Wuthering Heights — Page 8
Happily, an inhabitant of the kitchen made more dispatch; a lusty dame, with tucked-up gown, bare arms, and fire-flushed cheeks, rushed into the midst of us flourishing a frying-pan: and used that weapon, and her tongue, to such purpose, that the storm subsided magically, and she only remained, heaving like a sea after a high wind, when her master entered on the scene.
Glücklicherweise machte eine Bewohnerin der Küche kurzen Prozess; eine stattliche Dame mit aufgeschürztem Rock, nackten Armen und feuergeröteten Wangen stürzte mit einer schwingenden Bratpfanne mitten unter uns: und setzte diese Waffe und ihre Zunge so wirkungsvoll ein, dass der Sturm wie durch Zauberhand verebbte, und nur sie allein zurückblieb, auf und ab wogend wie ein Meer nach einem heftigen Wind, als ihr Herr die Szene betrat.
"The herd of possessed swine could have had no worse spirits in them than those animals of yours, sir.
„Die Herde besessener Schweine hätte keine schlimmeren Geister in sich haben können als Ihre Tiere dort, mein Herr.
Heathcliff's countenance relaxed into a grin.
Heathcliffs Miene entspannte sich zu einem Grinsen.
Here, take a little wine.
Hier, nehmen Sie etwas Wein.
Guests are so exceedingly rare in this house that I and my dogs, I am willing to own, hardly know how to receive them.
Gäste sind in diesem Haus so außerordentlich selten, dass ich und meine Hunde, das muss ich zugeben, kaum wissen, wie wir sie empfangen sollen.
Your health, sir?
Auf Ihr Wohl, mein Herr?
Vocabulary
- Glücklicherweise
- Fortunately; used to express a lucky outcome
- machte
- Past tense of 'machen'; made or did
- eine
- Indefinite article feminine; a or an
- Bewohnerin
- Female resident or inhabitant of a place
- der
- Definite article masculine/genitive; the
- Küche
- Kitchen; room where food is prepared
- kurzen
- Short; adjective in inflected form
- Prozess
- Process or trial; sequence of actions or proceedings
- stattliche
- Stately or imposing; describing impressive physical presence
- Dame
- Lady; a woman of dignity or refinement
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- Rock
- Skirt; a garment worn around the waist
- nackten
- Bare or naked; uncovered, in inflected form
- Armen
- Arms; upper limbs of the human body
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- Wangen
- Cheeks; the sides of the face
- stürzte
- Rushed or plunged; past tense of 'stürzen'
- einer
- Indefinite article dative feminine; a or an
- schwingenden
- Swinging; moving back and forth, inflected form
- Bratpfanne
- Frying pan; flat pan used for cooking food
- mitten
- In the middle of; right among something
- unter
- Under or among; preposition of position
- uns
- Us; first-person plural pronoun, accusative/dative
- setzte
- Set or placed; past tense of 'setzen'
- diese
- This or these; demonstrative pronoun/adjective
- Waffe
- Weapon; an instrument used to cause harm
- ihre
- Her or their; possessive pronoun third person
- Zunge
- Tongue; the muscular organ in the mouth
- so
- So or thus; adverb indicating degree or manner
- wirkungsvoll
- Effective or powerful; producing a strong result
- ein
- Indefinite article neuter/masculine; a or one
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- Sturm
- Storm; violent weather with strong winds
- wie
- Like or how; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- durch
- Through; preposition indicating movement across something
- nur
- Only or just; limiting adverb
- sie
- She, they, or you formal; personal pronoun
- allein
- Alone; by oneself, without others
- zurückblieb
- Remained behind; past tense of 'zurückbleiben'
- auf
- On or up; preposition of position or direction
- ab
- Off or down; separable prefix or adverb
- Meer
- Sea or ocean; large body of salt water
- nach
- After or to; preposition of time or direction
- einem
- Dative indefinite article; a or one
- heftigen
- Violent or intense; strong, in inflected form
- Wind
- Wind; moving air current in the atmosphere
- als
- When or as; conjunction of time or comparison
- ihr
- Her, their, or your; possessive or pronoun form
- Herr
- Master or mister; a man of authority or title
- die
- Definite article feminine/plural; the
- Szene
- Scene; a setting or episode in a story
- betrat
- Entered; past tense of 'betreten'
- Die
- Definite article feminine/plural; the
- Herde
- Herd or flock; a group of animals together
- besessener
- Possessed; controlled by evil spirits, inflected form
- Schweine
- Pigs or swine; domesticated farm animals
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive II of 'haben'
- keine
- No or none; negative article or pronoun
- schlimmeren
- Worse; comparative of 'schlimm' in inflected form
- Geister
- Spirits or ghosts; supernatural beings or souls
- in
- In or into; basic preposition of location
- sich
- Themselves or oneself; reflexive pronoun
- haben
- To have; fundamental auxiliary and main verb
- können
- Can or to be able; modal verb of ability
- Ihre
- Your formal or their; possessive pronoun
- Tiere
- Animals; living creatures other than humans
- dort
- There; adverb indicating a distant location
- mein
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- Miene
- Facial expression; the look on someone's face
- entspannte
- Relaxed; past tense of 'entspannen'
- zu
- To or too; preposition or infinitive particle
- Grinsen
- Grin; a broad smile often with exposed teeth
- Hier
- Here; adverb indicating nearby location
- nehmen
- To take; to grasp or accept something
- Sie
- You formal or she/they; personal pronoun
- etwas
- Something or some; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- Wein
- Wine; alcoholic beverage made from grapes
- Gäste
- Guests; people invited or visiting a place
- sind
- Are; present tense plural of 'sein'
- diesem
- This; dative demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- Haus
- House; a building used as a home
- außerordentlich
- Extraordinary; remarkably unusual or exceptional
- selten
- Rare or seldom; not occurring very often
- ich
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- meine
- My; first-person possessive adjective feminine form
- Hunde
- Dogs; domestic canine animals
- das
- That or the; neuter definite article or pronoun
- muss
- Must; present tense of modal verb 'müssen'
- zugeben
- To admit or concede; acknowledge something is true
- kaum
- Hardly or barely; scarcely to any degree
- wissen
- To know; to have knowledge of facts
- wir
- We; first-person plural personal pronoun
- empfangen
- To receive or welcome; greet or accept guests
- sollen
- Should or shall; modal verb of obligation
- Auf
- On or to; preposition or part of a toast
- Ihr
- Your formal; possessive pronoun second person formal
- Wohl
- Well-being or health; used in toasting cheers
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