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During the day Martin lodged the message behind the brick in the wall by the stagnant moat of the citadel in Aadhamiya, and in the dusk made, his chalk mark on the rusty red surface of the garage door in Yarmuk.
Tagsüber versteckte Martin seine Nachricht hinter dem losen Ziegel in der Mauer am ehemaligen Wassergraben der alten Zitadelle in Aadhamija und brachte in der Abenddämmerung sein Kreidezeichen an dem rostroten Garagentor in Mansur an.
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

Ivo's voice was so loud in the gathering dusk that Minerva instinctively put her hand over his mouth.
« Ivos Stimme klang so laut in der aufziehenden Dämmerung, dass Minerva ihm unwillkürlich die Hand auf den Mund presste.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell

It was hiding behind the corner of an eave like a chicken thief at dusk.
Sie hielt sich hinter der Ecke einer Regenrinne versteckt, gleich einem Hühnerdieb in der Dämmerung.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren

IT WAS dusk when they woke again.
Es dämmerte, als sie wieder erwachten.
Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die Bettlerkönigin
Die Bettlerkönigin
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Beggar Queen
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander

It was getting dusk and they sat silent for a while.
Es fing an zu dämmern und sie blieben eine Weile schweigend sitzen.
Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The Underdog
Beneath The Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King
© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002
Beneath the Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King

It was not until the hour of dusk that all the men met again in the hangar, now banned to everyone else on the base.
Erst bei Sonnenuntergang kamen sie wieder in dem - für alle nicht an dem Unternehmen Beteiligten gesperrten - Hangar zusammen.
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

Dusk was already falling outside.
Draußen dämmerte es schon.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House

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at dusk

in der Abenddämmerung

dusk-to-dawn curfew

nächtliche Ausgangssperre

Word forms

dusk

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	dusk	*dusks
Possessive case	dusk's	*dusks'

dusk

adjective

Positive degree	dusk
Comparative degree	dusker
Superlative degree	duskest

dusk

verb

Basic forms
Past	dusked
Imperative	dusk
Present Participle (Participle I)	dusking
Past Participle (Participle II)	dusked

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dusk	we dusk
you dusk	you dusk
he/she/it dusks	they dusk

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dusking	we are dusking
you are dusking	you are dusking
he/she/it is dusking	they are dusking

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dusked	we have dusked
you have dusked	you have dusked
he/she/it has dusked	they have dusked

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dusking	we have been dusking
you have been dusking	you have been dusking
he/she/it has been dusking	they have been dusking

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dusked	we dusked
you dusked	you dusked
he/she/it dusked	they dusked

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dusking	we were dusking
you were dusking	you were dusking
he/she/it was dusking	they were dusking

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dusked	we had dusked
you had dusked	you had dusked
he/she/it had dusked	they had dusked

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dusking	we had been dusking
you had been dusking	you had been dusking
he/she/it had been dusking	they had been dusking

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dusk	we shall/will dusk
you will dusk	you will dusk
he/she/it will dusk	they will dusk

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dusking	we shall/will be dusking
you will be dusking	you will be dusking
he/she/it will be dusking	they will be dusking

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dusked	we shall/will have dusked
you will have dusked	you will have dusked
he/she/it will have dusked	they will have dusked

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dusking	we shall/will have been dusking
you will have been dusking	you will have been dusking
he/she/it will have been dusking	they will have been dusking

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dusk	we should/would dusk
you would dusk	you would dusk
he/she/it would dusk	they would dusk

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dusking	we should/would be dusking
you would be dusking	you would be dusking
he/she/it would be dusking	they would be dusking

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dusked	we should/would have dusked
you would have dusked	you would have dusked
he/she/it would have dusked	they would have dusked

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dusking	we should/would have been dusking
you would have been dusking	you would have been dusking
he/she/it would have been dusking	they would have been dusking

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dusked	we are dusked
you are dusked	you are dusked
he/she/it is dusked	they are dusked

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dusked	we are being dusked
you are being dusked	you are being dusked
he/she/it is being dusked	they are being dusked

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dusked	we have been dusked
you have been dusked	you have been dusked
he/she/it has been dusked	they have been dusked

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dusked	we were dusked
you were dusked	you were dusked
he/she/it was dusked	they were dusked

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dusked	we were being dusked
you were being dusked	you were being dusked
he/she/it was being dusked	they were being dusked

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dusked	we had been dusked
you had been dusked	you had been dusked
he/she/it had been dusked	they had been dusked

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dusked	we shall/will be dusked
you will be dusked	you will be dusked
he/she/it will be dusked	they will be dusked

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dusked	we shall/will have been dusked
you will have been dusked	you will have been dusked
he/she/it will have been dusked	they will have been dusked