Won from the Waves — Page 5

English → De CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

It is likely, however, to be a dirtier night than I had thought for--I will own that.

Es wird jedoch wahrscheinlich eine ungemütlichere Nacht werden, als ich gedacht hatte – das muss ich zugeben.

Jacob, a fine lad of ten or twelve years, though he looked older, seemed somewhat disappointed, as he had expected to have gone to sea with his father and brothers.

Jakob, ein stattlicher Junge von zehn oder zwölf Jahren, obwohl er älter aussah, schien etwas enttäuscht zu sein, da er erwartet hatte, mit seinem Vater und seinen Brüdern in See zu stechen.

Without attempting, however, to expostulate, he immediately turned back towards the cottage, while the rest of the party proceeded to the _Nancy_, a fine yawl which lay at anchor close to the pier.

Ohne jedoch zu versuchen, Einwände zu erheben, wandte er sich sofort wieder der Hütte zu, während der Rest der Gruppe zur _Nancy_ ging, einer feinen Jolle, die in der Nähe des Piers vor Anker lag.

She was quickly hauled alongside, when some of the men jumped into her.

Sie wurde schnell längsseits gezogen, woraufhin einige der Männer in sie hineinsprangen.

Before following them, Adam Halliburt took another glance seaward.

Bevor er ihnen folgte, warf Adam Halliburt noch einen Blick auf das Meer.

The wind drove the rain and spray with greater force than before against his face.

Der Wind trieb den Regen und die Gischt mit größerer Kraft als zuvor gegen sein Gesicht.

His own sons and some of the men remained in the boat, knowing that he was not likely to give up his intention unless the weather speedily became much worse.

Seine eigenen Söhne und einige der Männer blieben im Boot, da sie wussten, dass er seine Absicht kaum aufgeben würde, es sei denn, das Wetter verschlechterte sich schnell erheblich.

Others followed him back to the pier-head, over which the spray beat in frequent showers, showing that the sea had got up considerably, even since they had left it.

Andere folgten ihm zurück zum Pierkopf, über den die Gischt in häufigen Schauern schlug und zeigte, dass die See erheblich aufgewühlt war, selbst seit sie ihn verlassen hatten.

