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Only the silence.
Nur die Stille.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
Again that odd little silence fell.
Wieder trat diese seltsame kurze Stille ein.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
There was not a soul in all the crowd able to resist the magic spell of this wonderful singing; and when she stopped, you heard nothing but sighs breaking the silence.
Nicht einer war, den der süßeste Zauber nicht umfing, und nur leise Seufzer gingen in der tiefen Stille auf, wenn die Sängerin schwieg.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
For a few moments there was absolute silence in the car.
Einige Augenblicke lang herrschte vollkommene Stille im Wagen.
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
There was utter silence in the bunker, the silver light of the droplet reflected in a hundred staring eyes.
Es herrschte Totenstille im Bunker, und das silberne Licht des Tropfens spiegelte sich in hundert starrenden Augen.
Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / Zeit
Zeit
Baxter, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
Time
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
It is time, now, that I should tell you what I have kept silence about hitherto.
Es ist nun an der Zeit, daß ich dir alles sage, was ich bis jetzt verschwieg.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Finally, as they neared the crest, she cut the engine and let the car’s momentum carry it forward in silence.
Als sie sich dem höchsten Punkt der Erhebung näherten, stellte sie den Motor ab, und sie rollten durchs Trägheitsmoment des Fahrzeugs lautlos weiter.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
The sun was beginning to set when Hazel woke to see Acorn listening and sniffing in the silence, between two white-skinned flints.
Die Sonne begann unterzugehen, als Hazel erwachte und Acorn in der Stille zwischen zwei weißen Kieseln horchen und schnüffeln sah.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
The man who, more than anyone else, could once order him about is now reduced to silence and, helpless, must endure everything which is done to his body. And it is his son, for many years wholly at his mercy, who directs and arranges all this.
Der ihm befehlen konnte wie kaum ein Mensch ist verstummt. Hilflos muß er sich alle Hantierungen an seinem Leib gefallen lassen, und der Sohn, der einst während vieler Jahre am meisten in seiner Gewalt war, ordnet sie an.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
The old Speaker waited for silence to fall in the speaking chamber at Rendezvous.
Die alte Sprecherin wartete, bis es still wurde im Diskussionssaal von Rendezvous.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
There sat Vincent, ever against me, with the others, round a little table ; and they were all staring, stiff and motionless like so many statues, in the profoundest silence, up at the ceiling.
Da sitzt mein Freund mir gegenüber mit den andern um einen kleinen Tisch herum. Und alle steif und starr wie Bildsäulen schauen totenbleich, im tiefsten Schweigen herauf in die Höhe.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The friends, deeply moved by them, kept silence for some moments.
Von seiner Rede tief ergriffen schwiegen die Freunde einige Augenblicke, dann begann Sylvester.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The partners handed the photographs around in a silence that grew deeper and colder.
Die Firmenteilhaber betrachteten stumm die Aufnahmen. Das Schweigen vertiefte sich.
Anderson, Poul / Satan's WorldAnderson, Poul / Die Satanswelt
Die Satanswelt
Anderson, Poul
© 1969 by Poul Anderson
Satan's World
Anderson, Poul
© 1968 by Conde Nast Publications Inc.
© 1969 by Poul Anderson
She missed the silence and seclusion, and the sense of being alone with Mo and Meggie after all the weeks when they had been apart.
Sie vermisste die Stille und Abgeschiedenheit und das Gefühl, mit Mo und Meggie allein zu sein, nach all den Wochen, die sie getrennt gewesen waren.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
In the freezing cold and silence, El-ahrairah stamped and flashed his tail to Rabscuttle.
In der Eiseskälte und der Stille stampfte El-ahrairah und schlug mit seinem Schwanz nach Rabscuttle.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams

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Collocations

radio silence
Funkstille
cone of silence
Nullkegel
silence of the grave
Grabesstille
pondering silence
nachdenkliches Schweigen
in silence
schweigend
uncomfortable silence
peinliche Stille
cone of silence
Schweigekegel
dead silence
absolute Stille
deathlike silence
Grabesruhe
deathlike silence
Grabesstille
in silence
im Stillschweigen
in silence
in Verschwiegenheit
in silence
stumm
vow of silence
Schweigegelübde

Word forms

silence

verb
Basic forms
Pastsilenced
Imperativesilence
Present Participle (Participle I)silencing
Past Participle (Participle II)silenced
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I silencewe silence
you silenceyou silence
he/she/it silencesthey silence
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am silencingwe are silencing
you are silencingyou are silencing
he/she/it is silencingthey are silencing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have silencedwe have silenced
you have silencedyou have silenced
he/she/it has silencedthey have silenced
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been silencingwe have been silencing
you have been silencingyou have been silencing
he/she/it has been silencingthey have been silencing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I silencedwe silenced
you silencedyou silenced
he/she/it silencedthey silenced
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was silencingwe were silencing
you were silencingyou were silencing
he/she/it was silencingthey were silencing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had silencedwe had silenced
you had silencedyou had silenced
he/she/it had silencedthey had silenced
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been silencingwe had been silencing
you had been silencingyou had been silencing
he/she/it had been silencingthey had been silencing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will silencewe shall/will silence
you will silenceyou will silence
he/she/it will silencethey will silence
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be silencingwe shall/will be silencing
you will be silencingyou will be silencing
he/she/it will be silencingthey will be silencing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have silencedwe shall/will have silenced
you will have silencedyou will have silenced
he/she/it will have silencedthey will have silenced
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been silencingwe shall/will have been silencing
you will have been silencingyou will have been silencing
he/she/it will have been silencingthey will have been silencing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would silencewe should/would silence
you would silenceyou would silence
he/she/it would silencethey would silence
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be silencingwe should/would be silencing
you would be silencingyou would be silencing
he/she/it would be silencingthey would be silencing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have silencedwe should/would have silenced
you would have silencedyou would have silenced
he/she/it would have silencedthey would have silenced
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been silencingwe should/would have been silencing
you would have been silencingyou would have been silencing
he/she/it would have been silencingthey would have been silencing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am silencedwe are silenced
you are silencedyou are silenced
he/she/it is silencedthey are silenced
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being silencedwe are being silenced
you are being silencedyou are being silenced
he/she/it is being silencedthey are being silenced
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been silencedwe have been silenced
you have been silencedyou have been silenced
he/she/it has been silencedthey have been silenced
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was silencedwe were silenced
you were silencedyou were silenced
he/she/it was silencedthey were silenced
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being silencedwe were being silenced
you were being silencedyou were being silenced
he/she/it was being silencedthey were being silenced
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been silencedwe had been silenced
you had been silencedyou had been silenced
he/she/it had been silencedthey had been silenced
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be silencedwe shall/will be silenced
you will be silencedyou will be silenced
he/she/it will be silencedthey will be silenced
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been silencedwe shall/will have been silenced
you will have been silencedyou will have been silenced
he/she/it will have been silencedthey will have been silenced

silence

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesilencesilences
Possessive casesilence'ssilences'