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Despite being known as the dirtiest man in Dublin because of his shabby appearance, he was one of the most distinguished physicians in Ireland, and was appointed Surgeon Oculist to Queen Victoria in Ireland.Seines schäbigen äußeren wegen zwar als der schmutzigste Dubliner bekannt, war er einer der angesehensten ärzte Irlands und wurde von Königin Victoria zum Königlichen Augenoperateur in Irland ernannt.Eagleton, Terry / The Truth about the IrishEagleton, Terry / Die Wahrheit über die IrenDie Wahrheit über die IrenEagleton, Terry© 1999 Terry Eagleton© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: 2000 Verlag C.H. Beck oIIG, MünchenThe Truth about the IrishEagleton, Terry© 1999 Terry Eagleton
He strode to the door with as much dignity as was possible in his shabby boots.Er schritt so würdevoll auf die Tür zu, wie das in seinen ausgetretenen Stiefeln möglich war.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
He sat down in the big red upholstered chair in the corner, looking shabbier than ever in his stained field jacket.Er setzte sich in den großen roten Polstersessel in der Ecke. In seiner fleckigen Kampfjacke wirkte er abgerissener denn je.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
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shabby
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | shabbied |
Imperative | shabby |
Present Participle (Participle I) | shabbying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | shabbied |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shabby | we shabby |
you shabby | you shabby |
he/she/it shabbies | they shabby |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am shabbying | we are shabbying |
you are shabbying | you are shabbying |
he/she/it is shabbying | they are shabbying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have shabbied | we have shabbied |
you have shabbied | you have shabbied |
he/she/it has shabbied | they have shabbied |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been shabbying | we have been shabbying |
you have been shabbying | you have been shabbying |
he/she/it has been shabbying | they have been shabbying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shabbied | we shabbied |
you shabbied | you shabbied |
he/she/it shabbied | they shabbied |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was shabbying | we were shabbying |
you were shabbying | you were shabbying |
he/she/it was shabbying | they were shabbying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had shabbied | we had shabbied |
you had shabbied | you had shabbied |
he/she/it had shabbied | they had shabbied |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been shabbying | we had been shabbying |
you had been shabbying | you had been shabbying |
he/she/it had been shabbying | they had been shabbying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will shabby | we shall/will shabby |
you will shabby | you will shabby |
he/she/it will shabby | they will shabby |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be shabbying | we shall/will be shabbying |
you will be shabbying | you will be shabbying |
he/she/it will be shabbying | they will be shabbying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have shabbied | we shall/will have shabbied |
you will have shabbied | you will have shabbied |
he/she/it will have shabbied | they will have shabbied |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shabbying | we shall/will have been shabbying |
you will have been shabbying | you will have been shabbying |
he/she/it will have been shabbying | they will have been shabbying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would shabby | we should/would shabby |
you would shabby | you would shabby |
he/she/it would shabby | they would shabby |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be shabbying | we should/would be shabbying |
you would be shabbying | you would be shabbying |
he/she/it would be shabbying | they would be shabbying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have shabbied | we should/would have shabbied |
you would have shabbied | you would have shabbied |
he/she/it would have shabbied | they would have shabbied |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been shabbying | we should/would have been shabbying |
you would have been shabbying | you would have been shabbying |
he/she/it would have been shabbying | they would have been shabbying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am shabbied | we are shabbied |
you are shabbied | you are shabbied |
he/she/it is shabbied | they are shabbied |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being shabbied | we are being shabbied |
you are being shabbied | you are being shabbied |
he/she/it is being shabbied | they are being shabbied |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been shabbied | we have been shabbied |
you have been shabbied | you have been shabbied |
he/she/it has been shabbied | they have been shabbied |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was shabbied | we were shabbied |
you were shabbied | you were shabbied |
he/she/it was shabbied | they were shabbied |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being shabbied | we were being shabbied |
you were being shabbied | you were being shabbied |
he/she/it was being shabbied | they were being shabbied |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been shabbied | we had been shabbied |
you had been shabbied | you had been shabbied |
he/she/it had been shabbied | they had been shabbied |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be shabbied | we shall/will be shabbied |
you will be shabbied | you will be shabbied |
he/she/it will be shabbied | they will be shabbied |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shabbied | we shall/will have been shabbied |
you will have been shabbied | you will have been shabbied |
he/she/it will have been shabbied | they will have been shabbied |
shabby
adjective
Positive degree | shabby |
Comparative degree | shabbier |
Superlative degree | shabbiest |