Vocabulary

wird: Third person singular of 'werden', meaning 'will' or 'becomes'.
jedoch: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'however' or 'yet'.
wahrscheinlich: Adverb meaning 'probably' or 'likely'.
ungemütlichere: Comparative adjective meaning 'more uncomfortable' or 'less cozy'.
Nacht: Feminine noun meaning 'night'.
werden: Verb meaning 'to become' or auxiliary for future tense.
als: Conjunction meaning 'than' or 'as' in comparisons.
gedacht: Past participle of 'denken', meaning 'thought'.
hatte: Simple past of 'haben', meaning 'had'.
muss: Modal verb meaning 'must' or 'have to'.
zugeben: Verb meaning 'to admit' or 'to concede'.
stattlicher: Adjective meaning 'fine-looking', 'sturdy', or 'handsome'.
Junge: Masculine noun meaning 'boy'.
zehn: Cardinal number meaning 'ten'.
zwölf: Cardinal number meaning 'twelve'.
Jahren: Dative plural of 'Jahr', meaning 'years'.
obwohl: Subordinating conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
älter: Comparative adjective meaning 'older'.
aussah: Simple past of 'aussehen', meaning 'looked' or 'appeared'.
schien: Simple past of 'scheinen', meaning 'seemed' or 'appeared'.
etwas: Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'.
enttäuscht: Adjective or past participle meaning 'disappointed'.
sein: Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'; also possessive pronoun 'his'.
da: Adverb or conjunction meaning 'there', 'since', or 'because'.
erwartet: Past participle of 'erwarten', meaning 'expected' or 'anticipated'.
Vater: Masculine noun meaning 'father'.
Brüdern: Dative plural of 'Bruder', meaning 'brothers'.
See: Noun meaning 'sea' (masculine) or 'lake' (feminine).
stechen: Verb; in 'in See stechen' means 'to put out to sea'.
Ohne: Preposition meaning 'without'.
versuchen: Verb meaning 'to try' or 'to attempt'.
Einwände: Plural noun meaning 'objections' or 'protests'.
erheben: Verb meaning 'to raise', 'to lodge' (objections), or 'to lift'.
wandte: Simple past of 'wenden', meaning 'turned' or 'directed'.
sofort: Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at once'.
wieder: Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'.
Hütte: Feminine noun meaning 'hut', 'cabin', or 'shed'.
während: Conjunction or preposition meaning 'while' or 'during'.
Rest: Masculine noun meaning 'rest', 'remainder', or 'the others'.
Gruppe: Feminine noun meaning 'group'.
ging: Simple past of 'gehen', meaning 'went'.
feinen: Adjective meaning 'fine', 'elegant', or 'splendid'.
Jolle: Feminine noun meaning 'dinghy' or 'small sailing boat'.
Nähe: Feminine noun meaning 'nearness', 'vicinity', or 'proximity'.
Piers: Genitive form of 'Pier', meaning 'of the pier' or 'jetty'.
vor: Preposition meaning 'in front of', 'before', or 'ago'.
Anker: Masculine noun meaning 'anchor'; 'vor Anker liegen' means 'to lie at anchor'.
lag: Simple past of 'liegen', meaning 'lay' or 'was situated'.
wurde: Simple past passive auxiliary of 'werden', meaning 'was' or 'became'.
schnell: Adjective or adverb meaning 'fast', 'quick', or 'quickly'.
längsseits: Adverb meaning 'alongside' (nautical term for next to a vessel).
gezogen: Past participle of 'ziehen', meaning 'pulled' or 'drawn'.
woraufhin: Adverb meaning 'whereupon' or 'following which'.
einige: Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'a few'.
Männer: Plural of 'Mann', meaning 'men'.
hineinsprangen: Simple past of 'hineinspringen', meaning 'jumped into it'.
Bevor: Subordinating conjunction meaning 'before'.
folgte: Simple past of 'folgen', meaning 'followed'.
warf: Simple past of 'werfen', meaning 'threw' or 'cast'.
noch: Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'another'.
Blick: Masculine noun meaning 'glance', 'look', or 'gaze'.
Meer: Neuter noun meaning 'sea' or 'ocean'.
Wind: Masculine noun meaning 'wind'.
trieb: Simple past of 'treiben', meaning 'drove', 'pushed', or 'propelled'.
Regen: Masculine noun meaning 'rain'.
Gischt: Feminine noun meaning 'spray', 'sea foam', or 'spume'.
größerer: Genitive/dative comparative adjective meaning 'of greater' or 'with more'.
Kraft: Feminine noun meaning 'force', 'strength', or 'power'.
zuvor: Adverb meaning 'before', 'previously', or 'earlier'.
gegen: Preposition meaning 'against', 'toward', or 'around'.
Gesicht: Neuter noun meaning 'face'.
eigenen: Adjective meaning 'own', 'one's own'.
Söhne: Plural of 'Sohn', meaning 'sons'.
blieben: Simple past of 'bleiben', meaning 'stayed' or 'remained'.
Boot: Neuter noun meaning 'boat'.
wussten: Simple past of 'wissen', meaning 'knew'.
dass: Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'.
Absicht: Feminine noun meaning 'intention' or 'plan'.
kaum: Adverb meaning 'hardly', 'scarcely', or 'barely'.
aufgeben: Verb meaning 'to give up', 'to abandon', or 'to surrender'.
würde: Conditional form of 'werden', meaning 'would'.
sei: Subjunctive I of 'sein', meaning 'be' (used in indirect speech).
denn: Conjunction meaning 'because', 'for', or 'then' (in questions).
Wetter: Neuter noun meaning 'weather'.
verschlechterte: Simple past of 'verschlechtern', meaning 'worsened' or 'deteriorated'.
erheblich: Adverb or adjective meaning 'considerably' or 'significantly'.
Andere: Pronoun or adjective meaning 'others' or 'other people'.
folgten: Simple past of 'folgen', meaning 'followed' (plural).
zurück: Adverb meaning 'back' or 'backward'.
Pierkopf: Masculine noun meaning 'pier head' or 'end of the jetty'.
über: Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', 'about', or 'across'.
häufigen: Adjective in dative meaning 'frequent' or 'repeated'.
Schauern: Dative plural of 'Schauer', meaning 'showers' or 'squalls'.
schlug: Simple past of 'schlagen', meaning 'hit', 'struck', or 'beat'.
zeigte: Simple past of 'zeigen', meaning 'showed' or 'indicated'.
aufgewühlt: Adjective meaning 'churned up', 'agitated', or 'turbulent'.
war: Simple past of 'sein', meaning 'was'.
selbst: Adverb or pronoun meaning 'even', 'self', or 'oneself'.
seit: Preposition or conjunction meaning 'since' or 'for' (time).
verlassen: Verb meaning 'to leave', 'to abandon', or past participle 'left'.
hatten: Simple past of 'haben', meaning 'had' (plural).

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