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When he steps out of it he ceases to be a soldier and his uniform becomes merely a facade.Dieser Zustand prägt sich aus in Haltung und Gestalt; der Soldat, der aus ihm heraustritt, :st nicht im Dienst und trägt seine Uniform nur zum Schein.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
Were they granting a last request for a soldier going on what might be a one-way mission?Wurde der letzte Wunsch eines Soldaten gewährt, der von seiner Mission vielleicht nicht zurückkehrte?Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene SonnenGefallene SonnenAnderson, Kevin© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Among the Assyrians a reward was offered for every head of an enemy; a soldier sought to procure as many as possible for himself.Bei den Assyrern war ein Lohn auf den Kopf jedes Feindes gesetzt; ein Soldat trachtete sich möglichst viele zu verschaffen.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
Wladek could hear another soldier berating their tor-mentor for the action he had taken.Wladek hörte, wie ein anderer Soldat ihren Peiniger zurechtwies.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Fritz, who is a great soldier was delighted with his namesake's army, and the battle carried him away altogether.Fritz, ein großer Militär, war entzückt über die Armee seines Namensvetters, die Schlacht riß ihn ganz hin/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.
A soldier is like a prisoner who has adapted himself to the walls enclosing him, one who does not mind being a prisoner and fights against his confinement so little that the prison walls actually affect his shape.Et ist ein Gefangener, der sich seinen Mauern angepaßt hat; ein Gefangener, der es zufrieden ist; der sich gegen seinen Zustand so wenig wehrt, daß die Mauern ihn formen.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
During August 1969 Miss D. remained in a subterranean state: She looks almost dazed at times, our speech-pathologist, Miss Kohl, wrote to me, like someone who has come back from the front line, like a soldier with shell-shock.Im August 1969 blieb Miss D.s Zustand auf einem Tiefpunkt: «Zeitweise wirkt sie wie betäubt», schrieb mir unsere Sprachtherapeutin, Miss Kohl, «wie jemand, der von der Front zurückgekehrt ist.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
Take these books to safekeeping!" he ordered the soldier on guard outside.Nimm diese Bücher in Verwahrung!«, befahl er dem Soldaten, der draußen Wache stand.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 Dressler Verlag©2008 Anthea Bell
A soldier of your experience, my dear Fritz, knows well that such a movement is almost tantamount to a regular retreat, and you grieve, with me, in anticipation, for the disaster which threatens the army of Marie's beloved little Nutcracker.Du weißt, o mein kriegserfahrner Zuhörer Fritz! daß eine solche Bewegung machen, beinahe so viel heißt als davonlaufen und betrauerst mit mir schon jetzt das Unglück, was über die Armee des kleinen von Marie geliebten Nußknackers kommen sollte!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.
She remembered the end of his story: The soldier melted.Das Ende seiner Geschichte fiel ihr ein: Da schmolz der Zinnsoldat zu einem Klumpen.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
With many a painful thought in my tormented breast, I ran out into the night, and soon came up with the party of my comrades, who were singing cheery soldier-songs as they marched along.Mit mannigfachen schmerzlichen Gefühlen in der aufgeregten Brust rannte ich fort in die Nacht hinein, und erreichte in weniger Zeit den Trupp der lustige Kriegslieder singenden Kameraden.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 had brought the tin soldier.Er hatte den Zinnsoldaten dabei.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
The other soldier Laughed.Der andere Soldat lachte.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
That he’d just killed a soldier in the middle of a massacre?Dass er gerade ein Massaker erlebt und einen Soldaten erschossen hatte?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
The cracked lid was pushed aside, and the soldier who had helped him into his hiding place reached out a hand to him.Der zersplissene Deckel wurde zur Seite geschoben, und der Soldat, der ihm in sein Versteck geholfen hatte, streckte ihm die Hand entgegen.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
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Collocations
gallant soldier
Franzosenkraut
foot soldier
Fußsoldat
soldier of fortune
Glücksritter
tin soldier
Bleisoldat
private soldier
einfacher Soldat
Red Army soldier
Rotarmist
tin soldier
Zinnsoldat
professional soldier
Berufssoldat
female soldier
Soldatin
female soldier
weiblicher Soldat
Steadfast Tin Soldier
standhafter Zinnsoldat
column of soldiers
Soldatenkolonne
tin soldiers
Bleisoldaten
Red Army soldiers
Rotarmisten
soldier's grave
Soldatengrab
Word forms
soldier
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | soldier | soldiers |
Possessive case | soldier's | soldiers' |
soldier
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | soldiered |
Imperative | soldier |
Present Participle (Participle I) | soldiering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | soldiered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I soldier | we soldier |
you soldier | you soldier |
he/she/it soldiers | they soldier |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am soldiering | we are soldiering |
you are soldiering | you are soldiering |
he/she/it is soldiering | they are soldiering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have soldiered | we have soldiered |
you have soldiered | you have soldiered |
he/she/it has soldiered | they have soldiered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been soldiering | we have been soldiering |
you have been soldiering | you have been soldiering |
he/she/it has been soldiering | they have been soldiering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I soldiered | we soldiered |
you soldiered | you soldiered |
he/she/it soldiered | they soldiered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was soldiering | we were soldiering |
you were soldiering | you were soldiering |
he/she/it was soldiering | they were soldiering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had soldiered | we had soldiered |
you had soldiered | you had soldiered |
he/she/it had soldiered | they had soldiered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been soldiering | we had been soldiering |
you had been soldiering | you had been soldiering |
he/she/it had been soldiering | they had been soldiering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will soldier | we shall/will soldier |
you will soldier | you will soldier |
he/she/it will soldier | they will soldier |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be soldiering | we shall/will be soldiering |
you will be soldiering | you will be soldiering |
he/she/it will be soldiering | they will be soldiering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have soldiered | we shall/will have soldiered |
you will have soldiered | you will have soldiered |
he/she/it will have soldiered | they will have soldiered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been soldiering | we shall/will have been soldiering |
you will have been soldiering | you will have been soldiering |
he/she/it will have been soldiering | they will have been soldiering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would soldier | we should/would soldier |
you would soldier | you would soldier |
he/she/it would soldier | they would soldier |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be soldiering | we should/would be soldiering |
you would be soldiering | you would be soldiering |
he/she/it would be soldiering | they would be soldiering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have soldiered | we should/would have soldiered |
you would have soldiered | you would have soldiered |
he/she/it would have soldiered | they would have soldiered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been soldiering | we should/would have been soldiering |
you would have been soldiering | you would have been soldiering |
he/she/it would have been soldiering | they would have been soldiering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am soldiered | we are soldiered |
you are soldiered | you are soldiered |
he/she/it is soldiered | they are soldiered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being soldiered | we are being soldiered |
you are being soldiered | you are being soldiered |
he/she/it is being soldiered | they are being soldiered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been soldiered | we have been soldiered |
you have been soldiered | you have been soldiered |
he/she/it has been soldiered | they have been soldiered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was soldiered | we were soldiered |
you were soldiered | you were soldiered |
he/she/it was soldiered | they were soldiered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being soldiered | we were being soldiered |
you were being soldiered | you were being soldiered |
he/she/it was being soldiered | they were being soldiered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been soldiered | we had been soldiered |
you had been soldiered | you had been soldiered |
he/she/it had been soldiered | they had been soldiered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be soldiered | we shall/will be soldiered |
you will be soldiered | you will be soldiered |
he/she/it will be soldiered | they will be soldiered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been soldiered | we shall/will have been soldiered |
you will have been soldiered | you will have been soldiered |
he/she/it will have been soldiered | they will have been soldiered |