Ulysses — Page 7
It does her all right.
Es tut ihr ganz recht.
The aunt always keeps plainlooking servants for Malachi.
Die Tante hält immer unscheinbare Dienstboten für Malachi.
Lead him not into temptation.
Führe ihn nicht in Versuchung.
And her name is Ursula.
Und ihr Name ist Ursula.
Laughing again, he brought the mirror away from Stephen's peering eyes.
Wieder lachend, zog er den Spiegel von Stephens forschenden Augen weg.
If Wilde were only alive to see you!
Wenn Wilde nur noch am Leben wäre, um dich zu sehen!
Drawing back and pointing, Stephen said with bitterness:
Zurückweichend und zeigend, sagte Stephen mit Bitterkeit:
—It is a symbol of Irish art.
„Es ist ein Symbol der irischen Kunst.
The cracked lookingglass of a servant.
Der gesprungene Spiegel eines Dienstboten.
Buck Mulligan suddenly linked his arm in Stephen's and walked with him round the tower, his razor and mirror clacking in the pocket where he had thrust them.
Buck Mulligan hakte plötzlich seinen Arm in Stephens ein und ging mit ihm um den Turm herum, sein Rasiermesser und sein Spiegel klapperten in der Tasche, wohinein er sie gesteckt hatte.
God knows you have more spirit than any of them.
Gott weiß, du hast mehr Geist als alle anderen.
Parried again.
Wieder abgewehrt.
He fears the lancet of my art as I fear that of his.
Er fürchtet das Lanzett meiner Kunst, wie ich das seine fürchte.
The cold steel pen.
Die kalte Stahlfeder.
—Cracked lookingglass of a servant!
„Gesprungener Spiegel eines Dienstboten!
Tell that to the oxy chap downstairs and touch him for a guinea.
Erzähl das dem blöden Kerl da unten und schnorre ihm eine Guinee ab.
He's stinking with money and thinks you're not a gentleman.
Er stinkt vor Geld und denkt, du seist kein Gentleman.
His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.
Sein alter Herr hat sein Geld damit gemacht, Jalape an Zulus zu verkaufen oder irgendeinen verdammten Schwindel.
God, Kinch, if you and I could only work together we might do something for the island.
Gott, Kinch, wenn wir beide nur zusammenarbeiten könnten, könnten wir vielleicht etwas für die Insel tun.
Hellenise it.
Sie hellenisieren.
Cranly's arm.
Cranlys Arm.
His arm.
Sein Arm.
—And to think of your having to beg from these swine.
„Und wenn man daran denkt, dass du bei diesen Schweinen betteln musst.
I'm the only one that knows what you are.
Ich bin der Einzige, der weiß, was du bist.
Vocabulary
- Es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun.
- tut
- Does; third person singular present of tun.
- ihr
- You (plural informal); her, to her.
- ganz
- Whole, entire, completely; quite altogether.
- recht
- Right, correct; law, justice, privilege.
- Die
- The (feminine singular or plural definite article).
- Tante
- Aunt; female relative of parent's generation.
- hält
- Holds, keeps; third person singular of halten.
- immer
- Always, ever; continuously at all times.
- für
- For; indicating purpose or duration.
- Führe
- Lead, guide; imperative or subjunctive of führen.
- ihn
- Him; third person singular masculine accusative pronoun.
- nicht
- Not; negation particle in German sentences.
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction.
- Versuchung
- Temptation; state of being tempted or seduced.
- Und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses.
- Name
- Name; designation or title of person or thing.
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein.
- Wieder
- Again, once more; another time repeatedly.
- lachend
- Laughing; present participle of lachen.
- zog
- Pulled, drew; past tense of ziehen.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- den
- The (masculine singular accusative article).
- Spiegel
- Mirror; reflective surface or reflection itself.
- von
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge, organs of vision.
- weg
- Away; gone; adverb or adjective of departure.
- Wenn
- If, when; subordinating conjunction for conditions.
- nur
- Only, merely; restrictive adverb limiting scope.
- noch
- Still, yet; additional time or emphasis.
- am
- At the, on the; contraction of an dem.
- Leben
- Life, living; state of being alive.
- wäre
- Would be; past subjunctive of sein.
- um
- Around, about; preposition of place or purpose.
- dich
- You; second person singular accusative pronoun.
- zu
- To; preposition or infinitive marker in German.
- sehen
- To see; to perceive with eyes.
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction joining words or phrases.
- zeigend
- Showing, pointing; present participle of zeigen.
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen.
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- Bitterkeit
- Bitterness; quality of being bitter or resentful.
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article or numeral one.
- Symbol
- Symbol; sign representing something else abstractly.
- der
- The (masculine singular or genitive plural article).
- irischen
- Irish; adjective relating to Ireland or Irish people.
- Kunst
- Art; creative human expression or skill.
- Der
- The (masculine singular nominative definite article).
- eines
- Of a, of one; genitive singular of ein.
- plötzlich
- Suddenly, abruptly; without warning or expectation.
- seinen
- His, its; possessive adjective masculine singular accusative.
- Arm
- Arm; upper limb of the human body.
- ging
- Went, walked; past tense of gehen.
- ihm
- Him, to him; third person singular dative.
- Turm
- Tower; tall structure, often cylindrical or square.
- herum
- Around; circular movement or spatial distribution.
- sein
- To be; auxiliary and main verb in German.
- Tasche
- Pocket, bag; container for carrying small items.
- sie
- She, they, you; pronouns various grammatical persons.
- gesteckt
- Stuck, placed; past participle of stecken.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben.
- Gott
- God; deity, supreme being in monotheistic religions.
- weiß
- Knows, white; verb or adjective for knowledge/color.
- du
- You; second person singular nominative pronoun.
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →