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Only the silence.Nur die Stille.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, 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 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
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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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 OperationDie OperationCook, Robin© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHSeizureCook, 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 / ZeitZeitBaxter, Stephen© 1999 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenTimeBaxter, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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 / 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
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 DownWatership DownAdams, 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 DownAdams, 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 MachtMasse und MachtCanetti, Elias© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960Crowds and PowerCanetti, 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 ImperiumDas ImperiumAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire Inc.© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGHidden EmpireAnderson, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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 SatansweltDie SatansweltAnderson, Poul© 1969 by Poul AndersonSatan's WorldAnderson, 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 / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, 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 DownWatership DownAdams, 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 DownAdams, 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 | |
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Past | silenced |
Imperative | silence |
Present Participle (Participle I) | silencing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | silenced |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I silence | we silence |
you silence | you silence |
he/she/it silences | they silence |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am silencing | we are silencing |
you are silencing | you are silencing |
he/she/it is silencing | they are silencing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have silenced | we have silenced |
you have silenced | you have silenced |
he/she/it has silenced | they have silenced |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been silencing | we have been silencing |
you have been silencing | you have been silencing |
he/she/it has been silencing | they have been silencing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I silenced | we silenced |
you silenced | you silenced |
he/she/it silenced | they silenced |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was silencing | we were silencing |
you were silencing | you were silencing |
he/she/it was silencing | they were silencing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had silenced | we had silenced |
you had silenced | you had silenced |
he/she/it had silenced | they had silenced |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been silencing | we had been silencing |
you had been silencing | you had been silencing |
he/she/it had been silencing | they had been silencing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will silence | we shall/will silence |
you will silence | you will silence |
he/she/it will silence | they will silence |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be silencing | we shall/will be silencing |
you will be silencing | you will be silencing |
he/she/it will be silencing | they will be silencing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have silenced | we shall/will have silenced |
you will have silenced | you will have silenced |
he/she/it will have silenced | they will have silenced |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been silencing | we shall/will have been silencing |
you will have been silencing | you will have been silencing |
he/she/it will have been silencing | they will have been silencing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would silence | we should/would silence |
you would silence | you would silence |
he/she/it would silence | they would silence |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be silencing | we should/would be silencing |
you would be silencing | you would be silencing |
he/she/it would be silencing | they would be silencing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have silenced | we should/would have silenced |
you would have silenced | you would have silenced |
he/she/it would have silenced | they would have silenced |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been silencing | we should/would have been silencing |
you would have been silencing | you would have been silencing |
he/she/it would have been silencing | they would have been silencing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am silenced | we are silenced |
you are silenced | you are silenced |
he/she/it is silenced | they are silenced |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being silenced | we are being silenced |
you are being silenced | you are being silenced |
he/she/it is being silenced | they are being silenced |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been silenced | we have been silenced |
you have been silenced | you have been silenced |
he/she/it has been silenced | they have been silenced |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was silenced | we were silenced |
you were silenced | you were silenced |
he/she/it was silenced | they were silenced |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being silenced | we were being silenced |
you were being silenced | you were being silenced |
he/she/it was being silenced | they were being silenced |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been silenced | we had been silenced |
you had been silenced | you had been silenced |
he/she/it had been silenced | they had been silenced |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be silenced | we shall/will be silenced |
you will be silenced | you will be silenced |
he/she/it will be silenced | they will be silenced |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been silenced | we shall/will have been silenced |
you will have been silenced | you will have been silenced |
he/she/it will have been silenced | they will have been silenced |
silence
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | silence | silences |
Possessive case | silence's | silences' |