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Beside her husband Maybelle Walker gazed excitedly at the ochre-brown desert shimmering under the midday sun.
Maybelle Walker blickte aufgeregt in die unter der Mittagssonne flimmernde ockerbraune Wüste hinaus.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
I was myself a complete idiot till about a year ago when a combination of circumstances that I can’t be bothered to explain led me to borrow somebody’s house way out in the desert just north of Santa Fe to write a screenplay in.
Ich war selber ein richtiger Vollidiot, bis mich vor etwa einem Jahr eine Reihe von Umständen, die ich jetzt nicht näher erläutern will, bewogen, draußen in der Wüste unmittelbar nördlich von Santa Fe ein Haus zu mieten, um ein Drehbuch zu schreiben.
Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im Zweifel
Lachs im Zweifel
Adams, Douglas
© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction
© Stephen Fry 2002
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg
© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
The Salmon of Doubt
Adams, Douglas
© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction
© Stephen Fry 2002
© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome
© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
They can surf, play rugby, race across the desert, hoist half a buffalo on to a barbecue spit, but beyond that? They've got poco sophistication. Not the ones that I met anyway.
Surfen, Rugby, Cross-Country durch die Wüste, halbe Büffel auf den Grill wuchten, aber sophistication pouco, habe ich jedenfalls noch nirgends gefunden.
Nooteboom, Cees / Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees / Paradies verloren
Paradies verloren
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005
Lost Paradise
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© Susan Massotty 2007
By nightfall, he needed to be far away in the desert, heading for the border.
Bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit mußte er weit entfernt in der Wüste und zur Grenze unterwegs sein.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
Pressure would build up back home to bring the boys out; by summer, the pressure at home and the misery of the desert would become irresistible.
In der Heimat würde der Druck wachsen, »unsere Jungs« dort rauszuholen; bis zum Sommer würden der Druck in der Heimat und das Elend der Soldaten in der Wüste unerträglich werden.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
An amplified voice drifted across the desert from the launchpad.
Eine verstärkte Stimme hallte von der Startrampe über die Wüste.
Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / Zeit
Zeit
Baxter, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
Time
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
If I were to assert that you were insane, and suppose the Theban desert is a little bit of wooded country, and far-away Alexandria the town of B in the south of Germany, what would you say in reply?
Wenn ich nun behauptete, daß eben Sie von einem heillosen Wahnsinn befangen die Thebaische Wüste für ein Wäldchen und das ferne, ferne Alexandrien für die süddeutsche Stadt B hielten, was würden Sie sagen können?
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Ben wore desert boots, a loose singlet, a yellow hard hat and tight green shorts he called “stubbies.”
Ben trug Stiefel, ein weites Trikot, einen gelben Tropenhelm und enge grüne Shorts, die er >stubbies< nannte.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
Despite these similarities, Mars is a frigid desert world, geologically inactive and hostile to life as we know it.
Trotzdem ist er eine kalte Wüstenwelt, geologisch inaktiv und lebensfeindlich.
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H. / Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the UniverseBurnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H. / Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H.
© Weldon Owen Pty Ltd
© 2006 für die deutsche Ausgabe: Tandem Verlag GmbH
Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H.
© 1997 US Weldon Owen Inc.
© 1997 Weldon Owen Pty Limited
You say this place where we are is not the Theban desert, but a little woodland district eight miles from B., daily frequented by country folk, sportsmen and others.
- Sie sagen, der Ort, wo wir uns befinden sei nicht die Thebaische Wüste, sondern ein kleiner Wald, der zwei Stunden von B liege und täglich von Bauern, Jägern und andern Leuten durchstreift werde.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
He quickly dispatched three unscathed warships to track down and assist the crashed warliner out in the desert.
Rasch beauftragte er drei unbeschädigte Kriegsschiffe, dem in der Wüste abgestürzten Raumer zu Hilfe zu eilen.
Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / Sonnenstürme
Sonnenstürme
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
Horizon Storms
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
By afternoon he had finished, and he drove his battered pickup truck out to the camel farm beyond Sulaibiya, where the last outposts of Kuwait City ran out and the desert began.
Nachmittags war Martin mit allem fertig und fuhr mit seinem klapprigen Pick-up zu den Kamelfarmen bei Sulaibija hinaus, wo die letzten Außenbezirke von Kuwait City endgültig in die Wüste übergingen.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
Only think of the Siberian forest gone back to steppe, North Africa back to desert, lava burying the Gardens of Hawai'i-all the loss of recreation, places to be alone in, to draw a free breath in.
Allein der Gedanke, dass der sibirische Wald wieder zur Steppe werden soll, Nordafrika wieder zur Wüste, dass Lava die Gärten von Hawaii unter sich begräbt ... dieser Verlust an Erholung, an Orten, wo man allein sein, wo man frei atmen kann.
Anderson, Poul / GenesisAnderson, Poul / Genesis
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
© für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe 2001 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
He thought it over and chose the desert.
Mike dachte darüber nach und entschied sich für die Wüste.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
She expects you hourly, for she is certain you could not desert her.
Sie erwartet Dich stündlich, denn fest steht es in ihrer Seele, daß Du sie nimmer lassen könntest.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.

