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Vocab für die Novelle
| German | English |
|---|---|
| das Eilwagen | carriage |
| schmuck | smart/neat/intelligent |
| die Furcht völlig benehmen | to take away the fear |
| gerade | straightly/exactly |
| heiter | cheerful/bright |
| hingeworfen (adj) | off-hand |
| Belesenheit | erudition (state of being widely-read) |
| (von etwas) zeugen | to beget/generate (are the result of) |
| dünken (pt. deuchten) | to seem/appear |
| vordringen | to penetrate (wilderness) |
| abbitten + dat | to apologise/pardon yourself |
| das Hörensagen | hearday |
| schildern | to describe |
| eilen | to be in a hurry |
| (un)gesittet | (un)civilised |
| erröten | to get embarassed |
| der Reisepfennig | first impression |
| die Muße | ease/idleness |
| schnapsend | boozy |
| wehmütig | wistful/nostalgic/melancholy |
| auftauchen | pop-up/arise/appear |
| bemitleiden | to pity |
| überströmen | to overflow |
| üppig | abundant/lush |
| das Laub | foliage |
| entschädigen | to compensate |
| obgleich | even though |
| der Anstand | modesty/manners/grace |
| zuvorkommend | courteous/helpful |
| geneigter zu vb. als zu vb. | more likely to x than to x |
| sich durch etwas belästigt fühlen | to feel burdened/fatigued by something |
| über etw. Aufschluss geben | to explain/break something down |
| preisgeben | reveal-divulge |
| Verwunderung | wonderment |
| verneinen | to say no/deny/negate/dispute |
| der Begriff von etwas | a term for something |
| Zeit verweilen | to spend time |
| zuvor | beforehand |
| unbefangen (adj) | unprejudiced |
| aberwitzig | ? |
| Volkstämme | tribes |
| von jeher | since always |
| uns (dat) aufbürden | to impose/encumber |
| rege | brisk/lively |
| vernünftig | reasonable/rational |
| allerliebst | ? |
| übereilen | to rush over |
| auffallend | noticeable/striking |
| gemein | common/vulgar |
| durchaus | absolutely |
| trefflich | splendid/excellent |
| einimpfen | inculcate (shape in their image) |
| gelegentlich | occasionally |
| die Sitten | manners |
| abschleifen | to polish off |
| das Gerücht | rumour |
| das Gebräuch | custom |
| erwerben | to purchase |
| anstaunen | to marvel at/gaze at in wonder |
| der Vorzug (-ü-e) | the benefit |
| Beredsamkeit | eloquence/talkativeness |
| Entzücken | delight/rapture/joy |
| der Reiz verleihen | to bestow charm + gen |
| Unbefangenheit | unselfconsciousness |
| behutsam | gingerly/careful |
| hereinbrechend (adj) | closing-in |
| Punkt der Unterredung | point of conversation |
| durch etwas aufreizen | to provoke/irritate by something |
| unwillkürlich | involuntarily/spontaneously |
| dienlich | useful/conducive |
| der Begriff von etwas | a term for something |
| Zeit verweilen | to spend time |
| zuvor | beforehand |
| unbefangen (adj) | unprejudiced |
| aberwitzig | ? |
| Volkstämme | tribes |
| von jeher | since always |
| uns (dat) aufbürden | to impose/encumber |
| rege | brisk/lively |
| vernünftig | reasonable/rational |
| allerliebst | ? |
| übereilen | to rush over |
| auffallend | noticeable/striking |
| gemein | common/vulgar |
| durchaus | absolutely |
| trefflich | splendid/excellent |
| einimpfen | inculcate (shape in their image) |
| gelegentlich | occasionally |
| die Sitten | manners |
| abschleifen | to polish off |
| das Gerücht | rumour |
| das Gebräuch | custom |
| erwerben | to purchase |
| anstaunen | to marvel at/gaze at in wonder |
| der Vorzug (-ü-e) | the benefit |
| Beredsamkeit | eloquence/talkativeness |
| Entzücken | delight/rapture/joy |
| der Reiz verleihen | to bestow charm + gen |
| Unbefangenheit | unselfconsciousness |
| behutsam | gingerly/careful |
| hereinbrechend (adj) | closing-in |
| Punkt der Unterredung | point of conversation |
| durch etwas aufreizen | to provoke/irritate by something |
| unwillkürlich | involuntarily/spontaneously |
| dienlich | useful/conducive |
| der Verdruß | displeasure |
| eifrig | eager |
| enthoben | removed |
| steil | steep |
| schmählte | ? |
| Torheit | folly/stupidity |
| bejahen | to say yes/affirm |
| Bestürzung | perplexity/panic/consternation |
| allmählich | gradually |
| Spuren tragen | to show remnants of |
| Beschaffenheit | composition/constitution |
| verwehren | to blow away/obliterate |
| der Ritz | the scratch/crack/cranny |
| vortrefflich | excellent |
| erhaben | lofty/elevated/sublime |
| die Ehrfurcht | reverence/awe |
| mustern | to scrutinise |
| der Vorbote | the precursor (foreboding) |
| die Vorfahren | antecedents/ancestors |
| Kraft zu etwas sammeln | to gather power for something |
| überwiegen | overweigh/dominate |
| etwas jemandem zuschreiben | to pin something to someone |
| hinlänglich | sufficiently |
| rächen an jemanden | to take revenge against someone |
| aushalten | to withstand |
| unverzeihlich | inexcusable/unforgivable |
| schnöde | vile/despicable/contemptuous |
| Galgen | gallows |
| aussöhnen | to reconcile |
| Greisen | aged/respected |
| zierlich | delicate |
| besinnen auf etwas | to recall something |
| konjuntive II eher .... denn ....zu ... | more likely to x than to y |
| Aufopferung | sacrifice |
| Edelmut | gallantry |
| ungeheuer | enormous/prodigious |
| Scharfsinn | shrewdness |
| wacker | brave/valiant |
| Eifer | zeal |
| Eitelkeit | vanity |
| wagen | to risk |
| Bedenklichkeit | seriousness |
| ahnen | to suppose/guess/suspect |
| Miene | expression |
| stöhnen | to groan |
| bänglich | anxious |
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