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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 GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, 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 ZweifelLachs im ZweifelAdams, 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. KGThe Salmon of DoubtAdams, 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 verlorenParadies verlorenNooteboom, Cees© Cees Nooteboom 2004© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005Lost ParadiseNooteboom, 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 GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, 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 GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, 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 / ZeitZeitBaxter, Stephen© 1999 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenTimeBaxter, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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 / 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
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 WegweiserDer Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer WegweiserBurnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H.© Weldon Owen Pty Ltd© 2006 für die deutsche Ausgabe: Tandem Verlag GmbHAdvanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the UniverseBurnham, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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 / SonnenstürmeSonnenstürmeAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenHorizon StormsAnderson, 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 GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, 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 / GenesisGenesisAnderson, Poul© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust© für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe 2001 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachGenesisAnderson, 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 GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | desert | deserts |
Possessive case | desert's | deserts' |
desert
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | deserted |
Imperative | desert |
Present Participle (Participle I) | deserting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | deserted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I desert | we desert |
you desert | you desert |
he/she/it deserts | they desert |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am deserting | we are deserting |
you are deserting | you are deserting |
he/she/it is deserting | they are deserting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have deserted | we have deserted |
you have deserted | you have deserted |
he/she/it has deserted | they have deserted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been deserting | we have been deserting |
you have been deserting | you have been deserting |
he/she/it has been deserting | they have been deserting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I deserted | we deserted |
you deserted | you deserted |
he/she/it deserted | they deserted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was deserting | we were deserting |
you were deserting | you were deserting |
he/she/it was deserting | they were deserting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had deserted | we had deserted |
you had deserted | you had deserted |
he/she/it had deserted | they had deserted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been deserting | we had been deserting |
you had been deserting | you had been deserting |
he/she/it had been deserting | they had been deserting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will desert | we shall/will desert |
you will desert | you will desert |
he/she/it will desert | they will desert |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be deserting | we shall/will be deserting |
you will be deserting | you will be deserting |
he/she/it will be deserting | they will be deserting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have deserted | we shall/will have deserted |
you will have deserted | you will have deserted |
he/she/it will have deserted | they will have deserted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been deserting | we shall/will have been deserting |
you will have been deserting | you will have been deserting |
he/she/it will have been deserting | they will have been deserting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would desert | we should/would desert |
you would desert | you would desert |
he/she/it would desert | they would desert |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be deserting | we should/would be deserting |
you would be deserting | you would be deserting |
he/she/it would be deserting | they would be deserting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have deserted | we should/would have deserted |
you would have deserted | you would have deserted |
he/she/it would have deserted | they would have deserted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been deserting | we should/would have been deserting |
you would have been deserting | you would have been deserting |
he/she/it would have been deserting | they would have been deserting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am deserted | we are deserted |
you are deserted | you are deserted |
he/she/it is deserted | they are deserted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being deserted | we are being deserted |
you are being deserted | you are being deserted |
he/she/it is being deserted | they are being deserted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been deserted | we have been deserted |
you have been deserted | you have been deserted |
he/she/it has been deserted | they have been deserted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was deserted | we were deserted |
you were deserted | you were deserted |
he/she/it was deserted | they were deserted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being deserted | we were being deserted |
you were being deserted | you were being deserted |
he/she/it was being deserted | they were being deserted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been deserted | we had been deserted |
you had been deserted | you had been deserted |
he/she/it had been deserted | they had been deserted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be deserted | we shall/will be deserted |
you will be deserted | you will be deserted |
he/she/it will be deserted | they will be deserted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been deserted | we shall/will have been deserted |
you will have been deserted | you will have been deserted |
he/she/it will have been deserted | they will have been deserted |