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On top of everything else, these people are snake-oil charlatans."Diese Kerle sind zu allem Überfluss auch noch aalglatte Scharlatane!«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
Close to my breast I saw a small black snake, with its head shattered. The girl had killed it with the branch of a nut tree just as it was going to strike at me.Dicht neben meiner Brust erblickte ich eine kleine schwarze Schlange mit geborstenem Haupt, das Kind hatte das giftige Tier mit dem Zweige eines Nußbaums erschlagen, in dem Augenblick, als es zu meinem Verderben sich heranringeln wollte.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.
He prepared starch to offer to the snake as food and called the creature which had swallowed his daughter and said to it 'Swallow me!'Er bereitete Stärke, um sie der Schlange als Futter zu reichen, rief sie, die seine Tochter verschlungen hatte, und sagte ihr: »Verschlinge mich!«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 net structure stirred, like a sleeping snake.Die Netz-Struktur regte sich wie eine schlafende Schlange.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
There was suddenly a slithering noise on the roof of the terrace, and a large snake fell past us to the ground.Vom Dach der Terrasse war plötzlich ein Glitschen zu hören, und eine große Schlange fiel neben uns zu Boden.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
How did it go exactly – didn't she finally put the snake outside your door, Basta?"Wie war das noch mal? Hat sie sie dir nicht vor die Tür gelegt, Basta?«Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
Fifi and Carmencita watched while Mundin unwrapped the snake from around his neck and poked one end at his little sister Carmencita screamed and fled indoors.Fifi und Carmencita sahen zu, wie Mundin die Schlange von seinem Hals abwickelte und mit dem einen Ende nach seiner kleinen Schwester schlug Carmencita schrie und flüchtete ins Haus.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
The concentration of this myth, where everything really important is enacted within the body of the snake, is completely authoritative; it is truth itself.Die Dichte dieses Mythus, wo sich alles wirklich Wichtige im Leib der Schlange abspielt, ist unabweisbar, er ist die Wahrheit selbst.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
He could feel it, a high-pitched sizzle of neuronic dread so intense that he was sure the soldiers could sense it as easily as the snake sensed his blood.Er spürte dieses schrille Zischen nackter, purer Angst, und er war überzeugt, dass die Soldaten es auch spüren mussten, so wie die Schlange sein Blut roch.Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte TagDer achte TagCase, John© 2002 by John Case© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004The Eighth DayCase, John© 2002 by John Case
Here a single snake-like liana wound around a trunk; here a rough-barked tree was covered by mosses and lichens; a third tree was a not of ferns, orchids and other plants.Hier wand sich eine einzelne Liane schlangengleich um einen Baumstamm; dort war ein Baum mit schorfiger Rinde von Moosen und Flechten überzogen, und an einem dritten wucherten Farne, Blumen und andere Pflanzen.Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / UrsprungUrsprungBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenOriginBaxter, Stephen© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
The snake came at his call and seized the bowl of starch which he held out.Auf seinen Ruf kam die Schlange hervor und faßte die Schale mit Stärke, die er empor hielt.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
"Be still, you little snake," muttered Las Bombas.»Seid still, Ihr erbärmliche Schlange«, brummte Las Bombas.Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
“Snake necklaces!"Schlangenhalsbänder!Asprin, Robert / Little Myth MarkerAsprin, Robert / Ein Dämon mit beschränkter HaftungEin Dämon mit beschränkter HaftungAsprin, Robert© Copyright 1985 by Robert L. Asprin© 1988 Bastei-Verlag Gustav H. Lübbe GmbH & Co., Bergisch GladbachLittle Myth MarkerAsprin, Robert© 2002 by Donning Company© 1985 by Robert L. Asprin.
