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All he knew was that he’d seen the same face in Diyarbakir.Er konnte sich nur erinnern, dass er das Gesicht schon mal in Diyarbakir gesehen hatte.Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte TagDer achte TagCase, John© 2002 by John Case© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004The Eighth DayCase, John© 2002 by John Case
He knew where Skeit intended to land, and there was only one practical place to moor a boat.Er wußte, wo Skeit hinwollte, und auf der Insel gab es nur eine einzige Stelle, an der man mit einem Boot anlegen konnte.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
She knew that Celli just wanted to win some imagined race, while she herself thought only of Beneto.Sie wusste, dass ihre Schwester in dieser Sache einen Wettkampf sah, den es zu gewinnen galt, während sie selbst dabei nur an Beneto dachte.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.
I knew enough Italian to catch every word that was said. Lauretta was relating the terrible story of the concert when I cut her out of her shake by striking my chord too soon.Das Italienische verstand ich jetzt so gut, daß mir kein Wort entging. Lauretta erzählte eben den tragischen Vorfall im Konzert, wie ich ihr durch unzeitiges Niederschlagen den Triller abgeschnitten.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.
Tasia knew that such an action would have been the Chief's absolute last resort, a decision no Roamer captain would make unless she was convinced all hope was gone.Tasia wusste: Eine solche Maßnahme wurde nur dann getroffen, wenn es keinen anderen Ausweg gab, wenn der Chief jede Hoffnung verloren hatte.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.
"I'll have to chance it there, it's the only place I know around Madison," Frankie knew with the first faint sinking touch of dread.Ich werd es dort riskieren müssen. Es ist der einzige Spot, den ich in der Gegend von Madison kenne, dachte Frankie, als sich das erste flaue Gefühl des nahenden Entzugs einstellte.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
He had no objection to liquor on religious grounds — he just ordered a gin and tonic, but he made sure the bartender knew to give him only tonic.Er verabscheute Alkohol nicht aus religiösen Gründen - er bestellte einfach Gin and Tonic, sorgte aber dafür, daß der Barkeeper wußte, daß er nur das Tonic wollte.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
He did not speak it, but he and she knew that Gaia knew what they foresaw.Er sprach es nicht aus, doch er und sie wussten, dass Gäa sehr wohl wusste, was sie ahnten.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
Behind his easy boasting the punk concealed a genuine terror of being caged—and every officer in the Saloon Street Station knew it.Hinter seiner lockeren Angeberei verbarg der Strolch eine aufrichtige Heidenangst vor dem Käfig, und jeder in der Saloon-Street-Wache wußte es.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
He knew he couldn't stop learning.Er wusste, dass er mit dem Lernen nicht aufhören konnte.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
Mo turned to her. "Meggie," he began in the tone she knew only too well: Meggie, don't be so silly, it meant.Mo drehte sich zu ihr um. »Meggie …«, begann er, in dem Tonfall, den sie nur zu gut kannte: Meggie, nun sei nicht so dumm.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
I knew nothing about Freud at the time or the diagnostic term neurosis, an intermediate state between madness and sanity.Ich hatte keine Ahnung von Freud oder dem diagnostischen Begriff der Neurose, ein Zwischenstadium zwischen Geisteskrankheit und geistiger Gesundheit.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
Though not a street had yet been cut from swamp, everyone knew the metropolis would soon rise and held stubbornly onto their pieces of earth or stone though offered fifty times their worth.Zwar war noch keine einzige Straße durch das Sumpfland gelegt, doch da alle wußten, daß die Metropole bald entstehen werde, hielten sie zäh an ihren Flecken Sand oder Stein fest, auch wenn sie das Fünfzigfache des Wertes geboten bekamen.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
Yet now that it was time for him to go to bed, Violet was one wife who knew her duty.Doch nun war es Zeit fürs Bett, und Violet war eine Frau, die ihre ehelichen Pflichten kannte.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Cornea, retina, iris and pupil, which double as flowers and students in crossword puzzles, that much I knew, but the actual substance, that vitreous mass of coagulated jelly or gelatine, has always struck fear into me.Hornhaut, Netzhaut sowie Iris und Linse, aus denen in jedem Kryptogramm eine Blume und eine Hülsenfrucht wird, die kannte ich, aber das eigentliche Zeug, diese zähe Masse aus erstarrtem Gelee, die hat mir immer Angst eingejagt.Nooteboom, Cees / The following storyNooteboom, Cees / Die folgende GeschichteDie folgende GeschichteNooteboom, Cees© Cees Nooteboom 1991© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 1991The following storyNooteboom, Cees© 1991 Cees Nooteboom© Harvill 1993
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Collocations
universally known
allbekannt
all knowing
allwissend
made known
bekannt gemacht
making known
bekannt machend
making known
bekanntmachend
let know
Bescheid geben
be in the know
Bescheid wissen
know how
Fachwissen
know full well
ganz genau wissen
be in the know
im Bilde sein
get to know
kennen lernen
got to know
kennengelernt
know the place
Ortskenntnis besitzen
know the way around the place
Ortskenntnis besitzen
know the place
ortskundig sein
Word forms
know
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | knew |
Imperative | know |
Present Participle (Participle I) | knowing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | known |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I know | we know |
you know | you know |
he/she/it knows | they know |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am knowing | we are knowing |
you are knowing | you are knowing |
he/she/it is knowing | they are knowing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have known | we have known |
you have known | you have known |
he/she/it has known | they have known |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been knowing | we have been knowing |
you have been knowing | you have been knowing |
he/she/it has been knowing | they have been knowing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knew | we knew |
you knew | you knew |
he/she/it knew | they knew |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was knowing | we were knowing |
you were knowing | you were knowing |
he/she/it was knowing | they were knowing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had known | we had known |
you had known | you had known |
he/she/it had known | they had known |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been knowing | we had been knowing |
you had been knowing | you had been knowing |
he/she/it had been knowing | they had been knowing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will know | we shall/will know |
you will know | you will know |
he/she/it will know | they will know |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be knowing | we shall/will be knowing |
you will be knowing | you will be knowing |
he/she/it will be knowing | they will be knowing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have known | we shall/will have known |
you will have known | you will have known |
he/she/it will have known | they will have known |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knowing | we shall/will have been knowing |
you will have been knowing | you will have been knowing |
he/she/it will have been knowing | they will have been knowing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would know | we should/would know |
you would know | you would know |
he/she/it would know | they would know |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be knowing | we should/would be knowing |
you would be knowing | you would be knowing |
he/she/it would be knowing | they would be knowing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have known | we should/would have known |
you would have known | you would have known |
he/she/it would have known | they would have known |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been knowing | we should/would have been knowing |
you would have been knowing | you would have been knowing |
he/she/it would have been knowing | they would have been knowing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am known | we are known |
you are known | you are known |
he/she/it is known | they are known |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being known | we are being known |
you are being known | you are being known |
he/she/it is being known | they are being known |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been known | we have been known |
you have been known | you have been known |
he/she/it has been known | they have been known |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was known | we were known |
you were known | you were known |
he/she/it was known | they were known |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being known | we were being known |
you were being known | you were being known |
he/she/it was being known | they were being known |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been known | we had been known |
you had been known | you had been known |
he/she/it had been known | they had been known |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be known | we shall/will be known |
you will be known | you will be known |
he/she/it will be known | they will be known |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been known | we shall/will have been known |
you will have been known | you will have been known |
he/she/it will have been known | they will have been known |