'polieren')
- Stiefel
- Boots (plural of 'Stiefel', boot)
- einem
- A, one (indefinite article, dative)
- tiefen
- Deep, dark (inflected adjective of 'tief')
- blauen
- Blue (inflected adjective, dative/accusative)
- Umschlag
- Cover, cuff, envelope, flap
- den
- The (definite article, accusative masculine/dative)
- Schäften
- Shafts, legs of boots (plural of 'Schaft')
- dachte
- Thought (past tense of 'denken', to think)
- alt
- Old, aged (basic adjective)
- Onkel
- Uncle (male relative, parent's brother)
- denn
- Because, for, then (conjunction/particle)
- zwei
- Two (cardinal number)
- ihnen
- Them (dative plural personal pronoun)
- hatten
- Had (past tense plural of 'haben', to have)
- Bärte
- Beards (plural of 'Bart', facial hair)
- Aber
- But, however (coordinating conjunction)
- zweifellos
- Undoubtedly, without doubt, certainly
- viel
- Much, a lot, many (quantity word)
- Ihr
- Your (formal possessive pronoun)
- Gesicht
- Face (noun, front of the head)
- bedeckt
- Covered, concealed (past participle of 'bedecken')
- Haar
- Hair (noun, strands on head)
- fast
- Almost, nearly (adverb of approximation)
- ging
- Went (past tense of 'gehen', to go)
- ziemlich
- Quite, rather, fairly (degree adverb)
- steif
- Stiff, rigid, inflexible (adjective)
- Als
- When, as (subordinating conjunction, past)
- diese
- These, this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
- Menschen
- People, humans (plural of 'Mensch')
- dem
- The (definite article, dative masculine/neuter)
- Haus
- House, home (noun, building to live in)
- näherten
- Approached, drew near (past tense of 'nähern')
- dessen
- Whose, of which (genitive relative pronoun)
- Türöffnung
- Doorway, door opening (compound noun)
- stand
- Stood (past tense of 'stehen', to stand)
- hielten
- Held, stopped (past tense plural of 'halten')
- inne
- Pause (in 'innehalten': to stop, pause)
- flüsterten
- Whispered (past tense of 'flüstern')
- miteinander
- With each other, together (adverb)
- als
- As, when, than (conjunction or comparison word)
- ob
- Whether, as if (subordinating conjunction)
- Angst
- Fear, anxiety, dread (noun)
- hätten
- Would have, had (subjunctive of 'haben')
- näher
- Closer, nearer (comparative of 'nah')
- heranzukommen
- To come closer, to approach (infinitive)
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