I felt we had opened a Pandora's box, or disclosed a nest of ontological snakes.Ich fühlte, daß wir eine <Büchse der Pandora> geöffnet oder ein Nest onto-logischer Schlangen freigelegt hatten.Sacks, Oliver / AwakeningsSacks, Oliver / Awakenings: Zeit des ErwachensAwakenings: Zeit des ErwachensSacks, Oliver© 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, Oliver Sacks© 1989 by VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, WeinheimAwakeningsSacks, Oliver© Oliver Sacks 1973, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1990
Volume 1 (Campbell, McDiamid and Touré, 1997), published under the auspices of the Herpetologists' League, for the nomenclature of snakes, except for the following cases:Volume 1 (Campbell, McDiamid und Touré, 1997), veröffentlicht unter der Schirmherrschaft der Herpetologists' League, für die Nomenklatur von Schlangen, außer folgenden Fällen:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
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Collocations
snake in the grass
geheimer Feind
poisonous snake
Giftschlange
snake fly
Kamelhalsfliege
snake venom
Schlangengift
snake dress
Schlangenkleid
snake skirt
Schlangenrock
sea snake
Seeschlange
snake in the grass
verborgene Gefahr
four-lined snake
Vierstreifennatter
viperine snake
Vipernatter
water snake
Wasserschlange
ringed snake
Ringelnatter
dice snake
Würfelnatter
venomous snake
Giftschlange
constrictor snake
Würgeschlange
Word forms
snake
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | snaked |
Imperative | snake |
Present Participle (Participle I) | snaking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | snaked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I snake | we snake |
you snake | you snake |
he/she/it snakes | they snake |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am snaking | we are snaking |
you are snaking | you are snaking |
he/she/it is snaking | they are snaking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have snaked | we have snaked |
you have snaked | you have snaked |
he/she/it has snaked | they have snaked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been snaking | we have been snaking |
you have been snaking | you have been snaking |
he/she/it has been snaking | they have been snaking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I snaked | we snaked |
you snaked | you snaked |
he/she/it snaked | they snaked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was snaking | we were snaking |
you were snaking | you were snaking |
he/she/it was snaking | they were snaking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had snaked | we had snaked |
you had snaked | you had snaked |
he/she/it had snaked | they had snaked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been snaking | we had been snaking |
you had been snaking | you had been snaking |
he/she/it had been snaking | they had been snaking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will snake | we shall/will snake |
you will snake | you will snake |
he/she/it will snake | they will snake |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be snaking | we shall/will be snaking |
you will be snaking | you will be snaking |
he/she/it will be snaking | they will be snaking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have snaked | we shall/will have snaked |
you will have snaked | you will have snaked |
he/she/it will have snaked | they will have snaked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been snaking | we shall/will have been snaking |
you will have been snaking | you will have been snaking |
he/she/it will have been snaking | they will have been snaking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would snake | we should/would snake |
you would snake | you would snake |
he/she/it would snake | they would snake |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be snaking | we should/would be snaking |
you would be snaking | you would be snaking |
he/she/it would be snaking | they would be snaking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have snaked | we should/would have snaked |
you would have snaked | you would have snaked |
he/she/it would have snaked | they would have snaked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been snaking | we should/would have been snaking |
you would have been snaking | you would have been snaking |
he/she/it would have been snaking | they would have been snaking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am snaked | we are snaked |
you are snaked | you are snaked |
he/she/it is snaked | they are snaked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being snaked | we are being snaked |
you are being snaked | you are being snaked |
he/she/it is being snaked | they are being snaked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been snaked | we have been snaked |
you have been snaked | you have been snaked |
he/she/it has been snaked | they have been snaked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was snaked | we were snaked |
you were snaked | you were snaked |
he/she/it was snaked | they were snaked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being snaked | we were being snaked |
you were being snaked | you were being snaked |
he/she/it was being snaked | they were being snaked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been snaked | we had been snaked |
you had been snaked | you had been snaked |
he/she/it had been snaked | they had been snaked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be snaked | we shall/will be snaked |
you will be snaked | you will be snaked |
he/she/it will be snaked | they will be snaked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been snaked | we shall/will have been snaked |
you will have been snaked | you will have been snaked |
he/she/it will have been snaked | they will have been snaked |
snake
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | snake | snakes |
Possessive case | snake's | snakes' |