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The masked villain smashed through a thin barricade to reach the dim, topmost level of Dorian Gray's old dock house.
Der maskierte Schurke erreichte die dunkle oberste Etage von Dorian Grays altem Haus.
Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
A few klieg lights mounted on long steel poles supplemented the dim sunlight.
Einige Jupiterlampen, auf hohe Stahlpfosten montiert, ergänzten das schwache Sonnenlicht, das ins Zelt sickerte.
Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-Kinder
Die Darwin-Kinder
Bear, Greg
© 2003 Greg Bear
© Elsevier GmbH, München
Darwin's Children
Bear, Greg
© 2003 by Greg Bear
Ferdinand: I hear my dear old Ludwig trying to formulate the laws of art in dim and mystic phrases; and I must say, that the gulf which seemed to lie between poet and composer, begins to look much narrower than it did.
Ferdinand: Ich höre meinen lieben Ludwig, wie er in tiefen Sprüchen das geheimnisvolle Wesen der Kunst zu erfassen strebt, und in der Tat schon jetzt sehe ich den Raum schwinden, der mir sonst den Dichter vom Musiker zu trennen schien.
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.
And many things strike me quite differently since Reinhold has been here. Many things which were dim and formless in my mind have grown so distinct and clear, that I can see them and understand them perfectly.
Seit Reinhold hier ist, kommen mir auch manche Dinge ganz anders vor, und manches, was sonst trübe und gestaltlos in meiner Seele lag, ist nun so hell und klar geworden, daß ich es ganz deutlich zu erkennen vermag.
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.
The glow is faint and you can easily see dim stars through it.
Das Glimmen ist schwach, und man kann mühelos blasse Sterne dahinter erkennen.
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
Perhaps there was a slightly brighter central patch, surrounded by a blood-coloured river, studded here and there by dim yellow sparkles.
Vielleicht war da noch ein etwas hellerer Fleck im Zentrum, der von einem blutroten Fluss umströmt wurde, der hier und da mit trüben gelben Funken gesprenkelt war.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
Whatever dim spark of awareness resides behind those deceptive eyes is trapped forever in a cage of inarticulacy...
Falls ein trüber Funke von Bewusstsein hinter diesen trügerischen Augen glimmt, so ist er in einem Käfig fehlenden Ausdrucksvermögens gefangen
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
Far, far away the dim soul-threads from Mage-Imperator Jora'h faded more and more as the hours dragged on.
Während die Zeit verging, verblassten die matten Seelenfäden des Weisen Imperators immer mehr.
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
I listened attentively, for the voices of the singers affected me strangely; dim reminiscences stirred within me, but were slow to take definite form.
Ich horchte hoch auf, denn die beiden weiblichen Stimmen wirkten ganz sonderbar auf mich, seltsam gingen dunkle Erinnerungen in mir auf, die sich nicht gestalten wollten.
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.
After hundreds of universes of silence and remoteness and darkness, universes of dim light and shadows, he was right back where he started.
Nach hundert Universen der Stille und Dunkelheit, Universen aus trübem Licht und Schatten, war er wieder an dem Punkt angelangt, von dem aus er aufgebrochen war.
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
The large dim yellow lights glowed about twenty feet from them.
Die großen, matten gelben Lichter glühten etwa sechs Meter von ihnen entfernt.
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.
The vehicle was, as it turned out, already occupied by a particularly dim-looking alien who nearly wet himself with terror when confronted by Leovinus.
Das Fahrzeug war, wie sich herausstellte, bereits von einem besonders dusslig wirkenden Fremdling besetzt, der sich vor Schreck fast in die Hose machte, als er Leovinus erblickte.
Jones, Terry / Starship TitanicJones, Terry / Raumschiff Titanic
Raumschiff Titanic
Jones, Terry
© der Originalausgabe 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 1998 by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg
Starship Titanic
Jones, Terry
© 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
An illuminated reticle-an eyepiece with cross hairs illuminated by a dim red light-can help you detect any wandering of the guide star.
Ein beleuchtetes Fadenkreuz kann Ihnen hier helfen, dem Pfad dieses Leitsterns zu folgen.
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
Still more than that, I felt the reproach contained in what he had last said as deeply as I was astounded at the dim remembrance of his previous life which shone through it like some lofty, invulnerable, higher spirit.
Noch mehr als das, den Vorwurf den seine letzten Worte enthielten fühlte ich ebenso tief als mich das dunkle Bewußtsein des frühern Lebens, das darin wie ein höherer unverletzbarer Geist hervorschimmerte, in Erstaunen setzte.
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.
This master taught him faithfully in his art, and gave him many master poems in manuscript, which sent light into his inner spirit, enabling him to see and distinguish all that was formless and dim before.
Dieser unterwies ihn getreulich in der Kunst und teilte ihm viele Meistergedichte in Schriften mit, die Licht in sein inneres Gemüt hineinströmten, daß er das, was ihm sonst verworren und gestaltlos geschienen, nun deutlich zu erkennen vermochte.
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

