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It's nice to have a shining knight, but I have my own suit of armor-and it's pretty damn tough."Es ist schön, einen kühnen Ritter zu haben, aber ich verfüge über meine eigene Rüstung und sie kann einiges aushalten.«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.
The only gentleman whom you can quote as a prototype is the valiant knight Don Quixote, who got many a sound licking, notwithstanding his magnanimity, braggery, and chivalry.Der einzige Mann, auf den du dich einigermaßen berufen kannst, ist der berühmte mannhafte Ritter Don Quixote, der seiner Tapferkeit, Großmut, Galanterie unbeschadet ungemein viel Prügel erhielt.«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.
The Nietzschean mythos became fused with the Germanic knight.Der Mythos Nietzsches verschmolz mit dem des deutschen Ritters.Aschheim, Steven E / The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E / Nietzsche und die DeutschenNietzsche und die DeutschenAschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California© 2000 J. B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH in StuttgartThe Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California
Deign, lady, to accept these tokens of victory from the hand of him who is, till death, your true and faithful knight.'Wollet, o Dame! die Zeichen des Sieges aus der Hand Eures Euch bis in den Tod ergebenen Ritters anzunehmen nicht verschmähen!«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.
Balanced on a thick bough, Nira read in a voice inflected with emotion as the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight rolled off her tongue.Sie saß auf einem dicken Ast und deutliche Emotionen vibrierten in ihrer Stimme, als sie die Geschichte von Sir Gawein und dem Grünen Ritter vorlas.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.
They offer no resistance to invading armies, for they have seen too many — Saracen and Turk, Crusader and Knight Templar, German and French, British and Egyptian, Israeli and Iraqi.Fremden Herren leisten sie keinen Widerstand, denn sie haben zu viel erlebt: Sarazenen und Türken, Kreuzfahrer und Tempelritter, Deutsche und Franzosen, Engländer und Ägypter, Israelis und Iraker.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
"On another occasion he entertained the foremost men among the senators and knights in the following fashion.»Bei einer anderen Gelegenheit unterhielt Domitian die vornehmsten unter den Senatoren und Rittern auf folgende Weise.Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
He is the most elegant player I have ever seen, and when several years afterward I read that he had been knighted, I thought that this represented simple justice.Er ist der eleganteste Spieler, den ich je gesehen habe, und als ich mehrere Jahre später las, er sei zum Ritter geschlagen worden, fand ich das nur gerecht.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
She looked away, and her gaze happened on the mural of the knights and their ladies.Sie sah weg, und dabei fiel ihr Blick auf den Gobelin mit den Rittern und ihren Fräulein.King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: SusannahDer dunkle Turm 6: SusannahKing, Stephen© 2003 by Stephen King© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenThe Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen© 2004 by Stephen King
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black knight
schwarzer Ritter
white knight
weißer Ritter
knight errant
fahrender Ritter
knight service
Ritterlehen
knight errantry
fahrende Ritterschaft
knight in shining armor
Retter in der Not
knight in shining armor
Ritter ohne Furcht und Tadel
knight of the pen
Schriftsteller
robber-knight
Raubritter
Knight Commander
Großoffizier
Knight of Rhodes
Malteserritter
Knight of the Grail
Gralsritter
knight's fee
Ritterlehen
household knights
ritterliches Gefolge
knight's move
Rösselsprung
Word forms
knight
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | knight | knights |
Possessive case | knight's | knights' |
knight
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | knighted |
Imperative | knight |
Present Participle (Participle I) | knighting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | knighted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knight | we knight |
you knight | you knight |
he/she/it knights | they knight |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am knighting | we are knighting |
you are knighting | you are knighting |
he/she/it is knighting | they are knighting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have knighted | we have knighted |
you have knighted | you have knighted |
he/she/it has knighted | they have knighted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been knighting | we have been knighting |
you have been knighting | you have been knighting |
he/she/it has been knighting | they have been knighting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knighted | we knighted |
you knighted | you knighted |
he/she/it knighted | they knighted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was knighting | we were knighting |
you were knighting | you were knighting |
he/she/it was knighting | they were knighting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had knighted | we had knighted |
you had knighted | you had knighted |
he/she/it had knighted | they had knighted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been knighting | we had been knighting |
you had been knighting | you had been knighting |
he/she/it had been knighting | they had been knighting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will knight | we shall/will knight |
you will knight | you will knight |
he/she/it will knight | they will knight |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be knighting | we shall/will be knighting |
you will be knighting | you will be knighting |
he/she/it will be knighting | they will be knighting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have knighted | we shall/will have knighted |
you will have knighted | you will have knighted |
he/she/it will have knighted | they will have knighted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knighting | we shall/will have been knighting |
you will have been knighting | you will have been knighting |
he/she/it will have been knighting | they will have been knighting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would knight | we should/would knight |
you would knight | you would knight |
he/she/it would knight | they would knight |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be knighting | we should/would be knighting |
you would be knighting | you would be knighting |
he/she/it would be knighting | they would be knighting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have knighted | we should/would have knighted |
you would have knighted | you would have knighted |
he/she/it would have knighted | they would have knighted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been knighting | we should/would have been knighting |
you would have been knighting | you would have been knighting |
he/she/it would have been knighting | they would have been knighting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am knighted | we are knighted |
you are knighted | you are knighted |
he/she/it is knighted | they are knighted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being knighted | we are being knighted |
you are being knighted | you are being knighted |
he/she/it is being knighted | they are being knighted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been knighted | we have been knighted |
you have been knighted | you have been knighted |
he/she/it has been knighted | they have been knighted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was knighted | we were knighted |
you were knighted | you were knighted |
he/she/it was knighted | they were knighted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being knighted | we were being knighted |
you were being knighted | you were being knighted |
he/she/it was being knighted | they were being knighted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been knighted | we had been knighted |
you had been knighted | you had been knighted |
he/she/it had been knighted | they had been knighted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be knighted | we shall/will be knighted |
you will be knighted | you will be knighted |
he/she/it will be knighted | they will be knighted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knighted | we shall/will have been knighted |
you will have been knighted | you will have been knighted |
he/she/it will have been knighted | they will have been knighted |