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Collocations

concrete desert
Betonwüste
sandy desert
Sandwüste
salt desert
Salzwüste
stone desert
Steinwüste
desert climate
Wüstenklima
desert sand
Wüstensand
desert environment
Wüstenklima
desert plant
Wüstenpflanze
Desert Flower
Wüstenblume
Libyan Desert
Libysche Wüste
deserted village
Wüstung
deserted wife
verlassene Ehefrau

Word forms

desert

noun
SingularPlural
Common casedesertdeserts
Possessive casedesert'sdeserts'

desert

verb
Basic forms
Pastdeserted
Imperativedesert
Present Participle (Participle I)deserting
Past Participle (Participle II)deserted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I desertwe desert
you desertyou desert
he/she/it desertsthey desert
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am desertingwe are deserting
you are desertingyou are deserting
he/she/it is desertingthey are deserting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have desertedwe have deserted
you have desertedyou have deserted
he/she/it has desertedthey have deserted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been desertingwe have been deserting
you have been desertingyou have been deserting
he/she/it has been desertingthey have been deserting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I desertedwe deserted
you desertedyou deserted
he/she/it desertedthey deserted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was desertingwe were deserting
you were desertingyou were deserting
he/she/it was desertingthey were deserting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had desertedwe had deserted
you had desertedyou had deserted
he/she/it had desertedthey had deserted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been desertingwe had been deserting
you had been desertingyou had been deserting
he/she/it had been desertingthey had been deserting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will desertwe shall/will desert
you will desertyou will desert
he/she/it will desertthey will desert
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be desertingwe shall/will be deserting
you will be desertingyou will be deserting
he/she/it will be desertingthey will be deserting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have desertedwe shall/will have deserted
you will have desertedyou will have deserted
he/she/it will have desertedthey will have deserted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been desertingwe shall/will have been deserting
you will have been desertingyou will have been deserting
he/she/it will have been desertingthey will have been deserting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would desertwe should/would desert
you would desertyou would desert
he/she/it would desertthey would desert
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be desertingwe should/would be deserting
you would be desertingyou would be deserting
he/she/it would be desertingthey would be deserting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have desertedwe should/would have deserted
you would have desertedyou would have deserted
he/she/it would have desertedthey would have deserted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been desertingwe should/would have been deserting
you would have been desertingyou would have been deserting
he/she/it would have been desertingthey would have been deserting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am desertedwe are deserted
you are desertedyou are deserted
he/she/it is desertedthey are deserted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being desertedwe are being deserted
you are being desertedyou are being deserted
he/she/it is being desertedthey are being deserted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been desertedwe have been deserted
you have been desertedyou have been deserted
he/she/it has been desertedthey have been deserted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was desertedwe were deserted
you were desertedyou were deserted
he/she/it was desertedthey were deserted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being desertedwe were being deserted
you were being desertedyou were being deserted
he/she/it was being desertedthey were being deserted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been desertedwe had been deserted
you had been desertedyou had been deserted
he/she/it had been desertedthey had been deserted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be desertedwe shall/will be deserted
you will be desertedyou will be deserted
he/she/it will be desertedthey will be deserted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been desertedwe shall/will have been deserted
you will have been desertedyou will have been deserted
he/she/it will have been desertedthey will have been deserted