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He struck a chord and began to sing.
Er schlug einen Akkord an und begann zu singen.
Anderson, Poul / GenesisAnderson, Poul / Genesis
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
© für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe 2001 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
Let him languish in pain, crying aloud for mercy, and let there be no surcease to this agony till he sing in dissolution.
Laut schreiend soll er um Gnade winseln, und seine Qualen sollen nicht gelindert werden, bis er in Verwesung übergeht.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
However that may be, Heinrich of Ofterdingen, my masters, enraged, nay outraged, at your arrogant, overbearing demeanour, desire to sing against you for the prize, for several days together, and that shall now take place.
Nun, Heinrich von Ofterdingen, meine Meister, beinahe erzürnt über dein stolzes hochfahrendes Wesen, wollen mit dir um den Preis singen einige Tage hindurch, das mag denn nun geschehen.
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.
If you're going to sing, sing something that will cheer a fellow up and put some heart into him to go on with his work.
Wollt ihr was singen, so singt so, daß es einem das Herz erfrischt und Lust macht zur Arbeit.
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.
I had a pretty fair tenor voice then: it had never had any cultivation, but it was beginning to improve, and I used to sing, with Lauretta, numbers of those tender Italian duets whose name is legion.
Ich hatte einen leidlichen Tenor, den ich zwar nie geübt, der sich aber jetzt schnell ausbildete. Häufig sang ich mit Lauretta jene zärtliche italienische Duettini, deren Zahl unendlich ist.
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 land is folded and twisted and broken on such a scale that it makes your brain quiver and sing in your skull just trying to comprehend what it is looking at.
Das Land ist in solchem Maße gefaltet und verdreht und zerbrochen, daß einem das Gehirn beim Versuch, wenigstens ansatzweise zu begreifen, was es sich da gerade ansieht, im Kopf zu zittern und zu singen beginnt.
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer Art
Die letzten ihrer Art
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990
© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg
Last Chance to See
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
I sometimes sing a thing of that sort myself.
Solches mag ich auch wohl bisweilen tun.
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.
'Good gracious! what a wretched caterwauling all this is, nobody can sing but Antonia !'
Was ist denn das für ein gemeines Quinkelieren? - Nur Antonie vermag zu singen.
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.
in need of particularly urgent action: start to implement the national strategy to combat corruption in public life, especially focus sing on awareness building, prevention and the prosecution of corrupt acts.
Besonders dringender Handlungsbedarf: Beginn der Durchführung der nationalen Strategie zur Bekämpfung von Korruption im öffentlichen Leben mit Schwerpunkt auf Sensibilisierung, Prävention und Strafverfolgung von Korruptionsfällen.
' I won't sing any more. I want to live for you,' she would often say to her father with a gentle smile, when people asked her to sing, and she was obliged to refuse.
Ich will nicht mehr singen, aber für dich leben, sprach sie oft sanft lächelnd zum Vater, wenn jemand sie zum Gesänge aufgefordert und sie es abgeschlagen hatte.
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.
What're you gonna dofor Dunovatka After what Dunovatka done for you? the captains still sing together at ward meetings—
Und so singen denn auch die Captains noch heute bei jedem Ward Meeting im Chor: Was wirst du für Dunovatka tun Nach allem, was du ihm verdankst?
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
Don't sing any more.'
Nicht mehr singen.
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.
I always sing it to little invalids like Marie.
Das pfleg ich immer zu singen bei solchen Patienten wie Marie.
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.
He may sing me down with his acherontic ' manners,' but he will strive in vain to beguile my pious heart, or to do hurt to my immortal soul! "
Vielleicht übertönt er mich mit allerlei acherontischen Liedern, aber vergebens wird er versuchen, meinen frommen Sinn zu betören und meiner unsterblichen Seele zu schaden.
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.
"Suppose I don't ride to Ombra — how would you like the song they'd sing then?
»Angenommen, ich reite nicht - wie würde dir das Lied gefallen, das sie dann singen?
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

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Collocations

sing from music
nach Noten singen
singing point
Pfeifpunkt
choral singing
Chorgesang
singing teacher
Gesangslehrer
singing festival
Sängerfest
singing festivals
Sängerfeste
singing voice
Singstimme
singing bird
Singvogel
singing birds
Singvögel
singing match
Wettgesang

Word forms

sing

verb
Basic forms
Pastsang, sung
Imperativesing
Present Participle (Participle I)singing
Past Participle (Participle II)sung
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I singwe sing
you singyou sing
he/she/it singsthey sing
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am singingwe are singing
you are singingyou are singing
he/she/it is singingthey are singing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sungwe have sung
you have sungyou have sung
he/she/it has sungthey have sung
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been singingwe have been singing
you have been singingyou have been singing
he/she/it has been singingthey have been singing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sang, sungwe sang, sung
you sang, sungyou sang, sung
he/she/it sang, sungthey sang, sung
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was singingwe were singing
you were singingyou were singing
he/she/it was singingthey were singing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sungwe had sung
you had sungyou had sung
he/she/it had sungthey had sung
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been singingwe had been singing
you had been singingyou had been singing
he/she/it had been singingthey had been singing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will singwe shall/will sing
you will singyou will sing
he/she/it will singthey will sing
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be singingwe shall/will be singing
you will be singingyou will be singing
he/she/it will be singingthey will be singing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sungwe shall/will have sung
you will have sungyou will have sung
he/she/it will have sungthey will have sung
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been singingwe shall/will have been singing
you will have been singingyou will have been singing
he/she/it will have been singingthey will have been singing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would singwe should/would sing
you would singyou would sing
he/she/it would singthey would sing
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be singingwe should/would be singing
you would be singingyou would be singing
he/she/it would be singingthey would be singing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sungwe should/would have sung
you would have sungyou would have sung
he/she/it would have sungthey would have sung
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been singingwe should/would have been singing
you would have been singingyou would have been singing
he/she/it would have been singingthey would have been singing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sungwe are sung
you are sungyou are sung
he/she/it is sungthey are sung
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sungwe are being sung
you are being sungyou are being sung
he/she/it is being sungthey are being sung
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sungwe have been sung
you have been sungyou have been sung
he/she/it has been sungthey have been sung
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sungwe were sung
you were sungyou were sung
he/she/it was sungthey were sung
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sungwe were being sung
you were being sungyou were being sung
he/she/it was being sungthey were being sung
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sungwe had been sung
you had been sungyou had been sung
he/she/it had been sungthey had been sung
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sungwe shall/will be sung
you will be sungyou will be sung
he/she/it will be sungthey will be sung
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sungwe shall/will have been sung
you will have been sungyou will have been sung
he/she/it will have been sungthey will have been sung

sing

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesingsings
Possessive casesing'ssings'