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That he would do anything to be rid of our father so that he could assume the chrysalis chair and the Prism Palace for himself."Niemand von uns wusste, dass er zu allem bereit war, um Chrysalissessel und Prismapalast für sich zu beanspruchen.«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.
"Oh yes, old man, take it from me: If we have this little creature we'll have her father, too. He'll come like a dancing bear led by a ring in his nose."»Glaub mir, alter Mann: Wenn man die Kleine hat, hat man ihren Vater wie einen Tanzbären am Nasenring.«Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
She couldn't help thinking of the minstrel whom her father had had quartered because he had sung for her mother, and the servant who had brought her books and was starved to death in a cage outside her window.Sie musste an den Spielmann denken, den ihr Vater hatte vierteilen lassen, weil er für ihre Mutter gesungen hatte, an den Diener, der ihnen Bücher gebracht hatte und dafür in einem Käfig vor ihrem Fenster verhungert war.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 Dressler Verlag©2008 Anthea Bell
That is another name my father gave yours, and it is appropriate.Das ist auch ein Name, den mein Vater euch gegeben hat, und er ist zutreffend.Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / UrsprungUrsprungBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenOriginBaxter, Stephen© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
So like his father, she thought.Ganz wie sein Vater, dachte sie.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Pulling the covers up to her chin, she lay there listening as her father said goodbye to Dustfinger.Die Decke bis ans Kinn gezogen, lag sie da und belauschte, wie ihr Vater sich von Staubfinger verabschiedete.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
Felix did not understand his uncle in the slightest, and his father thought it did not much matter whether he did or not.Felix hatte den Onkel gar nicht verstanden und Herr Thaddäus von Brakel meinte, das sei auch gar nicht vonnöten.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.
Come, Christlieb; let us get home as fast as we can, and tell father all about it.Komm Christlieb - schnell laß uns nach Hause laufen und dem Papa erzählen was sich zugetragen.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.
Obviously, it was your grandfather's best-kept secret, but in fact it was your mother who showed it to your father when she stole away from this castle with him.Offenbar war er das bestgehütete Geheimnis Eures Großvaters, aber Eure Mutter hat ihn Eurem Vater gezeigt, als sie sich mit ihm heimlich aus dieser Burg geschlichen hat.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
Anton had been as much a father as a master to him.Anton war ebensosehr ein Vater für ihn gewesen wie ein Meister.Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
She glanced at him shyly, then turned towards her father. "But we still have to go over the French border, don't we?"Sie warf im einen schüchternen Blick zu, dann wandte sie sich an ihren Vater: »Aber wir haben doch noch die französische Grenze vor uns, nicht wahr?«Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von EhreEin Mann von EhreArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachA Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
And then he'd sit on the throne of Ombra and attack the Castle of Night, just like his father.Und dann würde er auf dem Thron von Ombra sitzen und die Nachtburg angreifen, wie sein Vater es getan hatte.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 Dressler Verlag©2008 Anthea Bell
William's father would visit him each evening at six o'clock.Jeden Tag um Punkt sechs kam Williams Vater zu Besuch.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Cesca remembered a few arguments with her own father when he'd left her on Rendezvous, and she knew that old Bram was taking exactly the wrong approach with his daughter.Cesca erinnerte sich an einige Konfrontationen mit ihrem eigenen Vater, bevor er Rendezvous verlassen hatte, und daher wusste sie, dass sich Bram Tamblyn seiner Tochter gegenüber falsch verhielt.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.
He would help her to kill her father.Er wollte ihr helfen, ihren Vater zu töten.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
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vater
translation added by Viktor Timoshchenko
Collocations
father disc
Vaterplatte
lone father
alleinerziehender Vater
surrogate father
Ersatzvater
father in law
Schwiegervater
father tape
Vaterband
biological father
leiblicher Vater
natural father
leiblicher Vater
my late father
mein verstorbener Vater
foster father
Pflegevater
father image
Vaterbild
father figure
Vaterfigur
like father, like son
wie der Vater, so der Sohn
prime father
Urvater
Father of the Bride
Vater der Braut
Our Father
Vaterunser
Word forms
father
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | father | fathers |
Possessive case | father's | fathers' |
father
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | fathered |
Imperative | father |
Present Participle (Participle I) | fathering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | fathered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I father | we father |
you father | you father |
he/she/it fathers | they father |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am fathering | we are fathering |
you are fathering | you are fathering |
he/she/it is fathering | they are fathering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have fathered | we have fathered |
you have fathered | you have fathered |
he/she/it has fathered | they have fathered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been fathering | we have been fathering |
you have been fathering | you have been fathering |
he/she/it has been fathering | they have been fathering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I fathered | we fathered |
you fathered | you fathered |
he/she/it fathered | they fathered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was fathering | we were fathering |
you were fathering | you were fathering |
he/she/it was fathering | they were fathering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had fathered | we had fathered |
you had fathered | you had fathered |
he/she/it had fathered | they had fathered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been fathering | we had been fathering |
you had been fathering | you had been fathering |
he/she/it had been fathering | they had been fathering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will father | we shall/will father |
you will father | you will father |
he/she/it will father | they will father |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be fathering | we shall/will be fathering |
you will be fathering | you will be fathering |
he/she/it will be fathering | they will be fathering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have fathered | we shall/will have fathered |
you will have fathered | you will have fathered |
he/she/it will have fathered | they will have fathered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been fathering | we shall/will have been fathering |
you will have been fathering | you will have been fathering |
he/she/it will have been fathering | they will have been fathering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would father | we should/would father |
you would father | you would father |
he/she/it would father | they would father |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be fathering | we should/would be fathering |
you would be fathering | you would be fathering |
he/she/it would be fathering | they would be fathering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have fathered | we should/would have fathered |
you would have fathered | you would have fathered |
he/she/it would have fathered | they would have fathered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been fathering | we should/would have been fathering |
you would have been fathering | you would have been fathering |
he/she/it would have been fathering | they would have been fathering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am fathered | we are fathered |
you are fathered | you are fathered |
he/she/it is fathered | they are fathered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being fathered | we are being fathered |
you are being fathered | you are being fathered |
he/she/it is being fathered | they are being fathered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been fathered | we have been fathered |
you have been fathered | you have been fathered |
he/she/it has been fathered | they have been fathered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was fathered | we were fathered |
you were fathered | you were fathered |
he/she/it was fathered | they were fathered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being fathered | we were being fathered |
you were being fathered | you were being fathered |
he/she/it was being fathered | they were being fathered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been fathered | we had been fathered |
you had been fathered | you had been fathered |
he/she/it had been fathered | they had been fathered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be fathered | we shall/will be fathered |
you will be fathered | you will be fathered |
he/she/it will be fathered | they will be fathered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been fathered | we shall/will have been fathered |
you will have been fathered | you will have been fathered |
he/she/it will have been fathered | they will have been fathered |