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He loved to spend days in the garage with polishing rags and detail kits, enjoying the way light played off the fine finish, listening to the purr of a restored engine.Damals hatte er großen Gefallen daran gefunden, ganze Tage in der Garage zu verbringen, die Wagen zu putzen und dem Brummen der instand gesetzten Motoren zu lauschen.Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene SonnenGefallene SonnenAnderson, Kevin© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Tick and tack, grr and brr, prr and purr.Schnarr und schnurr, und pirr und purr!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.
'"N when you hear that one purr you're through," Antek was convinced.»Wenn dich die hier anschnurrt, bist du nicht mehr zu retten«, pflegte Antek im Brustton der Überzeugung zu sagen.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
A pair of deadpan amber strippers waiting for a live one at the table beside his own purred softly in agreement.Zwei Striptease-Tänzerinnen, die mit unbewegten Mienen am Nebentisch saßen und auf einen spendierfreudigen Freier warteten, schnurrten leise ihre Zustimmung.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
And any gray cat had purred at all.Ehe irgendeine graue Katze geschnurrt hatte.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
She thought their ‘talk’ had more in common with the purring and yowling of cats than information-rich human conversation.Für Emma glich diese >Spra-che< eher dem Schnurren und Miauen von Katzen als informa-tionshaltiger menschlicher Konversation.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
He lured them out of the pages as if they had only been waiting for his voice, words long and short, words sharp and soft, cooing, purring words.Er lockte sie von den Seiten, als hätten sie nur auf seine Stimme gewartet – lange und kurze, spitznasige und weiche, schnurrende, gurrende Wörter.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
And what seemed rather a funny thing, which nobody could understand, was that each of these six nurses had always to have a cat in her lap, and- to keep on stroking it all night long, so that it might never stop purring.Was aber ganz närrisch schien, und was niemand begreifen konnte, jede dieser sechs Wärterinnen mußte einen Kater auf den Schoß nehmen, und ihn die ganze Nacht streicheln, daß er immerfort zu spinnen genötigt wurde.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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with a purring voice
mit säuselnder Stimme
Word forms
purr
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | purr | purrs |
Possessive case | purr's | purrs' |
purr
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | purred |
Imperative | purr |
Present Participle (Participle I) | purring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | purred |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I purr | we purr |
you purr | you purr |
he/she/it purrs | they purr |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am purring | we are purring |
you are purring | you are purring |
he/she/it is purring | they are purring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have purred | we have purred |
you have purred | you have purred |
he/she/it has purred | they have purred |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been purring | we have been purring |
you have been purring | you have been purring |
he/she/it has been purring | they have been purring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I purred | we purred |
you purred | you purred |
he/she/it purred | they purred |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was purring | we were purring |
you were purring | you were purring |
he/she/it was purring | they were purring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had purred | we had purred |
you had purred | you had purred |
he/she/it had purred | they had purred |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been purring | we had been purring |
you had been purring | you had been purring |
he/she/it had been purring | they had been purring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will purr | we shall/will purr |
you will purr | you will purr |
he/she/it will purr | they will purr |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be purring | we shall/will be purring |
you will be purring | you will be purring |
he/she/it will be purring | they will be purring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have purred | we shall/will have purred |
you will have purred | you will have purred |
he/she/it will have purred | they will have purred |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been purring | we shall/will have been purring |
you will have been purring | you will have been purring |
he/she/it will have been purring | they will have been purring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would purr | we should/would purr |
you would purr | you would purr |
he/she/it would purr | they would purr |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be purring | we should/would be purring |
you would be purring | you would be purring |
he/she/it would be purring | they would be purring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have purred | we should/would have purred |
you would have purred | you would have purred |
he/she/it would have purred | they would have purred |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been purring | we should/would have been purring |
you would have been purring | you would have been purring |
he/she/it would have been purring | they would have been purring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am purred | we are purred |
you are purred | you are purred |
he/she/it is purred | they are purred |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being purred | we are being purred |
you are being purred | you are being purred |
he/she/it is being purred | they are being purred |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been purred | we have been purred |
you have been purred | you have been purred |
he/she/it has been purred | they have been purred |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was purred | we were purred |
you were purred | you were purred |
he/she/it was purred | they were purred |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being purred | we were being purred |
you were being purred | you were being purred |
he/she/it was being purred | they were being purred |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been purred | we had been purred |
you had been purred | you had been purred |
he/she/it had been purred | they had been purred |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be purred | we shall/will be purred |
you will be purred | you will be purred |
he/she/it will be purred | they will be purred |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been purred | we shall/will have been purred |
you will have been purred | you will have been purred |
he/she/it will have been purred | they will have been purred |