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"We're off to see your grandfather now."
»Wir besuchen jetzt deinen Großvater.«
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

Haven't you heard of the fish your grandfather bred in the lake, and the eternal mists?
Hast du nichts von den Fischen gehört, die dein Großvater in dem See hat züchten lassen, und dem ewigen Nebel?
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

The proposed transition requirements would not "grandfather" any existing leases.
Grandfathering, d.h. keinen Bestandsschutz für bereits bestehende Leasingverhältnisse, vor.
© 2010 Deloitte & Touche GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
http://www.iasplus.com 13.05.2011
© 2010 Deloitte Global Services Limited
http://www.iasplus.com 13.05.2011

My grandfather, whom everyone called a saint, pampered her in everything and tolerated her willfulness, so that the saying among the family was that Papito was so good, "he pees holy water."
Mein Großvater, den jedermann einen Heiligen nannte, verwöhnte sie in jeder Beziehung und tolerierte ihre Eigenwilligkeit. In der Familie hatte sich deshalb die Redensart eingebürgert, Papito sei so gut, daß er »Weihwasser pinkele«.
Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und Wien
How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez

"My grandfather has had lots of bookbinders hanged already because of that book."
»Mein Großvater hat schon viele Buchbinder aufhängen lassen wegen dieses Buches.«
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

"That's his grandfather Parks.
"Das ist sein Großvater, Herr Parks.
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

To my grandfather, it’s all infused with meaning and the statue is a sacred object.”
Für meinen Großvater ist das Ganze voller tiefer Bedeutung, und die Statue ist ein heiliges Objekt.»
Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte Tag
Der achte Tag
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004
The Eighth Day
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case

My grandfather is very old-school.”
Mein Großvater ist von der alten Schule.»
Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte Tag
Der achte Tag
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004
The Eighth Day
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case

A kindly, educated old man with a big white Panama hat who worried mostly about his digestion, my grandfather entertained no political ambitions.
Ein liebenswürdiger, gebildeter alter Herr mit einem großen, weißen Panamahut, dessen größte Sorge seine Verdauung war. Mein Großvater besaß keinerlei politische Ambitionen.
Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verloren
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und Wien
How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Alvarez, Julia
© 1991 by Julia Alvarez

This can only be their grandfather, and, in fact, it is he.
Das kann nur der Großvater sein, er ist es.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd

But you'd have to ride to the Castle of Night with me so that my grandfather can see I was the one who found you not the Milksop."
Aber du müsstest mit mir zur Nachtburg reiten, damit mein Großvater sieht, dass ich dich gefunden habe und nicht der Hänfling.«
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

I am a man of God, he thinks, getting up and beginning to pace, walking faster and faster in the quiet parlor where the grandfather clock ticks solemn ticks and tocks solemn tocks.
Ich bin ein Gottesmann, denkt er, steht auf und fängt an, immer schneller in dem stillen Salon auf und ab zu gehen, in dem die alte Standuhr feierlich tickt und tackt.
King, Stephen / Das Jahr des WerwolfsKing, Stephen / Cycle of the Werewolf
Cycle of the Werewolf
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1983
Das Jahr des Werwolfs
King, Stephen
© 1983 by Stephen King

He must just make sure his grandfather didn't notice that it was gone at once.
Sein Großvater durfte nur nicht gleich merken, dass es fort war.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 Dressler Verlag
©2008 Anthea Bell

His grandfather was sitting on the bed with two servants beside him, wiping the fairy blood off his legs.
Sein Großvater saß auf dem Bett, zwei Diener neben sich, die ihm das Feenblut von den Beinen wischten.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 Dressler Verlag
©2008 Anthea Bell

"I want to see my grandfather!"
»Ich will zu meinem Großvater!«
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 Dressler Verlag
©2008 Anthea Bell

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grandfather clock

Standuhr

grandfather clock

Großvateruhr

maternal grandfather

Großvater mütterlicherseits

paternal grandfather

Großvater väterlicherseits

grandfather chair

Großvaterstuhl

grandfather's chair

Großvaterstuhl

Word forms

grandfather

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	grandfather	grandfathers
Possessive case	grandfather's	grandfathers'

grandfather

verb

Basic forms
Past	grandfathered
Imperative	grandfather
Present Participle (Participle I)	grandfathering
Past Participle (Participle II)	grandfathered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I grandfather	we grandfather
you grandfather	you grandfather
he/she/it grandfathers	they grandfather

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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