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I feel so queer and so odd, that I could almost fancy Tutor Ink has put some spell upon me. Ever since the moment when I hit him that crack with the fly-flapper, all my limbs have felt like bits of lead."Beinahe möchte ich glauben, daß der böse Magister Tinte mir es angetan hat, denn seit dem Augenblick, als ich ihm eins mit der Fliegenklatsche versetzte und ihn forttrieb, liegt es mir in allen Gliedern wie Blei.«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.
Pro bably it was the state of my health, which was very queer at that time, which had converted me into a terribly sensitive, overstrung, fanciful spirit-seer.Wohl mochte es meine physische Kränklichkeit sein, die mich ganz und gar zum empfindenden Geisterseher umschuf.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.
My aunt took this deeply to heart, and, without being exactly queer in the head, always kept the anniversary of that marriage-day of hers, that was to have been, in a curious way.Die Tante zog sich das sehr zu Gemüte und ohne im mindesten verwirrten Verstandes zu sein, feierte sie von Stund an den Tag des verfehlten Ehestandes auf eigne Weise.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.
It was this sudden violent turning of the head and exclamation which drew the attention of Miss N s room-mate to the fact that she was having queer experiences of some kind.Es war diese plötzliche heftige Kopfdrehung und der Ausruf, die die Aufmerksamkeit von Miss N.s Zimmergenossin erregten und ihr klar machten, daß sie <komische Erlebnisse> hatte.Sacks, Oliver / AwakeningsSacks, Oliver / Awakenings: Zeit des ErwachensAwakenings: Zeit des ErwachensSacks, Oliver© 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, Oliver Sacks© 1989 by VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, WeinheimAwakeningsSacks, Oliver© Oliver Sacks 1973, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1990
I daresay this may have been all very well, considering her little elfin figure, some sixteen years ago or so; but now that she's two- or three-and-thirty, it gives one rather a queer sensation.'Das mag nun vor sechszehn Jahren ihr, vermöge der kleinen Elfenfigur, recht gut gestanden haben, aber jetzt im zweiunddreißigsten Jahre wird einem ganz bange und unheimlich dabei.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.
Indeed, it often seemed to me that there was something very queer about him, which I could by no means get to the bottom of; he is not like the common run of tutors at all.Ja es schien mir oft, als habe es mit ihm eine besondere Bewandtnis und er sei gar nicht so wie andere Magister. Noch mehr!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.
And then, loudly laughing, he cried, " Now, master, have you any doubt that I am a trained cooper ? But," he continued, as he strolled up and down the shop examining the tools, timber, &c, " you seem to have a good deal of queer stuff about here.Aber«, fuhr er fort, indem er in der Werkstatt auf und ab gehend mit den Blicken Handwerkszeug und Holzvorrat musterte, »aber habt Ihr auch tüchtiges Gerät und - was ist denn das für ein Schlägelchen dort, damit spielen wohl Eure Kinder?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.
We both felt very queer: somewhat as if we were going forward to undertake some rather perilous adventure, for which we were by no means adequately prepared.Wir stiegen ganz feierlich und schwer die Treppen hinan, es war uns beiden ganz seltsam zumute, als sollten wir irgendein Abenteuer bestehen, dem wir nicht gewachsen.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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queer fellow
Querkopf
queer matters
verdächtige Angelegenheiten
Word forms
queer
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | queer | queers |
Possessive case | queer's | queers' |
queer
adjective
Positive degree | queer |
Comparative degree | queerer |
Superlative degree | queerest |
queer
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | queered |
Imperative | queer |
Present Participle (Participle I) | queering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | queered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I queer | we queer |
you queer | you queer |
he/she/it queers | they queer |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am queering | we are queering |
you are queering | you are queering |
he/she/it is queering | they are queering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have queered | we have queered |
you have queered | you have queered |
he/she/it has queered | they have queered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been queering | we have been queering |
you have been queering | you have been queering |
he/she/it has been queering | they have been queering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I queered | we queered |
you queered | you queered |
he/she/it queered | they queered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was queering | we were queering |
you were queering | you were queering |
he/she/it was queering | they were queering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had queered | we had queered |
you had queered | you had queered |
he/she/it had queered | they had queered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been queering | we had been queering |
you had been queering | you had been queering |
he/she/it had been queering | they had been queering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will queer | we shall/will queer |
you will queer | you will queer |
he/she/it will queer | they will queer |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be queering | we shall/will be queering |
you will be queering | you will be queering |
he/she/it will be queering | they will be queering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have queered | we shall/will have queered |
you will have queered | you will have queered |
he/she/it will have queered | they will have queered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been queering | we shall/will have been queering |
you will have been queering | you will have been queering |
he/she/it will have been queering | they will have been queering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would queer | we should/would queer |
you would queer | you would queer |
he/she/it would queer | they would queer |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be queering | we should/would be queering |
you would be queering | you would be queering |
he/she/it would be queering | they would be queering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have queered | we should/would have queered |
you would have queered | you would have queered |
he/she/it would have queered | they would have queered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been queering | we should/would have been queering |
you would have been queering | you would have been queering |
he/she/it would have been queering | they would have been queering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am queered | we are queered |
you are queered | you are queered |
he/she/it is queered | they are queered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being queered | we are being queered |
you are being queered | you are being queered |
he/she/it is being queered | they are being queered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been queered | we have been queered |
you have been queered | you have been queered |
he/she/it has been queered | they have been queered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was queered | we were queered |
you were queered | you were queered |
he/she/it was queered | they were queered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being queered | we were being queered |
you were being queered | you were being queered |
he/she/it was being queered | they were being queered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been queered | we had been queered |
you had been queered | you had been queered |
he/she/it had been queered | they had been queered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be queered | we shall/will be queered |
you will be queered | you will be queered |
he/she/it will be queered | they will be queered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been queered | we shall/will have been queered |
you will have been queered | you will have been queered |
he/she/it will have been queered | they will have been queered |