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Then he'd lost it out of a hole in his pocket and it had left a ragged little hole in his heart.Und dann hatte er das gute Stück verloren, weil er ein Loch in der Tasche hatte. Der Verlust hatte ein kleines kreisrundes gezacktes Loch in seinem Herzen hinterlassen.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
The mother tried to open the Kleenex in her lap, but it was too ragged to spread out.Die Mutter versuchte, das Kleenextuch auf ihrem Schoß auseinanderzufalten, aber es war schon zu zerfetzt.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
In their place had come the Popular Army, ragged, unshaven, and undisciplined and, for that reason, more unpredictable and dangerous.Abgelöst worden waren sie durch Soldaten der Volksarmee: abgerissen und undiszipliniert - und deshalb unberechenbarer und gefährlicher.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
If Henry had been there, he would have insisted on TV and would have ragged Eddie constantly about his storytapes. ("Oh boy!Wäre Henry da gewesen, hätte er auf Fernsehen bestanden und Eddie ständig mit dessen Hörspielkassetten aufgezogen. (»O Mann!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
He glanced at the Neanderthal boy; one eye and a thatch of ragged dark hair protruded from behind the chair leg.Er warf einen Blick auf den Neandertaler-Jungen; ein Auge und eine dunkle Haarsträhne lugten hinter dem Stuhlbein hervor.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
The trees had not yet dropped all their leaves and the ragged branches laid heavy shadows across the yard.Die Bäume hatten noch nicht alle Blätter abgeworfen, und die struppigen Äste warfen schwere Schatten über den Hof.Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
The Black Prince scrutinized the ragged men standing around him.Der Schwarze Prinz musterte die zerlumpten Männer, die um ihn herumstanden.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
Here, wind and tide had gnawed out a ragged cove and a coarse fringe of beach.Wind und Gezeiten hatten hier eine schartige Bucht und einen rauhen Strandstreifen genagt.Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die BettlerköniginDie BettlerköniginAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1984 by Lloyd AlexanderBeggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Tiny flames glowed briefly around the ragged edges of the hole, and he saw the brilliant flash as they launched another round. More wood blew inward, scattering burning slivers on the bathroom rug.Dann wurde ein weite res verkohltes Oval aus dem Furnier gerissen, Splitter schleuderten nach innen und fraßen sich wie silberne Pfeile glimmend in den Badevorleger.King, Stephen / SchlachtfeldKing, Stephen / BattlegroundBattlegroundKing, Stephen© 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen KingSchlachtfeldKing, Stephen© 1976,1977/78 by Stephen King
Alfie staggers to his feet with a huge, ragged, spraying hole in his back; he is trying to scream, and white moonlight, summer moonlight, floods in through the windows and dazzles his eyes.Mit einem riesigen gezackten Loch im Rücken, aus dem das Blut spritzt, kommt Alfie taumelnd wieder auf die Beine. Er versucht zu schreien, und das weiße Licht des Mondes, des Sommermondes flutet herein und blendet ihn.King, Stephen / Das Jahr des WerwolfsKing, Stephen / Cycle of the WerewolfCycle of the WerewolfKing, Stephen© Stephen King, 1983Das Jahr des WerwolfsKing, Stephen© 1983 by Stephen King
Turning slowly in the light of an off stage sun, it was wrapped in a blanket of thick, ragged cloud.Der im Licht einer indirekten Sonne langsam sich drehende Körper wurde von einer Schale aus dichten Wolkenfetzen umhüllt.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
Scarce had we come when I saw that he pulled out zecchini from his ragged doublet, and went up and down all day on the Eialto, doing business, sometimes as a broker, sometimes as a merchant.Kaum angekommen, sah ich wie er die Zechinen aus dem zertrennten Wams hervorholte und den ganzen Tag sich auf dem Rialto umhertreibend bald den Unterhändler, bald den Handelsmann selbst machte.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 farther out there was a ragged swarm still on the way, reaching back to the hidden Sun, around which these misty invaders had sailed.Und schon war ein weiterer Schwarm im Anflug. Er kam von der unsichtbaren Sonne, die diese Invasoren zuvor umkreist hatten.Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / RaumRaumBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenSpaceBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
His skinny frame was clad in an outdated tropical uniform with ragged cuffs, out of which hung long, slender hands, with eerily long nails, more like claws.Der magere Körper war in einer ebenfalls abgelaufenen Tropenuniform mit ausgefransten Manschetten verborgen, aus denen lange, dünne Hände heraushingen, die mit ihren eklig langen Fingernägeln eher wie Klauen aussahen.Nooteboom, Cees / Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees / Paradies verlorenParadies verlorenNooteboom, Cees© Cees Nooteboom 2004© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees© Cees Nooteboom 2004© Susan Massotty 2007
