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" Heaven forefend ! " cried Sylvester, laughing. " Do you suppose that a quiet, happy personage, such as I am, has assumed the form of an enchanter, and is deluding honest-folks with his mere simulacrum?»Gott behüte und bewahre«, rief Sylvester lachend, »glaubst du denn daß ich friedlicher ruhiger Mann mich umgesetzt habe in einen Hexenkerl, der ehrliche Leute neckt mit seiner werten Person?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.
Wait till Al Capone hears you've arrived in Chicago; he'll join me down here in the peace and quiet of the great South-west.Warten Sie, bis Al Capone hört, daß Sie in Chikago angekommen sind. Er wird sofort zu mir nach Texas flüchten, in den Frieden und die Ruhe des großen Südwestens.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Next the sisters sang together, tome of those earnest, quiet, deep-drawn duets of Abbate Steffanie.Nun sangen beide Schwestern jene ernste tief gehaltene Duetten vom Abbate Steffani.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 greatly appreciated her quiet and considered nature, her honesty and reliability as a colleague and friend.Dabei haben wir ihre ruhige und besonnene Art, ihre Aufrichtigkeit und Zuverlässigkeit als Kollegin und Freundin sehr geschätzt.©2011 Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung (GMA).
The tension grew, accompanied only by the crackle of the fire and the quiet breaths of the waiting companions.Die einzigen Geräusche waren das Knistern des Feuers und ein leises Zischen, das von den Atemzügen der Wartenden stammte.Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen GentlemenDie Liga der aussergewöhnlichen GentlemenAnderson, Kevin© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenLeague of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
As he came near they ceased, were quiet as he passed; then set up a clamor again.Als er näher kam, wurden sie leiser, verstummten ganz, während er vorbeiging, und quakten dann wieder los.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
And if I am not mistaken, it was about that time that you wrote a curious book, treating of the profounder mysteries of the Catholic Church, but containing madness and diablerie sufficient to give you a very bad name amongst quiet, respectable folks.Irr ich nicht, so dichtetest du damals ein seltsames Buch, das, auf den tiefsten katholischen Mystizismus basiert, so viel Wahnsinniges und Teuflisches enthielt, daß es dich hätte bei sanften hochgescheuten Personen um allen Kredit bringen können.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.
They were all quiet and serious.Alle verhielten sich ruhig und ernst.Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-KinderDie Darwin-KinderBear, Greg© 2003 Greg Bear© Elsevier GmbH, MünchenDarwin's ChildrenBear, Greg© 2003 by Greg Bear
Promise me, my brother, to keep yourself quiet for three days more, and work in the shop as usual.Versprich mir, mein Bruder, dich noch drei Tage ruhig zu verhalten und in der Werkstatt zu arbeiten wie sonst.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.
"Aaron, would you please be quiet?"»Aaron, würdest du bitte den Mund halten?«King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: SusannahDer dunkle Turm 6: SusannahKing, Stephen© 2003 by Stephen King© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenThe Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen© 2004 by Stephen King
I sat in a spluttering, bleeding heap protesting that I was fine and all I needed was a quiet corner to go and die in and everything would be all right.Ich sackte zu einem triefenden, blutenden Haufen zusammen und bestand darauf, daß es mir gut gehe und mir zum Glück nichts weiter fehle als eine ruhige Ecke, in die ich mich zurückziehen und sterben könne.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
The tale which I wish to read to you—and which I believe to possess a certain amount of merit—would never have been written if I had not seen Kolbe's picture at the Exhibition, and then worked the affair out in the quiet of the country.Jene Erzählung, die ich für gut halte, wäre nimmermehr entstanden, hätte ich nicht Kolbes Bild auf der Kunstausstellung geschaut, und hätte ich nachher mich nicht der Muße des Landlebens hingegeben.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.
