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The black-painted, curved hulls were slender and graceful, resembling dark crescent moons; the single, long oar for each boat had been stored for the night under a patched canvas covering.Die schwarzen Rümpfe waren schmal und elegant geschwungen, ähnelten dunklen Halbmonden. Das einzelne lange Ruder einer jeden Gondel lag während der Nacht unter einer Plane verstaut.Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen GentlemenDie Liga der aussergewöhnlichen GentlemenAnderson, Kevin© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenLeague of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
In the mid-day hours, a throng of business men, of all nations and conditions, goes surging up and down in it, with a confused uproar of voices which deafens the oar.In den Mittagsstunden wogte drängend und treibend der Handel den mit Menschen der verschiedensten Nationen gefüllten Saal auf und ab, und ein verwirrtes Getöse betäubte die Ohren.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.
I defended myself like a man, but that brute of a Nicolo hit at me with an oar, grazing my head, and struck me so hard on the arm that he knocked me down.Wacker wehrte ich mich meiner Haut, aber da traf mich der tückische Nicolo mit einem Ruderschlage, der mein Haupt streifend und den Arm schwer verletzend mich zu Boden warf.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.
one set of oars;ein Satz Ruderriemen;© Europäische Union, 1998-2010http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 27.02.2011© European Union, 1998-2010http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 27.02.2011
Everybody who could carry arms took to their weapons or to their oars.Alle Mannschaft, jeder der nur vermochte die Arme zu rühren, griff zur Waffe oder zum Ruder.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.
They got on board; Antonio took the oars and away they fled, at a rapid,vigorous rate.Unbemerkt kamen sie an die Brücke, stiegen sie hinein in die Barke. Antonio ergriff das Ruder und fort ging es in schneller rüstiger Fahrt.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.
He jumped into the skiff; cast it adrift; took hold of the oars, and stood bravely out to sea, making straight for the Bucentoro.Er sprang in den Kahn, machte ihn frei, ergriff das Ruder, das er darinnen fand und stach kühn und mutvoll hinaus in die See, geradezu auf den Bucentoro.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.
And the raft drifted: just that, with no oars or rudder or sail, completely out of any conscious control.Das Floß hatte weder Ruder noch ein Steuer oder ein Segel und entzog sich damit jeder Kontrolle.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
Antonio, unable to work the oars, clasped Annunziata to his heart. Animated by his burning kisses, she pressed him to her heart in the most blissful rapture.Antonio, des Ruders nicht mehr mächtig, umschlang die holde Annunziata, die, von seinen glühenden Küssen erweckt, ihn mit der Inbrunst der seligsten Liebe an ihren Busen drückte.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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oar blade
Ruderblatt
to put in one's two cents expr. to put one's oar in
Seinen Senf dazugeben
Word forms
oar
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | oar | oars |
Possessive case | oar's | oars' |
oar
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | oared |
Imperative | oar |
Present Participle (Participle I) | oaring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | oared |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I oar | we oar |
you oar | you oar |
he/she/it oars | they oar |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am oaring | we are oaring |
you are oaring | you are oaring |
he/she/it is oaring | they are oaring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have oared | we have oared |
you have oared | you have oared |
he/she/it has oared | they have oared |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been oaring | we have been oaring |
you have been oaring | you have been oaring |
he/she/it has been oaring | they have been oaring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I oared | we oared |
you oared | you oared |
he/she/it oared | they oared |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was oaring | we were oaring |
you were oaring | you were oaring |
he/she/it was oaring | they were oaring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had oared | we had oared |
you had oared | you had oared |
he/she/it had oared | they had oared |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been oaring | we had been oaring |
you had been oaring | you had been oaring |
he/she/it had been oaring | they had been oaring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will oar | we shall/will oar |
you will oar | you will oar |
he/she/it will oar | they will oar |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be oaring | we shall/will be oaring |
you will be oaring | you will be oaring |
he/she/it will be oaring | they will be oaring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have oared | we shall/will have oared |
you will have oared | you will have oared |
he/she/it will have oared | they will have oared |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been oaring | we shall/will have been oaring |
you will have been oaring | you will have been oaring |
he/she/it will have been oaring | they will have been oaring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would oar | we should/would oar |
you would oar | you would oar |
he/she/it would oar | they would oar |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be oaring | we should/would be oaring |
you would be oaring | you would be oaring |
he/she/it would be oaring | they would be oaring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have oared | we should/would have oared |
you would have oared | you would have oared |
he/she/it would have oared | they would have oared |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been oaring | we should/would have been oaring |
you would have been oaring | you would have been oaring |
he/she/it would have been oaring | they would have been oaring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am oared | we are oared |
you are oared | you are oared |
he/she/it is oared | they are oared |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being oared | we are being oared |
you are being oared | you are being oared |
he/she/it is being oared | they are being oared |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been oared | we have been oared |
you have been oared | you have been oared |
he/she/it has been oared | they have been oared |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was oared | we were oared |
you were oared | you were oared |
he/she/it was oared | they were oared |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being oared | we were being oared |
you were being oared | you were being oared |
he/she/it was being oared | they were being oared |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been oared | we had been oared |
you had been oared | you had been oared |
he/she/it had been oared | they had been oared |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be oared | we shall/will be oared |
you will be oared | you will be oared |
he/she/it will be oared | they will be oared |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been oared | we shall/will have been oared |
you will have been oared | you will have been oared |
he/she/it will have been oared | they will have been oared |