War and Peace — Page 5
But Pierre now committed a reverse act of impoliteness.
Aber Pierre beging nun eine umgekehrte Unhöflichkeit.
First he had left a lady before she had finished speaking to him, and now he continued to speak to another who wished to get away.
Zuerst hatte er eine Dame verlassen, bevor sie zu Ende gesprochen hatte, und nun sprach er weiter mit einer anderen, die sich entfernen wollte.
With his head bent, and his big feet spread apart, he began explaining his reasons for thinking the abbé's plan chimerical.
Mit gesenktem Kopf und weit auseinandergestellten großen Füßen begann er seine Gründe darzulegen, weshalb er den Plan des Abbés für chimärisch hielt.
And having got rid of this young man who did not know how to behave, she resumed her duties as hostess and continued to listen and watch, ready to help at any point where the conversation might happen to flag.
Und nachdem sie diesen jungen Mann losgeworden war, der sich nicht zu benehmen wusste, nahm sie ihre Pflichten als Gastgeberin wieder auf und fuhr fort zu lauschen und zu beobachten, bereit, an jedem Punkt einzugreifen, an dem das Gespräch ins Stocken geraten könnte.
Vocabulary
- Aber
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast.
- beging
- Began; past tense of 'beginn' or 'beginnen'.
- nun
- Now; at this moment; then; subsequently.
- eine
- A; an; indefinite article (feminine singular).
- umgekehrte
- Reversed; inverted; opposite; turned around.
- Unhöflichkeit
- Rudeness; impoliteness; lack of courtesy or manners.
- Zuerst
- First; firstly; at first; initially.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of 'haben'.
- er
- He; masculine third-person singular pronoun.
- Dame
- Lady; woman; female person of social standing.
- verlassen
- Left; departed; abandoned; to leave.
- bevor
- Before; prior to; previously; conjunction of time.
- sie
- She; her; they; third-person pronoun.
- zu
- To; toward; at; preposition and infinitive marker.
- Ende
- End; conclusion; finish; final part.
- gesprochen
- Spoken; past participle of 'sprechen'.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- sprach
- Spoke; past tense of 'sprechen'.
- weiter
- Further; further on; continued; onward.
- mit
- With; in company with; together with.
- einer
- A; an; indefinite article (dative/genitive feminine).
- anderen
- Other; another; different; someone else.
- die
- The; who; which; definite article or relative pronoun.
- sich
- Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun.
- entfernen
- Remove; go away; depart; to leave.
- wollte
- Wanted; wished; past tense of 'wollen'.
- Mit
- With; in company with; together with.
- gesenktem
- Lowered; bowed; dropped down; past participle.
- Kopf
- Head; the upper part of body.
- weit
- Far; wide; distant; extensive; widely separated.
- großen
- Large; big; great; size adjective.
- Füßen
- Feet; plural of 'Fuß'; lower extremities.
- begann
- Began; started; commenced; past tense.
- seine
- His; his own; possessive pronoun.
- Gründe
- Reasons; grounds; motives; causes; plural.
- darzulegen
- To explain; to set forth; to expound.
- weshalb
- Why; for what reason; wherefore.
- den
- The; definite article (accusative masculine).
- Plan
- Plan; scheme; design; layout; strategy.
- des
- Of the; definite article (genitive masculine).
- Abbés
- Abbot's; abbot; head of monastery.
- für
- For; in favor of; on behalf of.
- chimärisch
- Chimerical; imaginary; fanciful; unrealistic; fantastic.
- hielt
- Held; considered; regarded; past tense.
- Und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- nachdem
- After; afterward; subsequently; once.
- diesen
- This; these; demonstrative pronoun (accusative).
- jungen
- Young; youthful; adjective describing youth.
- Mann
- Man; male person; husband; adult male.
- losgeworden
- Got rid of; freed from; past participle.
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein'; existed.
- der
- The; who; which; definite article.
- nicht
- Not; negation; absence; opposite of yes.
- benehmen
- Behavior; conduct; manner; deportment.
- wusste
- Knew; was aware of; past tense.
- nahm
- Took; accepted; past tense of 'nehmen'.
- ihre
- Her; their; possessive pronoun.
- Pflichten
- Duties; obligations; responsibilities; plural.
- als
- As; when; than; conjunction and preposition.
- Gastgeberin
- Hostess; female host; woman who entertains.
- wieder
- Again; once more; afresh; repeatedly.
- auf
- On; upon; up; open; preposition.
- fuhr
- Continued; drove; past tense of 'fahren'.
- fort
- On; forward; away; continued; adverb.
- lauschen
- Listen; listen attentively; eavesdrop; to hear.
- beobachten
- Observe; watch; notice; to monitor.
- bereit
- Ready; prepared; willing; prepared for action.
- an
- At; on; in; to; preposition.
- jedem
- Every; each; any; each one.
- Punkt
- Point; dot; spot; moment; location.
- einzugreifen
- Intervene; step in; interfere; to interpose.
- dem
- The; to the; definite article (dative).
- das
- The; that; which; definite article.
- Gespräch
- Conversation; dialogue; talk; discussion; chat.
- ins
- Into the; in the; contraction.
- Stocken
- Stagnate; falter; pause; become stuck; halt.
- geraten
- Get; come; become; turn into; happen.
- könnte
- Could; might; conditional of 'können'.
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