War and Peace — Page 5

English → De CHAPTER I Level 8/10

À propos," she added, becoming calm again, "I am expecting two very interesting men tonight, le Vicomte de Mortemart, who is connected with the Montmorencys through the Rohans, one of the best French families.

„À propos," fügte sie hinzu, wieder ruhiger werdend, „ich erwarte heute Abend zwei sehr interessante Männer, le Vicomte de Mortemart, der durch die Rohans mit den Montmorencys verwandt ist, einer der besten französischen Familien.

He is one of the genuine émigrés, the good ones.

Er ist einer der echten Émigrés, der guten.

And also the Abbé Morio.

Und auch den Abbé Morio.

Do you know that profound thinker?

Kennen Sie diesen tiefsinnigen Denker?

He has been received by the Emperor.

Er ist vom Kaiser empfangen worden.

Had you heard?"

Hatten Sie davon gehört ? "

"I shall be delighted to meet them," said the prince.

„Ich werde sehr erfreut sein, sie kennenzulernen," sagte der Fürst.

"But tell me," he added with studied carelessness as if it had only just occurred to him, though the question he was about to ask was the chief motive of his visit, "is it true that the Dowager Empress wants Baron Funke to be appointed first secretary at Vienna?

„Aber sagen Sie mir," fügte er mit gespielter Gleichgültigkeit hinzu, als ob es ihm gerade erst eingefallen wäre, obwohl die Frage, die er stellen wollte, der eigentliche Grund seines Besuches war, „ist es wahr, dass die Kaiserinwitwe wünscht, dass Baron Funke zum ersten Sekretär in Wien ernannt wird?

The baron by all accounts is a poor creature."

Der Baron ist allem Anschein nach ein armseliges Geschöpf."

Prince Vasíli wished to obtain this post for his son, but others were trying through the Dowager Empress Márya Fëdorovna to secure it for the baron.

Fürst Wasili wünschte, diesen Posten für seinen Sohn zu erlangen, aber andere versuchten, ihn durch die Kaiserinwitwe Marja Fjodorowna für den Baron zu sichern.

Anna Pávlovna almost closed her eyes to indicate that neither she nor anyone else had a right to criticize what the Empress desired or was pleased with.

Anna Pawlowna schloss fast die Augen, um anzudeuten, dass weder sie noch sonst jemand das Recht hatte, zu kritisieren, was die Kaiserin wünschte oder womit sie zufrieden war.

"Baron Funke has been recommended to the Dowager Empress by her sister," was all she said, in a dry and mournful tone.

„Baron Funke wurde der Kaiserinwitwe von ihrer Schwester empfohlen," war alles, was sie in einem trockenen und traurigen Ton sagte.

As she named the Empress, Anna Pávlovna's face suddenly assumed an expression of profound and sincere devotion and respect mingled with sadness, and this occurred every time she mentioned her illustrious patroness.

Als sie die Kaiserin nannte, nahm Anna Pawlownas Gesicht plötzlich einen Ausdruck tiefer und aufrichtiger Ergebenheit und Ehrerbietung an, vermischt mit Traurigkeit, und dies geschah jedes Mal, wenn sie ihre erlaugte Gönnerin erwähnte.