dim light
Abblendlicht
dim light
Funsel
dim light
gedämpftes Licht
dimmer switch
Abblendschalter
dimmed light
gedämpftes Licht
dimmed headlight
Abblendlicht
global dimming
globale Verdunkelung

Word forms

dim

verb
Basic forms
Pastdimmed
Imperativedim
Present Participle (Participle I)dimming
Past Participle (Participle II)dimmed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dimwe dim
you dimyou dim
he/she/it dimsthey dim
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dimmingwe are dimming
you are dimmingyou are dimming
he/she/it is dimmingthey are dimming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dimmedwe have dimmed
you have dimmedyou have dimmed
he/she/it has dimmedthey have dimmed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dimmingwe have been dimming
you have been dimmingyou have been dimming
he/she/it has been dimmingthey have been dimming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dimmedwe dimmed
you dimmedyou dimmed
he/she/it dimmedthey dimmed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dimmingwe were dimming
you were dimmingyou were dimming
he/she/it was dimmingthey were dimming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dimmedwe had dimmed
you had dimmedyou had dimmed
he/she/it had dimmedthey had dimmed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dimmingwe had been dimming
you had been dimmingyou had been dimming
he/she/it had been dimmingthey had been dimming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dimwe shall/will dim
you will dimyou will dim
he/she/it will dimthey will dim
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dimmingwe shall/will be dimming
you will be dimmingyou will be dimming
he/she/it will be dimmingthey will be dimming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dimmedwe shall/will have dimmed
you will have dimmedyou will have dimmed
he/she/it will have dimmedthey will have dimmed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dimmingwe shall/will have been dimming
you will have been dimmingyou will have been dimming
he/she/it will have been dimmingthey will have been dimming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dimwe should/would dim
you would dimyou would dim
he/she/it would dimthey would dim
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dimmingwe should/would be dimming
you would be dimmingyou would be dimming
he/she/it would be dimmingthey would be dimming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dimmedwe should/would have dimmed
you would have dimmedyou would have dimmed
he/she/it would have dimmedthey would have dimmed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dimmingwe should/would have been dimming
you would have been dimmingyou would have been dimming
he/she/it would have been dimmingthey would have been dimming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dimmedwe are dimmed
you are dimmedyou are dimmed
he/she/it is dimmedthey are dimmed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dimmedwe are being dimmed
you are being dimmedyou are being dimmed
he/she/it is being dimmedthey are being dimmed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dimmedwe have been dimmed
you have been dimmedyou have been dimmed
he/she/it has been dimmedthey have been dimmed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dimmedwe were dimmed
you were dimmedyou were dimmed
he/she/it was dimmedthey were dimmed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dimmedwe were being dimmed
you were being dimmedyou were being dimmed
he/she/it was being dimmedthey were being dimmed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dimmedwe had been dimmed
you had been dimmedyou had been dimmed
he/she/it had been dimmedthey had been dimmed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dimmedwe shall/will be dimmed
you will be dimmedyou will be dimmed
he/she/it will be dimmedthey will be dimmed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dimmedwe shall/will have been dimmed
you will have been dimmedyou will have been dimmed
he/she/it will have been dimmedthey will have been dimmed

dim

noun, singular
Singular
Common casedim
Possessive casedim's

dim

adjective
Positive degreedim
Comparative degreedimmer
Superlative degreedimmest