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They suspected he was hiding and waiting to ambush them, so they didn't go looking.Sie nahmen an, daß er sich versteckt hatte und sie aus dem Hinterhalt überfallen wollte, also suchten sie nicht nach ihm.Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
Genghis Khan replied: "Once, before I ascended the throne, I was riding along a road and I came on six men who lay in ambush by a bridge, waiting to attempt my life.Dschingis-Khan antwortete ihm: »Bevor ich den Thron des Reiches bestieg, ritt ich einmal auf einer Straße daher. Da stieß ich auf sechs Männer, die beim Übergang über eine Brücke im Hinterhalt lagen und mir nach dem Leben trachteten.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
She didn't sense him coming up until his hands clamped her waist—then she wheeled like an ambushed cat and jammed the clothespin into his teeth.Daß er sich herangeschlichen hatte, merkte sie erst, als sich seine Hände um ihren Leib schlossen. Wie eine hinterrücks angegriffene Katze fuhr sie herum und stieß ihm die Wäscheklammer in die Zähne.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
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in an ambush
aus dem Hinterhalt
Word forms
ambush
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | ambush | ambushes |
Possessive case | ambush's | ambushes' |
ambush
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | ambushed |
Imperative | ambush |
Present Participle (Participle I) | ambushing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | ambushed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ambush | we ambush |
you ambush | you ambush |
he/she/it ambushes | they ambush |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am ambushing | we are ambushing |
you are ambushing | you are ambushing |
he/she/it is ambushing | they are ambushing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have ambushed | we have ambushed |
you have ambushed | you have ambushed |
he/she/it has ambushed | they have ambushed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been ambushing | we have been ambushing |
you have been ambushing | you have been ambushing |
he/she/it has been ambushing | they have been ambushing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ambushed | we ambushed |
you ambushed | you ambushed |
he/she/it ambushed | they ambushed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was ambushing | we were ambushing |
you were ambushing | you were ambushing |
he/she/it was ambushing | they were ambushing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had ambushed | we had ambushed |
you had ambushed | you had ambushed |
he/she/it had ambushed | they had ambushed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been ambushing | we had been ambushing |
you had been ambushing | you had been ambushing |
he/she/it had been ambushing | they had been ambushing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will ambush | we shall/will ambush |
you will ambush | you will ambush |
he/she/it will ambush | they will ambush |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be ambushing | we shall/will be ambushing |
you will be ambushing | you will be ambushing |
he/she/it will be ambushing | they will be ambushing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have ambushed | we shall/will have ambushed |
you will have ambushed | you will have ambushed |
he/she/it will have ambushed | they will have ambushed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ambushing | we shall/will have been ambushing |
you will have been ambushing | you will have been ambushing |
he/she/it will have been ambushing | they will have been ambushing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would ambush | we should/would ambush |
you would ambush | you would ambush |
he/she/it would ambush | they would ambush |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be ambushing | we should/would be ambushing |
you would be ambushing | you would be ambushing |
he/she/it would be ambushing | they would be ambushing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have ambushed | we should/would have ambushed |
you would have ambushed | you would have ambushed |
he/she/it would have ambushed | they would have ambushed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been ambushing | we should/would have been ambushing |
you would have been ambushing | you would have been ambushing |
he/she/it would have been ambushing | they would have been ambushing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am ambushed | we are ambushed |
you are ambushed | you are ambushed |
he/she/it is ambushed | they are ambushed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being ambushed | we are being ambushed |
you are being ambushed | you are being ambushed |
he/she/it is being ambushed | they are being ambushed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been ambushed | we have been ambushed |
you have been ambushed | you have been ambushed |
he/she/it has been ambushed | they have been ambushed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was ambushed | we were ambushed |
you were ambushed | you were ambushed |
he/she/it was ambushed | they were ambushed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being ambushed | we were being ambushed |
you were being ambushed | you were being ambushed |
he/she/it was being ambushed | they were being ambushed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been ambushed | we had been ambushed |
you had been ambushed | you had been ambushed |
he/she/it had been ambushed | they had been ambushed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be ambushed | we shall/will be ambushed |
you will be ambushed | you will be ambushed |
he/she/it will be ambushed | they will be ambushed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ambushed | we shall/will have been ambushed |
you will have been ambushed | you will have been ambushed |
he/she/it will have been ambushed | they will have been ambushed |