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It is notoriously easy for satisfaction with what has been already achieved to degenerate into complacency.Bekanntlich verleiten erreichte Positionen zur Selbstzufriedenheit.Ruder, Emil / Typography. A Manual of DesignRuder, Emil / Typographie. Ein GestaltungslehrbuchTypographie. Ein GestaltungslehrbuchRuder, Emil© Copyright 1967 by Arthur Niggli Ltd., Teufen AR, SwitzerlandTypography. A Manual of DesignRuder, Emil© Copyright 1967 by Arthur Niggli Ltd., Teufen AR, Switzerland
One will have to find means of preventing the incurably ill or degenerate from reproducing."Es kam ihr darauf an, Mittel zu finden, um die unheilbar Kranken oder Degenerierten an ihrer Fortpflanzung zu hindern.Aschheim, Steven E / The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E / Nietzsche und die DeutschenNietzsche und die DeutschenAschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California© 2000 J. B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH in StuttgartThe Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California
He liked to keep his meetings balanced so they didn't degenerate into a succession of complaints or rousing self-congratulations.Er sorgte bei den Besprechungen gern für eine gewisse Ausgewogenheit, um zu verhindern, dass nur Klagen oder Selbstbelobigungen laut wurden, die niemandem etwas nützten.Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das ImperiumDas ImperiumAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire Inc.© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGHidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
Why cartilage degenerates is not yet well understood.Genaue Gründe für die Degeneration sind bislang nicht bekannt.© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbHhttp://aerzteblatt.de 11/19/2011© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbHhttp://aerzteblatt.de 11/19/2011
Likewise, schools are increasingly degenerating into areas of social alienation where indiscipline, lack of respect, truancy and bullying are in some instances the norm.In gleicher Weise verkommen Schulen zunehmend zu Bereichen sozialer Entfremdung, in denen Disziplinlosigkeit, Mangel an Respekt, Schwänzen und Bedrohung und Einschüchterung von Mitschülern in manchen Fällen die Norm sind.© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 28.03.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 28.03.2011
He had no intention of becoming a soft slug with a degenerating body, like his father.Jora'h wollte nicht zu einem aufgequollenen Fleischberg werden wie vor ihm Cyroc'h.Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / SonnenstürmeSonnenstürmeAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenHorizon StormsAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
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degenerate semiconductor
entarteter Halbleiter
degenerate gas
entartetes Gas
degenerate age
verkommenes Zeitalter
degenerate art
entartete Kunst
degenerate case
Entartungsfall
Word forms
degenerate
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | degenerated |
Imperative | degenerate |
Present Participle (Participle I) | degenerating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | degenerated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I degenerate | we degenerate |
you degenerate | you degenerate |
he/she/it degenerates | they degenerate |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am degenerating | we are degenerating |
you are degenerating | you are degenerating |
he/she/it is degenerating | they are degenerating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have degenerated | we have degenerated |
you have degenerated | you have degenerated |
he/she/it has degenerated | they have degenerated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been degenerating | we have been degenerating |
you have been degenerating | you have been degenerating |
he/she/it has been degenerating | they have been degenerating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I degenerated | we degenerated |
you degenerated | you degenerated |
he/she/it degenerated | they degenerated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was degenerating | we were degenerating |
you were degenerating | you were degenerating |
he/she/it was degenerating | they were degenerating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had degenerated | we had degenerated |
you had degenerated | you had degenerated |
he/she/it had degenerated | they had degenerated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been degenerating | we had been degenerating |
you had been degenerating | you had been degenerating |
he/she/it had been degenerating | they had been degenerating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will degenerate | we shall/will degenerate |
you will degenerate | you will degenerate |
he/she/it will degenerate | they will degenerate |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be degenerating | we shall/will be degenerating |
you will be degenerating | you will be degenerating |
he/she/it will be degenerating | they will be degenerating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have degenerated | we shall/will have degenerated |
you will have degenerated | you will have degenerated |
he/she/it will have degenerated | they will have degenerated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been degenerating | we shall/will have been degenerating |
you will have been degenerating | you will have been degenerating |
he/she/it will have been degenerating | they will have been degenerating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would degenerate | we should/would degenerate |
you would degenerate | you would degenerate |
he/she/it would degenerate | they would degenerate |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be degenerating | we should/would be degenerating |
you would be degenerating | you would be degenerating |
he/she/it would be degenerating | they would be degenerating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have degenerated | we should/would have degenerated |
you would have degenerated | you would have degenerated |
he/she/it would have degenerated | they would have degenerated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been degenerating | we should/would have been degenerating |
you would have been degenerating | you would have been degenerating |
he/she/it would have been degenerating | they would have been degenerating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am degenerated | we are degenerated |
you are degenerated | you are degenerated |
he/she/it is degenerated | they are degenerated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being degenerated | we are being degenerated |
you are being degenerated | you are being degenerated |
he/she/it is being degenerated | they are being degenerated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been degenerated | we have been degenerated |
you have been degenerated | you have been degenerated |
he/she/it has been degenerated | they have been degenerated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was degenerated | we were degenerated |
you were degenerated | you were degenerated |
he/she/it was degenerated | they were degenerated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being degenerated | we were being degenerated |
you were being degenerated | you were being degenerated |
he/she/it was being degenerated | they were being degenerated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been degenerated | we had been degenerated |
you had been degenerated | you had been degenerated |
he/she/it had been degenerated | they had been degenerated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be degenerated | we shall/will be degenerated |
you will be degenerated | you will be degenerated |
he/she/it will be degenerated | they will be degenerated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been degenerated | we shall/will have been degenerated |
you will have been degenerated | you will have been degenerated |
he/she/it will have been degenerated | they will have been degenerated |
degenerate
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | degenerate | degenerates |
Possessive case | degenerate's | degenerates' |