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Discarding everything which serves to adorn noble ladies, and leaving off all womanly ways, she became an uncanny creature, neither woman nor man, detested by the women and laughed at by the men.Alles vernachlässigend, was zur Zierde holder Frauen dient, sich alles weiblichen Wesens entschlagend, wurde sie zum unheimlichen Zwitterwesen, von den Frauen gehaßt, von den Männern verlacht.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The dark green embossed 'B' was discreet but ubiquitous, adorning everything from the flag that fluttered on the top of the forty-two storey building to the neat lapel of the most junior bellhop.Das dunkelgrüne "B" war diskret, aber allgegenwärtig; es zierte die Flagge, die auf dem zweiundvierzigstöckigen Gebäude wehte, ebenso wie die Rockaufschläge des jüngsten Pagen.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Children’s paintings adorned the walls, preserved under a layer of glass.Kinderzeichnungen hingen hinter Glas an den Wänden.Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / RaumRaumBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenSpaceBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
"Oh no, I assure you there's a difference," Mo replied quietly, trying not to look up at the heads impaled on pikes that adorned the walls.»O nein, glaub mir, das ist immer noch ein Unterschied«, erwiderte Mo leise - und versuchte, nicht zu den Köpfen hinaufzusehen, die aufgespießt die Mauern zierten.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
They were adorned with ankle rings, brass bracelets and necklaces, earrings of copper or wood in the shape of small spools. Their lower lips were pierced with either a bone or iron nail.Sie waren geschmückt mit Fußringen und aus Messing verfertigten Arm- und Halsbändern, mit Ohrgehängen aus Kupfer oder in Form kleiner Holzspulen, die Unterlippe durchbohrt von einem Bein- oder Eisennagel.Jung, Carl Gustav / Memories, dreams, reflectionsJung, Carl Gustav / Erinnerungen, Träume, GedankenErinnerungen, Träume, GedankenJung, Carl Gustav© 1961, 1962, 1963 by Random House, Inc.© der deutschen Ausgabe: 1971 Walter Verlag© Patmos Verlag GmbH & Co. KGMemories, dreams, reflectionsJung, Carl Gustav© 1961, 1962, 1963 by Random House, Inc.
But, when thus adorned, even the secular appeared to be longing for the heavenly, higher realm, and striving to enter in amidst its phenomena.Aber selbst das Profane erschien in diesem Schmuck, wie sich sehnend nach dem göttlichen höheren Reich und strebend einzutreten in seine Erscheinungen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
He rises; he dances the ceremonial dance around his rather, who is sitting adorned with full ceremonial designs worked in blood and feather-down.Er erhebt sich; er tanzt den zeremoniellen Tanz um seinen Väter der dasitzt, geschmückt mit allen Abzeichen aus Blut und Federn.Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
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adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
sich mit fremden Federn schmücken
Word forms
adorn
verb
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Past | adorned |
Imperative | adorn |
Present Participle (Participle I) | adorning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | adorned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I adorn | we adorn |
you adorn | you adorn |
he/she/it adorns | they adorn |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am adorning | we are adorning |
you are adorning | you are adorning |
he/she/it is adorning | they are adorning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have adorned | we have adorned |
you have adorned | you have adorned |
he/she/it has adorned | they have adorned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been adorning | we have been adorning |
you have been adorning | you have been adorning |
he/she/it has been adorning | they have been adorning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I adorned | we adorned |
you adorned | you adorned |
he/she/it adorned | they adorned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was adorning | we were adorning |
you were adorning | you were adorning |
he/she/it was adorning | they were adorning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had adorned | we had adorned |
you had adorned | you had adorned |
he/she/it had adorned | they had adorned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been adorning | we had been adorning |
you had been adorning | you had been adorning |
he/she/it had been adorning | they had been adorning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will adorn | we shall/will adorn |
you will adorn | you will adorn |
he/she/it will adorn | they will adorn |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be adorning | we shall/will be adorning |
you will be adorning | you will be adorning |
he/she/it will be adorning | they will be adorning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have adorned | we shall/will have adorned |
you will have adorned | you will have adorned |
he/she/it will have adorned | they will have adorned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been adorning | we shall/will have been adorning |
you will have been adorning | you will have been adorning |
he/she/it will have been adorning | they will have been adorning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would adorn | we should/would adorn |
you would adorn | you would adorn |
he/she/it would adorn | they would adorn |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be adorning | we should/would be adorning |
you would be adorning | you would be adorning |
he/she/it would be adorning | they would be adorning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have adorned | we should/would have adorned |
you would have adorned | you would have adorned |
he/she/it would have adorned | they would have adorned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been adorning | we should/would have been adorning |
you would have been adorning | you would have been adorning |
he/she/it would have been adorning | they would have been adorning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am adorned | we are adorned |
you are adorned | you are adorned |
he/she/it is adorned | they are adorned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being adorned | we are being adorned |
you are being adorned | you are being adorned |
he/she/it is being adorned | they are being adorned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been adorned | we have been adorned |
you have been adorned | you have been adorned |
he/she/it has been adorned | they have been adorned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was adorned | we were adorned |
you were adorned | you were adorned |
he/she/it was adorned | they were adorned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being adorned | we were being adorned |
you were being adorned | you were being adorned |
he/she/it was being adorned | they were being adorned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been adorned | we had been adorned |
you had been adorned | you had been adorned |
he/she/it had been adorned | they had been adorned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be adorned | we shall/will be adorned |
you will be adorned | you will be adorned |
he/she/it will be adorned | they will be adorned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been adorned | we shall/will have been adorned |
you will have been adorned | you will have been adorned |
he/she/it will have been adorned | they will have been adorned |