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Tonight he wanted just to be alone, to sort through the problems that continued to peck at him like a flock of hungry carrion birds.In dieser Nacht wollte er einfach nur allein sein und die Probleme sortieren, die immer wieder nach ihm pickten, wie ein Schwarm von Aasvögeln.Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / SonnenstürmeSonnenstürmeAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenHorizon StormsAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
The two analysts, Beatty and Peck, were required to explain their interpretation of the pictures of the area.Die beiden Luft-bildauswerter Beatty und Peck wurden gebraucht, um ihre Interpretation der Aufnahmen zu erläutern.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
They were as stupid as the pale worms she pecked out of the earth.Sie waren so dumm wie die bleichen Würmer, die sie aus der Erde pickte.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
The women all pecked and puckered at the old man's face.Alle Frauen spitzten die Lippen und küßten den alten Mann ins Gesicht.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
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Collocations
peck on the cheek
Küsschen auf die Wange
peck of trouble
Haufen Probleme
Word forms
peck
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | peck | pecks |
Possessive case | peck's | pecks' |
peck
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | pecked |
Imperative | peck |
Present Participle (Participle I) | pecking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | pecked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I peck | we peck |
you peck | you peck |
he/she/it pecks | they peck |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am pecking | we are pecking |
you are pecking | you are pecking |
he/she/it is pecking | they are pecking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have pecked | we have pecked |
you have pecked | you have pecked |
he/she/it has pecked | they have pecked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been pecking | we have been pecking |
you have been pecking | you have been pecking |
he/she/it has been pecking | they have been pecking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pecked | we pecked |
you pecked | you pecked |
he/she/it pecked | they pecked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was pecking | we were pecking |
you were pecking | you were pecking |
he/she/it was pecking | they were pecking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had pecked | we had pecked |
you had pecked | you had pecked |
he/she/it had pecked | they had pecked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been pecking | we had been pecking |
you had been pecking | you had been pecking |
he/she/it had been pecking | they had been pecking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will peck | we shall/will peck |
you will peck | you will peck |
he/she/it will peck | they will peck |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be pecking | we shall/will be pecking |
you will be pecking | you will be pecking |
he/she/it will be pecking | they will be pecking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have pecked | we shall/will have pecked |
you will have pecked | you will have pecked |
he/she/it will have pecked | they will have pecked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pecking | we shall/will have been pecking |
you will have been pecking | you will have been pecking |
he/she/it will have been pecking | they will have been pecking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would peck | we should/would peck |
you would peck | you would peck |
he/she/it would peck | they would peck |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be pecking | we should/would be pecking |
you would be pecking | you would be pecking |
he/she/it would be pecking | they would be pecking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have pecked | we should/would have pecked |
you would have pecked | you would have pecked |
he/she/it would have pecked | they would have pecked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been pecking | we should/would have been pecking |
you would have been pecking | you would have been pecking |
he/she/it would have been pecking | they would have been pecking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am pecked | we are pecked |
you are pecked | you are pecked |
he/she/it is pecked | they are pecked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being pecked | we are being pecked |
you are being pecked | you are being pecked |
he/she/it is being pecked | they are being pecked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been pecked | we have been pecked |
you have been pecked | you have been pecked |
he/she/it has been pecked | they have been pecked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was pecked | we were pecked |
you were pecked | you were pecked |
he/she/it was pecked | they were pecked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being pecked | we were being pecked |
you were being pecked | you were being pecked |
he/she/it was being pecked | they were being pecked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been pecked | we had been pecked |
you had been pecked | you had been pecked |
he/she/it had been pecked | they had been pecked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be pecked | we shall/will be pecked |
you will be pecked | you will be pecked |
he/she/it will be pecked | they will be pecked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pecked | we shall/will have been pecked |
you will have been pecked | you will have been pecked |
he/she/it will have been pecked | they will have been pecked |