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It was the English who introduced the habit of copulation to the country; before then, Irish children had been born of prayer.Es waren die Briten, die die Unsitte der Kopulation nach Irland eingeschleppt hatten; vor dieser Zeit waren irische Kinder die Frucht von Gebeten.Eagleton, Terry / The Truth about the IrishEagleton, Terry / Die Wahrheit über die IrenDie Wahrheit über die IrenEagleton, Terry© 1999 Terry Eagleton© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: 2000 Verlag C.H. Beck oIIG, MünchenThe Truth about the IrishEagleton, Terry© 1999 Terry Eagleton
At such times they were in the habit of singing, and they now begun a pretty song, in the " goldfinch manner " of Adam Puschmann.Dabei pflegten sie immer ein Lied anzustimmen und taten es nun auch, indem sie ein feines Lied in der Stieglitzweis Adam Puschmanns begannen.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.
Cyprian stood up; and, as was his habit when his mind was full of something, so that he had to take a little time to arrange his words in order to express it, he walked several times up and down the room.Cyprian stand auf und ging, wie er zu tun pflegte, wenn irgend etwas so sein ganzes inneres Gemüt erfüllte, daß er die Worte ordnen mußten um es auszusprechen, im Zimmer einigemal auf und ab. Die Freunde lächelten sich schweigend an.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.
This may well explain why my parents, much as they loved me, were not in the habit of reading me stories, which in turn must have encouraged me to read on my own as soon and as much as I could.Das könnte erklären, warum meine Eltern, so sehr sie mich liebten, nicht die Gewohnheit hatten, mir Geschichten vorzulesen, was wiederum für mich ein Ansporn gewesen sein muß, so früh und soviel zu lesen, wie ich konnte.Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Gay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay
By force of habit, Kurt still used military time.Kurt benutzte aus Gewohnheit noch immer die militärische Zeitangabe.Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die OperationDie OperationCook, Robin© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHSeizureCook, Robin© 2003 by Robin Cook
Malenfant had gotten into the habit of burying the suits under a few feet of loosely packed regolith.Malenfant hatte nämlich die Angewohnheit entwickelt, die Anzüge unter einem Meter locker gepacktem Regolith zu vergraben.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
To be absolutely accurate, there is just one idea that came from a song, but I keep the habit up just in case it works again which it won’t, but never mind.Um absolut genau zu sein, entstammt nur eine einzige Idee einem Song, aber ich bleibe bei der Gewohnheit, falls sie mal wieder funktioniert, was sie nicht tun wird, aber egal.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.
"Dear Theo," Mickle said, smiling wickedly, "much as I love you, you do have a habit of not quite listening to what I say."Lieber Theo", sagte Mickle verschmitzt lächelnd. "So sehr ich dich liebe, hast du doch die Angewohnheit, nicht richtig zuzuhören, was ich sage.Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die BettlerköniginDie BettlerköniginAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1984 by Lloyd AlexanderBeggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Out of habit, she stored a backup of her work in an alcove, then took the original datawafer and hurried into the chamber where Louis continued to tinker with the portal wall machinery.Aus reiner Angewohnheit verstaute sie eine Kopie ihrer Arbeit in einer Nische, nahm dann den Original-Datenwafer und eilte zu dem Raum, in dem Louis noch immer die Maschine untersuchte.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.
