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There was very little debris for her to sift through, only a few scraps of metal and polymer.
Es gab kaum Trümmer, zwischen denen sie suchen konnte, nur einige Metall- und Polymerreste.
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
We have already referred to Uriel Tal's pioneering effort to sift an "anti-Christian, anti-Semitic" strand from other forms.
Wir haben bereits auf die Pionierarbeit von Uriel Tal verwiesen, der die antichristlichen und antisemitischen Elemente bei Nietzsche herauszuarbeiten suchte.
Aschheim, Steven E / The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E / Nietzsche und die Deutschen
Nietzsche und die Deutschen
Aschheim, Steven E
© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California
© 2000 J. B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH in Stuttgart
The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990
Aschheim, Steven E
© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California
Only a smattering of sunlight sifted through the palm fronds overhead, which was a godsend.
Nur wenige Sonnenstrahlen drangen durch die Palmenblätter zu ihm durch, und das war ein Segen.
Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die Operation
Die Operation
Cook, Robin
© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Seizure
Cook, Robin
© 2003 by Robin Cook
The numbers are daunting-there are millions of objects to be discovered and sifted through to identify the 2,000 or so most dangerous ones.
Die Zahlen sind entmutigend - es gibt Millionen von Objekten, die untersucht werden müssen, um die etwa 2000 gefährlichen zu finden.
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H. / Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the UniverseBurnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H. / Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H.
© Weldon Owen Pty Ltd
© 2006 für die deutsche Ausgabe: Tandem Verlag GmbH
Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H.
© 1997 US Weldon Owen Inc.
© 1997 Weldon Owen Pty Limited
More dust sifted down from the tenement ceiling, and Bartholomew could hear shouts from the residents in the floors above.
Mehr Staub rieselte von der Decke herab und Bartholomew hörte aufgeregte Stimmen aus den weiter oben gelegenen Stockwerken.
Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Slowly, carefully, almost as if the figures might fall off the page and get lost on the floor, he sifted through the sheets one by one to try to find out where on earth all this money had come from.
Langsam, vorsichtig, fast so, als könnten die Zahlen von dem Papier herunterfallen und sich am Boden verkrümeln, sichtete er die Blätter eines nach dem anderen, um möglicherweise herauszufinden, woher um alles auf der Welt dieses Geld gekommen war.
Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im Zweifel
Lachs im Zweifel
Adams, Douglas
© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction
© Stephen Fry 2002
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg
© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
The Salmon of Doubt
Adams, Douglas
© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction
© Stephen Fry 2002
© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome
© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
It had been so long since it had been cleaned that, even on summer noons with the sun like a brass bell across pavement and rooftop and wall, the light sifted down here with a chill autumnal hue.
Die Fensterscheiben waren schon so lange nicht mehr gereinigt worden, daß das Licht selbst an Sommernachmittagen, wenn die Sonne wie ein Messinggong auf Pflaster und Dach und Mauern knallte, kalt und schal herabdriftete.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Given the multivalent nature of Nietzsche, Hartle argued, National Socialists had to engage in a self-conscious sifting out of "fruitful" Nietzschean ideas from less acceptable ones.
Angesichts der vielfältigen Aspekte im Werk Nietzsches, so argumentierte Härtle, mußten die Nationalsozialisten sich darauf einlassen, selbstbewußt dessen »fruchtbare« Ideen von den weniger akzeptablen zu trennen.
Aschheim, Steven E / The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990Aschheim, Steven E / Nietzsche und die Deutschen
Nietzsche und die Deutschen
Aschheim, Steven E
© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California
© 2000 J. B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH in Stuttgart
The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany, 1890-1990
Aschheim, Steven E
© 1992 by The Regents of the University of California

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sifting machine
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Word forms

sift

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesiftsifts
Possessive casesift'ssifts'

sift

verb
Basic forms
Pastsifted
Imperativesift
Present Participle (Participle I)sifting
Past Participle (Participle II)sifted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I siftwe sift
you siftyou sift
he/she/it siftsthey sift
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am siftingwe are sifting
you are siftingyou are sifting
he/she/it is siftingthey are sifting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have siftedwe have sifted
you have siftedyou have sifted
he/she/it has siftedthey have sifted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been siftingwe have been sifting
you have been siftingyou have been sifting
he/she/it has been siftingthey have been sifting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I siftedwe sifted
you siftedyou sifted
he/she/it siftedthey sifted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was siftingwe were sifting
you were siftingyou were sifting
he/she/it was siftingthey were sifting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had siftedwe had sifted
you had siftedyou had sifted
he/she/it had siftedthey had sifted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been siftingwe had been sifting
you had been siftingyou had been sifting
he/she/it had been siftingthey had been sifting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will siftwe shall/will sift
you will siftyou will sift
he/she/it will siftthey will sift
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be siftingwe shall/will be sifting
you will be siftingyou will be sifting
he/she/it will be siftingthey will be sifting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have siftedwe shall/will have sifted
you will have siftedyou will have sifted
he/she/it will have siftedthey will have sifted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been siftingwe shall/will have been sifting
you will have been siftingyou will have been sifting
he/she/it will have been siftingthey will have been sifting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would siftwe should/would sift
you would siftyou would sift
he/she/it would siftthey would sift
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be siftingwe should/would be sifting
you would be siftingyou would be sifting
he/she/it would be siftingthey would be sifting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have siftedwe should/would have sifted
you would have siftedyou would have sifted
he/she/it would have siftedthey would have sifted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been siftingwe should/would have been sifting
you would have been siftingyou would have been sifting
he/she/it would have been siftingthey would have been sifting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am siftedwe are sifted
you are siftedyou are sifted
he/she/it is siftedthey are sifted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being siftedwe are being sifted
you are being siftedyou are being sifted
he/she/it is being siftedthey are being sifted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been siftedwe have been sifted
you have been siftedyou have been sifted
he/she/it has been siftedthey have been sifted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was siftedwe were sifted
you were siftedyou were sifted
he/she/it was siftedthey were sifted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being siftedwe were being sifted
you were being siftedyou were being sifted
he/she/it was being siftedthey were being sifted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been siftedwe had been sifted
you had been siftedyou had been sifted
he/she/it had been siftedthey had been sifted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be siftedwe shall/will be sifted
you will be siftedyou will be sifted
he/she/it will be siftedthey will be sifted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been siftedwe shall/will have been sifted
you will have been siftedyou will have been sifted
he/she/it will have been siftedthey will have been sifted