Vocabulary

fügte: Past tense of 'fügen'; added or joined something.
sie: Third-person pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'you'.
hinzu: Separable prefix meaning 'in addition' or 'additionally'.
wieder: Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'.
ruhiger: Comparative form of 'ruhig'; calmer or more peaceful.
werdend: Present participle of 'werden'; becoming or growing.
ich: First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
erwarte: First-person present of 'erwarten'; I expect or await.
heute: Adverb meaning 'today'.
Abend: Noun meaning 'evening'.
zwei: Cardinal number meaning 'two'.
sehr: Adverb meaning 'very' or 'extremely'.
interessante: Adjective meaning 'interesting', inflected form.
Männer: Plural noun meaning 'men'.
der: Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who'.
durch: Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'.
die: Definite article meaning 'the'; also relative pronoun.
mit: Preposition meaning 'with'.
den: Accusative/dative form of definite article 'the'.
verwandt: Adjective meaning 'related' by family or blood.
ist: Third-person singular of 'sein'; meaning 'is'.
einer: Indefinite article meaning 'one of' or 'a'.
besten: Superlative form of 'gut'; meaning 'best'.
französischen: Adjective meaning 'French', inflected genitive form.
Familien: Plural noun meaning 'families'.
Er: Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
echten: Inflected form of 'echt'; meaning 'genuine' or 'real'.
guten: Inflected form of 'gut'; meaning 'good'.
Und: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
auch: Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'.
Kennen: Infinitive meaning 'to know' a person or thing.
Sie: Formal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
diesen: Accusative demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'.
tiefsinnigen: Inflected adjective meaning 'profound' or 'deep-thinking'.
Denker: Noun meaning 'thinker' or 'philosopher'.
vom: Contraction of 'von dem'; meaning 'from the' or 'by the'.
Kaiser: Noun meaning 'emperor'.
empfangen: Past participle of 'empfangen'; received or welcomed formally.
worden: Auxiliary past participle used in passive constructions.
Hatten: Past tense plural of 'haben'; meaning 'had'.
davon: Adverb meaning 'of it', 'about it', or 'thereof'.
gehört: Past participle of 'hören'; meaning 'heard'.
Ich: First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
werde: First-person singular of 'werden'; 'will' or 'shall'.
erfreut: Adjective/past participle meaning 'pleased' or 'delighted'.
sein: Infinitive meaning 'to be'; also possessive pronoun 'his'.
kennenzulernen: Infinitive meaning 'to get to know' someone.
sagte: Past tense of 'sagen'; meaning 'said'.
Fürst: Noun meaning 'prince' or 'sovereign ruler'.
Aber: Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.
sagen: Infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'.
mir: Dative first-person pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
er: Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
gespielter: Adjective meaning 'feigned' or 'pretended', inflected form.
Gleichgültigkeit: Noun meaning 'indifference' or 'apathy'.
als: Conjunction meaning 'as', 'than', or 'when'.
ob: Conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'as if'.
es: Neuter third-person pronoun meaning 'it'.
ihm: Dative masculine pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'.
gerade: Adverb meaning 'just now', 'straight', or 'exactly'.
erst: Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', or 'first'.
eingefallen: Past participle of 'einfallen'; occurred to or came to mind.
wäre: Subjunctive form of 'sein'; meaning 'would be'.
obwohl: Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
Frage: Noun meaning 'question'.
stellen: Infinitive meaning 'to place' or 'to ask' (a question).
wollte: Past tense of 'wollen'; meaning 'wanted' or 'intended'.
eigentliche: Adjective meaning 'actual', 'real', or 'true'.
Grund: Noun meaning 'reason', 'ground', or 'basis'.
seines: Genitive form of possessive pronoun 'his'.
Besuches: Genitive form of 'Besuch'; meaning 'of the visit'.
war: Past tense of 'sein'; meaning 'was'.
wahr: Adjective meaning 'true' or 'real'.
dass: Conjunction meaning 'that', introducing a subordinate clause.
Kaiserinwitwe: Compound noun meaning 'dowager empress', widowed empress.
wünscht: Third-person singular of 'wünschen'; meaning 'wishes'.
Baron: Noble title meaning 'baron'.
Funke: Noun meaning 'spark'; also used as a proper name here.
zum: Contraction of 'zu dem'; meaning 'to the' or 'as'.
ersten: Ordinal adjective meaning 'first', inflected form.
