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With fast blows of a pebble, he knocked away bits of stone, working around the cobble until he had left a series of thin ridges on a domed surface.
Mit schnellen Schlägen eines weiteren Steins schlug er Splitter vom Stein ab und arbeitete sich am Umfang vor, bis er eine Reihe schmaler Grate auf einer kuppelförmigen Oberfläche hervorgebracht hatte.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
Arcas muttered to the treeling, describing every step of the process-until even he became speechless as the new wormhole literally swallowed the blazing neutron star, like a pebble falling down a drain.
Arcas murmelte und schilderte dem Weltbaum die Einzelheiten des Vorgangs - bis es auch ihm die Sprache verschlug, als das Wurmloch den gleißenden Neutronenstern verschlang. Er verschwand in dem Loch, wie ein Kiesel in einem Abflussrohr.
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.
"Frith above, Pipkin!" said Speedwell, sniffing at the thorn where it lay on a pebble.
»Frith im Himmel, Pipkin!« sagte Speedwell, an dem Dorn, der auf einem Kiesel lag, schnüffelnd.
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
The two Englishmen walked over a pebbled courtyard towards a lar,ge grey building and beckoned Wladek to follow them.
Die zwei Engländer gingen über einen kiesbedeckten Hof auf ein großes graues Gebäude zu und bedeuteten Wladek, ihnen zu folgen.
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
I never left his side, only when he was fast asleep and I went out to the yard for pebbles.
Ich bin nicht von seiner Seite gewichen, nur einmal, als er fest schlief, bin ich hinausgegangen in den Hof, um Kieselsteine zu besorgen.
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
Adam watched the silhouette outlined against the pebbled wii dow, a match being struck, a cigarette being lit, the first puff of smoke; he even heard a sigh.
Adam beobachtete die schattenhafte Gestalt, die sich gegen die Milchglasscheibe abzeichnete. Er sah, wie ein Streichholz entflammt und eine Zigarette angezündet wurde.
Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von Ehre
Ein Mann von Ehre
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
A Matter of Honour
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
To him, the sound of the intermittent drops of sweat splattering against the floor were as loud as pebbles dropping on a drum.
In seinen Ohren machten die ununterbrochen auf den Boden klatschenden Schweißtropfen einen Lärm wie Kieselsteine auf einer Trommel.
Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die Operation
Die Operation
Cook, Robin
© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Seizure
Cook, Robin
© 2003 by Robin Cook
A lamp cast pale light over the gray and white pebbles.
Eine Laterne warf ihr blasses Licht auf die grauweißen Steine.
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

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Collocations

pebble bed reactor
Kugelhaufenreaktor
pebble mill
Kugelmühle
like pebble
kieselartig
garden pebble moth
Kohlzünsler
pebble gray
kieselgrau

Word forms

pebble

verb
Basic forms
Pastpebbled
Imperativepebble
Present Participle (Participle I)pebbling
Past Participle (Participle II)pebbled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pebblewe pebble
you pebbleyou pebble
he/she/it pebblesthey pebble
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pebblingwe are pebbling
you are pebblingyou are pebbling
he/she/it is pebblingthey are pebbling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pebbledwe have pebbled
you have pebbledyou have pebbled
he/she/it has pebbledthey have pebbled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pebblingwe have been pebbling
you have been pebblingyou have been pebbling
he/she/it has been pebblingthey have been pebbling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pebbledwe pebbled
you pebbledyou pebbled
he/she/it pebbledthey pebbled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pebblingwe were pebbling
you were pebblingyou were pebbling
he/she/it was pebblingthey were pebbling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pebbledwe had pebbled
you had pebbledyou had pebbled
he/she/it had pebbledthey had pebbled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pebblingwe had been pebbling
you had been pebblingyou had been pebbling
he/she/it had been pebblingthey had been pebbling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pebblewe shall/will pebble
you will pebbleyou will pebble
he/she/it will pebblethey will pebble
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pebblingwe shall/will be pebbling
you will be pebblingyou will be pebbling
he/she/it will be pebblingthey will be pebbling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pebbledwe shall/will have pebbled
you will have pebbledyou will have pebbled
he/she/it will have pebbledthey will have pebbled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pebblingwe shall/will have been pebbling
you will have been pebblingyou will have been pebbling
he/she/it will have been pebblingthey will have been pebbling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pebblewe should/would pebble
you would pebbleyou would pebble
he/she/it would pebblethey would pebble
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pebblingwe should/would be pebbling
you would be pebblingyou would be pebbling
he/she/it would be pebblingthey would be pebbling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pebbledwe should/would have pebbled
you would have pebbledyou would have pebbled
he/she/it would have pebbledthey would have pebbled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pebblingwe should/would have been pebbling
you would have been pebblingyou would have been pebbling
he/she/it would have been pebblingthey would have been pebbling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pebbledwe are pebbled
you are pebbledyou are pebbled
he/she/it is pebbledthey are pebbled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pebbledwe are being pebbled
you are being pebbledyou are being pebbled
he/she/it is being pebbledthey are being pebbled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pebbledwe have been pebbled
you have been pebbledyou have been pebbled
he/she/it has been pebbledthey have been pebbled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pebbledwe were pebbled
you were pebbledyou were pebbled
he/she/it was pebbledthey were pebbled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pebbledwe were being pebbled
you were being pebbledyou were being pebbled
he/she/it was being pebbledthey were being pebbled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pebbledwe had been pebbled
you had been pebbledyou had been pebbled
he/she/it had been pebbledthey had been pebbled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pebbledwe shall/will be pebbled
you will be pebbledyou will be pebbled
he/she/it will be pebbledthey will be pebbled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pebbledwe shall/will have been pebbled
you will have been pebbledyou will have been pebbled
he/she/it will have been pebbledthey will have been pebbled

pebble

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepebblepebbles
Possessive casepebble'spebbles'