He laid the horse blanket aside and took off his clothes, or at least what remained of them-rags and tatters were what he took off.Er legte die Pferdedecke ab und zog seine Kleider aus der das, was von seinen Kleidern noch übriggeblieben war, die Fetzen, die Lumpen zog er aus.Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersDas Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersSüskind, Patrick© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG ZürichPerfume. The story of a murdererSuskind, Patrick© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
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Collocations
ragged cloud
Wolkenfetzen
cotton rag pulp
Baumwollhalbstoff
all-rag paper
Hadernpapier
rag paper
Hadernpapier
rag duster
Hadernstäuber
tack rag
Honigtuch
rag breaker
Lumpenbrecher
rag engine
Lumpenbrecher
rag shaker
Lumpenentstaubungstrommel
rag pulp
Lumpenhalbstoff
rag stock
Lumpenhalbstoff
rag stuff
Lumpenhalbstoff
rag picker
Lumpenklauber
rag paper
Lumpenpapier
rag cleaning machine
Lumpenreinigungsmaschine
Word forms
rag
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | ragged |
Imperative | rag |
Present Participle (Participle I) | ragging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | ragged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I rag | we rag |
you rag | you rag |
he/she/it rags | they rag |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am ragging | we are ragging |
you are ragging | you are ragging |
he/she/it is ragging | they are ragging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have ragged | we have ragged |
you have ragged | you have ragged |
he/she/it has ragged | they have ragged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been ragging | we have been ragging |
you have been ragging | you have been ragging |
he/she/it has been ragging | they have been ragging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ragged | we ragged |
you ragged | you ragged |
he/she/it ragged | they ragged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was ragging | we were ragging |
you were ragging | you were ragging |
he/she/it was ragging | they were ragging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had ragged | we had ragged |
you had ragged | you had ragged |
he/she/it had ragged | they had ragged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been ragging | we had been ragging |
you had been ragging | you had been ragging |
he/she/it had been ragging | they had been ragging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will rag | we shall/will rag |
you will rag | you will rag |
he/she/it will rag | they will rag |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be ragging | we shall/will be ragging |
you will be ragging | you will be ragging |
he/she/it will be ragging | they will be ragging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have ragged | we shall/will have ragged |
you will have ragged | you will have ragged |
he/she/it will have ragged | they will have ragged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ragging | we shall/will have been ragging |
you will have been ragging | you will have been ragging |
he/she/it will have been ragging | they will have been ragging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would rag | we should/would rag |
you would rag | you would rag |
he/she/it would rag | they would rag |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be ragging | we should/would be ragging |
you would be ragging | you would be ragging |
he/she/it would be ragging | they would be ragging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have ragged | we should/would have ragged |
you would have ragged | you would have ragged |
he/she/it would have ragged | they would have ragged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been ragging | we should/would have been ragging |
you would have been ragging | you would have been ragging |
he/she/it would have been ragging | they would have been ragging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am ragged | we are ragged |
you are ragged | you are ragged |
he/she/it is ragged | they are ragged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being ragged | we are being ragged |
you are being ragged | you are being ragged |
he/she/it is being ragged | they are being ragged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been ragged | we have been ragged |
you have been ragged | you have been ragged |
he/she/it has been ragged | they have been ragged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was ragged | we were ragged |
you were ragged | you were ragged |
he/she/it was ragged | they were ragged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being ragged | we were being ragged |
you were being ragged | you were being ragged |
he/she/it was being ragged | they were being ragged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been ragged | we had been ragged |
you had been ragged | you had been ragged |
he/she/it had been ragged | they had been ragged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be ragged | we shall/will be ragged |
you will be ragged | you will be ragged |
he/she/it will be ragged | they will be ragged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ragged | we shall/will have been ragged |
you will have been ragged | you will have been ragged |
he/she/it will have been ragged | they will have been ragged |