Sekretär: Noun meaning 'secretary' or 'attaché'.
in: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
Wien: Proper noun; name of Austria's capital city, Vienna.
ernannt: Past participle of 'ernennen'; appointed to a position.
wird: Third-person singular of 'werden'; meaning 'becomes' or 'will'.
Der: Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who'.
allem: Dative form of 'alles'; meaning 'all' or 'everything'.
Anschein: Noun meaning 'appearance' or 'semblance'.
nach: Preposition meaning 'after', 'to', or 'according to'.
ein: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
armseliges: Adjective meaning 'pitiful', 'wretched', or 'miserable'.
Geschöpf: Noun meaning 'creature' or 'being'.
wünschte: Past tense of 'wünschen'; meaning 'wished' or 'desired'.
Posten: Noun meaning 'post', 'position', or 'job'.
für: Preposition meaning 'for'.
seinen: Accusative possessive pronoun meaning 'his'.
Sohn: Noun meaning 'son'.
zu: Preposition or infinitive particle meaning 'to'.
erlangen: Infinitive meaning 'to obtain', 'achieve', or 'acquire'.
aber: Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.
andere: Pronoun/adjective meaning 'others' or 'other'.
versuchten: Past tense plural of 'versuchen'; meaning 'tried' or 'attempted'.
ihn: Accusative masculine pronoun meaning 'him'.
sichern: Infinitive meaning 'to secure', 'ensure', or 'safeguard'.
schloss: Past tense of 'schließen'; meaning 'closed' or 'shut'.
fast: Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
Augen: Plural noun meaning 'eyes'.
um: Preposition meaning 'around', 'at', or 'in order to'.
anzudeuten: Infinitive meaning 'to indicate', 'suggest', or 'hint'.
weder: Conjunction used in 'weder…noch'; meaning 'neither'.
noch: Conjunction meaning 'nor'; also adverb meaning 'still'.
sonst: Adverb meaning 'otherwise', 'else', or 'usually'.
jemand: Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'anybody'.
das: Neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the'.
Recht: Noun meaning 'right', 'law', or 'justice'.
hatte: Past tense of 'haben'; meaning 'had'.
kritisieren: Infinitive meaning 'to criticize' or 'to find fault with'.
was: Relative/interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'.
Kaiserin: Noun meaning 'empress'.
oder: Conjunction meaning 'or'.
womit: Relative/interrogative pronoun meaning 'with which'.
zufrieden: Adjective meaning 'satisfied', 'content', or 'pleased'.
wurde: Past tense of 'werden'; meaning 'became' or 'was'.
von: Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'.
ihrer: Genitive/dative possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their'.
Schwester: Noun meaning 'sister'.
empfohlen: Past participle of 'empfehlen'; meaning 'recommended'.
alles: Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'.
einem: Dative form of indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
trockenen: Inflected adjective meaning 'dry' or 'arid'; also 'terse'.
und: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
traurigen: Inflected adjective meaning 'sad' or 'sorrowful'.
Ton: Noun meaning 'tone', 'sound', or 'manner of speaking'.
Als: Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as', used with past tense.
nannte: Past tense of 'nennen'; meaning 'named' or 'mentioned'.
nahm: Past tense of 'nehmen'; meaning 'took'.
Gesicht: Noun meaning 'face' or 'expression'.
plötzlich: Adverb meaning 'suddenly' or 'all at once'.
einen: Accusative indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
Ausdruck: Noun meaning 'expression', 'term', or 'look'.
tiefer: Comparative of 'tief'; meaning 'deeper' or 'more profound'.
aufrichtiger: Comparative of 'aufrichtig'; meaning 'more sincere'.
Ergebenheit: Noun meaning 'devotion', 'submission', or 'dedication'.
Ehrerbietung: Noun meaning 'reverence', 'respect', or 'deference'.
an: Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'.
vermischt: Past participle of 'vermischen'; meaning 'mixed' or 'blended'.
Traurigkeit: Noun meaning 'sadness' or 'sorrow'.
dies: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'this thing'.
geschah: Past tense of 'geschehen'; meaning 'happened' or 'occurred'.
jedes: Adjective/pronoun meaning 'every' or 'each'.
Mal: Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion' (as in 'each time').
wenn: Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'whenever' or 'if'.
ihre: Possessive pronoun meaning 'her', 'their', or 'your' (formal).
erlauchte: Adjective meaning 'illustrious', 'exalted', or 'noble'.
Gönnerin: Noun meaning 'patroness' or 'female benefactress'.
erwähnte: Past tense of 'erwähnen'; meaning 'mentioned' or 'referred to'.

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