Furthermore, one of the largest suppliers mentioned as an additional explanation the Dutch habit of giving many small presents at Saint Nicolas instead of one big present.Einer der größten Spielwarenlieferanten nannte als eine zusätzlich Erklärung hierfür den Brauch in den Niederlanden, zum Nikolaustag eher viele kleine Geschenke zu machen als ein großes.© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 22.04.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 22.04.2011
Even though the colonel was well beyond the range of its empathic faculty, the habit of always saying the right thing was strong.Auch wenn derColonel weit außerhalb seiner empathischen Reichweite lag, so war die Gewohnheit, stets die Wahrheit zu sagen, bei dem Cinrussker doch sehr stark ausgeprägt.White, James / Final DiagnosisWhite, James / Die letzte DiagnoseDie letzte DiagnoseWhite, James© 1999 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.Final DiagnosisWhite, James© 1997 by James White
She was a very neat lady, a creature of habit.In dieser Beziehung war sie ausgesprochen pedantisch.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
Perhaps the weather whipped up a lifetime habit of duty.Vielleicht rührte das Wetter in Christian die lebenslange Gewohnheit auf, seine Pflicht zu tun.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
Try and do it quickly and you will inevitably misdial because your automatic habit jumps in and takes over before you have a chance to stop it.Wenn man es zügig versucht, wird man sich unweigerlich verwählen, weil unwillkürlich die Gewohnheit einsetzt und alles zunichte macht, bevor man sie unter Kontrolle bekommt.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
You know I have a habit of holding my handkerchief to my face, as I did that day, when anything annoys me ?"Daß ich die Gewohnheit habe, in derlei Fällen mein Tuch an die Backe zu bringen, bemerkten Sie längst.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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creature of habit
Gewohnheitsmensch
creature of habit
Gewohnheitstier
bad habit
Unart
bad habit
Unsitte
habit plane
Habitusebene
crystal habit
Kristallhabitus
out of habit
aus Gewohnheit
habit of eating
Essgewohnheit
bachelor habit
Junggesellengewohnheit
monk's habit
Mönchskutte
habit-forming
süchtig machend
habit-forming drugs
zur Abhängigkeit führende Drogen
be in the habit of
Angewohnheit haben
eating habit
Essgewohnheit
matter of habit
Sache der Gewohnheit
Word forms
habit
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | habit | habits |
Possessive case | habit's | habits' |
habit
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | habited |
Imperative | habit |
Present Participle (Participle I) | habiting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | habited |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I habit | we habit |
you habit | you habit |
he/she/it habits | they habit |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am habiting | we are habiting |
you are habiting | you are habiting |
he/she/it is habiting | they are habiting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have habited | we have habited |
you have habited | you have habited |
he/she/it has habited | they have habited |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been habiting | we have been habiting |
you have been habiting | you have been habiting |
he/she/it has been habiting | they have been habiting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I habited | we habited |
you habited | you habited |
he/she/it habited | they habited |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was habiting | we were habiting |
you were habiting | you were habiting |
he/she/it was habiting | they were habiting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had habited | we had habited |
you had habited | you had habited |
he/she/it had habited | they had habited |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been habiting | we had been habiting |
you had been habiting | you had been habiting |
he/she/it had been habiting | they had been habiting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will habit | we shall/will habit |
you will habit | you will habit |
he/she/it will habit | they will habit |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be habiting | we shall/will be habiting |
you will be habiting | you will be habiting |
he/she/it will be habiting | they will be habiting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have habited | we shall/will have habited |
you will have habited | you will have habited |
he/she/it will have habited | they will have habited |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been habiting | we shall/will have been habiting |
you will have been habiting | you will have been habiting |
he/she/it will have been habiting | they will have been habiting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would habit | we should/would habit |
you would habit | you would habit |
he/she/it would habit | they would habit |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be habiting | we should/would be habiting |
you would be habiting | you would be habiting |
he/she/it would be habiting | they would be habiting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have habited | we should/would have habited |
you would have habited | you would have habited |
he/she/it would have habited | they would have habited |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been habiting | we should/would have been habiting |
you would have been habiting | you would have been habiting |
he/she/it would have been habiting | they would have been habiting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am habited | we are habited |
you are habited | you are habited |
he/she/it is habited | they are habited |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being habited | we are being habited |
you are being habited | you are being habited |
he/she/it is being habited | they are being habited |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been habited | we have been habited |
you have been habited | you have been habited |
he/she/it has been habited | they have been habited |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was habited | we were habited |
you were habited | you were habited |
he/she/it was habited | they were habited |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being habited | we were being habited |
you were being habited | you were being habited |
he/she/it was being habited | they were being habited |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been habited | we had been habited |
you had been habited | you had been habited |
he/she/it had been habited | they had been habited |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be habited | we shall/will be habited |
you will be habited | you will be habited |
he/she/it will be habited | they will be habited |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been habited | we shall/will have been habited |
you will have been habited | you will have been habited |
he/she/it will have been habited | they will have been habited |