Otherwise the street lay quiet, empty except for a gardener robot at work in the flower strips.Ansonsten lag die Straße still und leer bis auf einen Robotgärtner, der in den Blumenbeeten arbeitete.Anderson, Poul / GenesisAnderson, Poul / GenesisGenesisAnderson, Poul© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust© für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe 2001 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachGenesisAnderson, Poul© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
"Elinor, do keep quiet!" he heard Meggie say.»Elinor, sei still!«, hörte er Meggie sagen.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
The alley down which he led them sloped so steeply that Meggie kept stumbling, and every time Elinor stubbed her toes on the bumpy cobblestones she uttered a quiet curse.Meggie kam immer wieder ins Stolpern, so steil fiel die Gasse ab, die er sie hinabführte. Elinor stieß jedes Mal einen leisen Fluch aus, wenn sie sich die Zehen an dem buckligen Pflaster stieß.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
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Collocations
quiet zone
Hellzone
quiet running
Laufruhe
quiet zone
Ruhebereich
quiet zone
Ruhezone
dead quiet
mäuschenstill
deathly quiet
Totenstille
on the quiet
unter der Hand
dead quiet
mucksmäuschenstill
quiet and peaceful
ruhig und friedlich
quiet before the storm
Ruhe vor dem Sturm
quiet colour
ruhige Farbe
quiet conscience
ruhiges Gewissen
quiet enjoyment
ungestörter Besitz
quiet of the evening
Abendstille
quiet sleep
ungestörter Schlaf
Word forms
quiet
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | quiet | quiets |
Possessive case | quiet's | quiets' |
quiet
adjective
Positive degree | quiet |
Comparative degree | quieter |
Superlative degree | quietest |
quiet
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | quieted |
Imperative | quiet |
Present Participle (Participle I) | quieting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | quieted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I quiet | we quiet |
you quiet | you quiet |
he/she/it quiets | they quiet |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am quieting | we are quieting |
you are quieting | you are quieting |
he/she/it is quieting | they are quieting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have quieted | we have quieted |
you have quieted | you have quieted |
he/she/it has quieted | they have quieted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been quieting | we have been quieting |
you have been quieting | you have been quieting |
he/she/it has been quieting | they have been quieting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I quieted | we quieted |
you quieted | you quieted |
he/she/it quieted | they quieted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was quieting | we were quieting |
you were quieting | you were quieting |
he/she/it was quieting | they were quieting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had quieted | we had quieted |
you had quieted | you had quieted |
he/she/it had quieted | they had quieted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been quieting | we had been quieting |
you had been quieting | you had been quieting |
he/she/it had been quieting | they had been quieting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will quiet | we shall/will quiet |
you will quiet | you will quiet |
he/she/it will quiet | they will quiet |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be quieting | we shall/will be quieting |
you will be quieting | you will be quieting |
he/she/it will be quieting | they will be quieting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have quieted | we shall/will have quieted |
you will have quieted | you will have quieted |
he/she/it will have quieted | they will have quieted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been quieting | we shall/will have been quieting |
you will have been quieting | you will have been quieting |
he/she/it will have been quieting | they will have been quieting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would quiet | we should/would quiet |
you would quiet | you would quiet |
he/she/it would quiet | they would quiet |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be quieting | we should/would be quieting |
you would be quieting | you would be quieting |
he/she/it would be quieting | they would be quieting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have quieted | we should/would have quieted |
you would have quieted | you would have quieted |
he/she/it would have quieted | they would have quieted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been quieting | we should/would have been quieting |
you would have been quieting | you would have been quieting |
he/she/it would have been quieting | they would have been quieting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am quieted | we are quieted |
you are quieted | you are quieted |
he/she/it is quieted | they are quieted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being quieted | we are being quieted |
you are being quieted | you are being quieted |
he/she/it is being quieted | they are being quieted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been quieted | we have been quieted |
you have been quieted | you have been quieted |
he/she/it has been quieted | they have been quieted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was quieted | we were quieted |
you were quieted | you were quieted |
he/she/it was quieted | they were quieted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being quieted | we were being quieted |
you were being quieted | you were being quieted |
he/she/it was being quieted | they were being quieted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been quieted | we had been quieted |
you had been quieted | you had been quieted |
he/she/it had been quieted | they had been quieted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be quieted | we shall/will be quieted |
you will be quieted | you will be quieted |
he/she/it will be quieted | they will be quieted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been quieted | we shall/will have been quieted |
you will have been quieted | you will have been quieted |
he/she/it will have been quieted | they will have been quieted |