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But the Fatherland called me; I could not hesitate to obey.
Das Vaterland rief mich, und ich durfte nicht zögern, dem Rufe zu folgen.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
They obey a prohibition, and this prohibition is sudden and self-imposed.
Das Verbot ist plötzlich; sie erlegen es sich selber auf.
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
In the little time that he has been here, you see he has got so far that even Master Martin himself has to obey him, when he roars at him with that thundering voice of his.
Hat er es doch in der kurzen Zeit seines Hierseins dahin gebracht, daß Meister Martin von Conrads schallender Stimme angedonnert, sich seinem Willen fügt.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
But it's made of words, and I'm sure that Orpheus himself used words to make it obey him.
Aber er ist aus Worten erschaffen, und ich bin sicher, dass Orpheus auch Worte benutzt hat, um ihn gefügig zu machen.
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
There are a few more restrictions that a class must obey to allow inheritance. Constructors must not invoke overridable methods, directly or indirectly.
Um Vererbung zu ermöglichen, muss eine Klasse noch ein paar weitere Einschränkungen beachten: Konstruktoren dürfen keine überschreibbaren Methoden aufrufen, weder direkt noch indirekt.
Bloch, Joshua / Effective Java Programming Language GuideBloch, Joshua / Effektiv Java programmieren
Effektiv Java programmieren
Bloch, Joshua
© 2002 by Addison-Wesley Verlag, ein Imprint der Pearson Education Deutschland GmbH
© 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Effective Java Programming Language Guide
Bloch, Joshua
© 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
I had nothing for it but obey; but in my dreams I thought I had solved the secret of song, and was singing the " Sento !'Arnica Speme " in the most exquisite style myself.
Ich mußte gehorchen. Der Traum brachte mir das Geheimnis des Gesanges - so glaubte ich - denn ich sang vortrefflich 'sento l'amica speme'.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
But the voice gloats back, "Urgente," and Tatica must obey.
Doch die Stimme gibt schadenfroh zurück: »Urgente«, und Tatica muß gehorchen.
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
"Then all became silent; and the elders of the people rose and said, solemnly (the people repeating after them), 'Now we choose you for our king; we engage to listen to you and to obey you.'
Dann wurde es still. Die Alten erhoben sich und sprachen feierlich, das Volk wiederholte ihre Worte: »Wir erwählen dich jetzt zu unserem König. Wir geloben, daß wir auf dich hören und dir gehorchen werden.«
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
He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same.
Als Held wurde er verherrlicht, als dem Machthaber wurde ihm gehorcht: im Grunde war er immer derselbe.
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
obeying instructions from traffic controllers;
Hinweisen von Verkehrspolizisten gehorchen;
At least her voice was obeying her again.
Wenigstens die Stimme gehorchte ihr wieder.
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
He ordered his people about as he liked and, as long as they obeyed him, granted them their lives.
Er schickte seine Leute, wohin er wollte, und solange sie ihm gehorchten, schenkte er ihnen ihr Leben.
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
"I understand a good deal now that I've been on the other side, and I know two things for sure: Death obeys no words, and Silvertongue —not you — went to the White Women."
»Ich verstehe so einiges, seit ich auf der anderen Seite war, und zwei Dinge weiß ich sicher: dass der Tod sich nicht nach Worten richtet und dass nicht du, sondern Zauberzunge zu den Weißen Frauen gegangen ist.«
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 Mage-Imperator had dispatched him to Oncier as the Empire's official representative, and he had obeyed his god and leader's commands.
Der Weise Imperator hatte ihn als offiziellen Repräsentanten des Reiches nach Oncier geschickt und natürlich war er bereit gewesen, dem Gott und Oberhaupt seines Volkes zu gehorchen.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
The boy obeyed immediately.
Der Junge kam sofort.
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und Abel
Kain und Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Kane And Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer

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duty to obey
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refusal to obey orders
Befehlsverweigerung

Word forms

obey

verb
Basic forms
Pastobeyed
Imperativeobey
Present Participle (Participle I)obeying
Past Participle (Participle II)obeyed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I obeywe obey
you obeyyou obey
he/she/it obeysthey obey
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am obeyingwe are obeying
you are obeyingyou are obeying
he/she/it is obeyingthey are obeying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have obeyedwe have obeyed
you have obeyedyou have obeyed
he/she/it has obeyedthey have obeyed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been obeyingwe have been obeying
you have been obeyingyou have been obeying
he/she/it has been obeyingthey have been obeying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I obeyedwe obeyed
you obeyedyou obeyed
he/she/it obeyedthey obeyed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was obeyingwe were obeying
you were obeyingyou were obeying
he/she/it was obeyingthey were obeying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had obeyedwe had obeyed
you had obeyedyou had obeyed
he/she/it had obeyedthey had obeyed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been obeyingwe had been obeying
you had been obeyingyou had been obeying
he/she/it had been obeyingthey had been obeying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will obeywe shall/will obey
you will obeyyou will obey
he/she/it will obeythey will obey
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be obeyingwe shall/will be obeying
you will be obeyingyou will be obeying
he/she/it will be obeyingthey will be obeying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have obeyedwe shall/will have obeyed
you will have obeyedyou will have obeyed
he/she/it will have obeyedthey will have obeyed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been obeyingwe shall/will have been obeying
you will have been obeyingyou will have been obeying
he/she/it will have been obeyingthey will have been obeying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would obeywe should/would obey
you would obeyyou would obey
he/she/it would obeythey would obey
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be obeyingwe should/would be obeying
you would be obeyingyou would be obeying
he/she/it would be obeyingthey would be obeying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have obeyedwe should/would have obeyed
you would have obeyedyou would have obeyed
he/she/it would have obeyedthey would have obeyed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been obeyingwe should/would have been obeying
you would have been obeyingyou would have been obeying
he/she/it would have been obeyingthey would have been obeying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am obeyedwe are obeyed
you are obeyedyou are obeyed
he/she/it is obeyedthey are obeyed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being obeyedwe are being obeyed
you are being obeyedyou are being obeyed
he/she/it is being obeyedthey are being obeyed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been obeyedwe have been obeyed
you have been obeyedyou have been obeyed
he/she/it has been obeyedthey have been obeyed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was obeyedwe were obeyed
you were obeyedyou were obeyed
he/she/it was obeyedthey were obeyed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being obeyedwe were being obeyed
you were being obeyedyou were being obeyed
he/she/it was being obeyedthey were being obeyed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been obeyedwe had been obeyed
you had been obeyedyou had been obeyed
he/she/it had been obeyedthey had been obeyed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be obeyedwe shall/will be obeyed
you will be obeyedyou will be obeyed
he/she/it will be obeyedthey will be obeyed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been obeyedwe shall/will have been obeyed
you will have been obeyedyou will have been obeyed
he/she/it will have been obeyedthey will have been obeyed