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Basta lowered his voice, as if afraid of being overheard.
Basta senkte die Stimme, als hätte er Angst, belauscht zu werden.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
Theo and Mickle avoided being overheard by using the girl's sign language.
Damit er sie nicht belauschen konnte, unterhielten sich Theo und Mickle in der Zeichensprache des Mädchens.
Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in Westmark
Aufruhr in Westmark
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
Westmark
Alexander, Lloyd
© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
A couple of the researchers - two earnest young women - overheard Paulis, and turned their way.
Zwei Forscher - ernsthafte junge Frauen - hörten Paulis und drehten sich in seine Richtung.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
Ile comer tables were always reserved for top business men who wished to eat in privacy without fear of being overheard by prying ears.
Diese Tische waren für Geschäftsmagnaten reserviert, die ungestört und ohne Angst, gehört zu werden, speisen wollten.
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
But the people we met or overheard on the bus, the stories we read in the newspapers gave us no cause for anti-German feelings, ready as we were for them.
Aber die Menschen, auf die wir stießen oder denen wir im Bus zuhörten, die Berichte, die wir in den Zeitungen lasen, gaben uns keinen Anlaß zu antideutschen Gefühlen, für die wir ja jederzeit empfänglich waren.
Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay
© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999
My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay
"People like that ought to be knocked on the head!" he whispered as though he'd overheard Frankie's threat to Louie one night.
»Solchen Typen gehört was auf den Schädel gehauen!« flüsterte der Alte, als habe er in jener Nacht zugehört, als Frankie dieselbe drohende Bemerkung zu Louie machte.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
I only overheard a couple of agents talking about the body and the thing about the computer, that's all.
Ich habe nur zufällig gehört, wie sich zwei Agenten über die Leiche und die Sache mit dem Computer unterhalten haben, das ist alles.«
Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der Poet
Der Poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Michael Connelly
© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen
© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
The poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
During one long halt Bluebell had overheard him talking with Hazel, Fiver and Blackberry, and later had told Pipkin that it sounded for all the world as though Bigwig were being reassured.
Während des langen Halts hatte Bluebell mit angehört, wie er mit Hazel, Fiver und Blackberry sprach, und hatte später Pipkin erzählt, es habe in jeder Hinsicht geklungen, als ob Bigwig beruhigt würde.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Dan glanced around to be sure nobody else could overhear them.
Dan ließ den Blick schweifen, um sich davon zu überzeugen, dass niemand sie belauschte.
Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / Zeit
Zeit
Baxter, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
Time
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
When the drinks arrived, Papi made a funny toast, in Spanish and loud enough for the waiters" benefit, but they were all too professional, and if they did overhear, no one chuckled.
Als die Getränke kamen, sprach Papi einen lustigen Toast, aut Spanisch und laut genug für die Kellner, aber sie waren viel zu professionell, und selbst wenn sie es mitbekommen hatten, so lachte doch keiner von ihnen.
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
The maittre d' placed them in the window seat, overlooking Central Park, were no one could overhear their conversation.
Der Maitre führte sie zu einem Fenstertisch mit Blick über den Central Park; hier konnte man ungestört reden.
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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overhear

verb
Basic forms
Pastoverheard
Imperativeoverhear
Present Participle (Participle I)overhearing
Past Participle (Participle II)overheard
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I overhearwe overhear
you overhearyou overhear
he/she/it overhearsthey overhear
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am overhearingwe are overhearing
you are overhearingyou are overhearing
he/she/it is overhearingthey are overhearing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have overheardwe have overheard
you have overheardyou have overheard
he/she/it has overheardthey have overheard
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been overhearingwe have been overhearing
you have been overhearingyou have been overhearing
he/she/it has been overhearingthey have been overhearing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I overheardwe overheard
you overheardyou overheard
he/she/it overheardthey overheard
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was overhearingwe were overhearing
you were overhearingyou were overhearing
he/she/it was overhearingthey were overhearing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had overheardwe had overheard
you had overheardyou had overheard
he/she/it had overheardthey had overheard
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been overhearingwe had been overhearing
you had been overhearingyou had been overhearing
he/she/it had been overhearingthey had been overhearing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will overhearwe shall/will overhear
you will overhearyou will overhear
he/she/it will overhearthey will overhear
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be overhearingwe shall/will be overhearing
you will be overhearingyou will be overhearing
he/she/it will be overhearingthey will be overhearing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have overheardwe shall/will have overheard
you will have overheardyou will have overheard
he/she/it will have overheardthey will have overheard
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been overhearingwe shall/will have been overhearing
you will have been overhearingyou will have been overhearing
he/she/it will have been overhearingthey will have been overhearing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would overhearwe should/would overhear
you would overhearyou would overhear
he/she/it would overhearthey would overhear
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be overhearingwe should/would be overhearing
you would be overhearingyou would be overhearing
he/she/it would be overhearingthey would be overhearing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have overheardwe should/would have overheard
you would have overheardyou would have overheard
he/she/it would have overheardthey would have overheard
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been overhearingwe should/would have been overhearing
you would have been overhearingyou would have been overhearing
he/she/it would have been overhearingthey would have been overhearing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am overheardwe are overheard
you are overheardyou are overheard
he/she/it is overheardthey are overheard
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being overheardwe are being overheard
you are being overheardyou are being overheard
he/she/it is being overheardthey are being overheard
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been overheardwe have been overheard
you have been overheardyou have been overheard
he/she/it has been overheardthey have been overheard
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was overheardwe were overheard
you were overheardyou were overheard
he/she/it was overheardthey were overheard
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being overheardwe were being overheard
you were being overheardyou were being overheard
he/she/it was being overheardthey were being overheard
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been overheardwe had been overheard
you had been overheardyou had been overheard
he/she/it had been overheardthey had been overheard
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be overheardwe shall/will be overheard
you will be overheardyou will be overheard
he/she/it will be overheardthey will be overheard
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been overheardwe shall/will have been overheard
you will have been overheardyou will have been overheard
he/she/it will have been overheardthey will have been overheard