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The cryoengineer knelt to tinker with the exoskeleton of the first Klikiss robot.Der Kryotechniker kniete sich hin und hantierte am Ektoskelett des ersten Klikiss-Roboters.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.
Out of habit, she stored a backup of her work in an alcove, then took the original datawafer and hurried into the chamber where Louis continued to tinker with the portal wall machinery.Aus reiner Angewohnheit verstaute sie eine Kopie ihrer Arbeit in einer Nische, nahm dann den Original-Datenwafer und eilte zu dem Raum, in dem Louis noch immer die Maschine untersuchte.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.
Nemoto continued to tinker with her apparatus, her plants.Nemoto war derweil mit ihren Gerätschaften und Pflanzen zugange.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
"Tinker Bell!" she whispered.»Tinker Bell!«, flüsterte sie.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
But young Fitzpatrick's greasy tinkering had raised concerns.Doch die Großmutter hatte nicht viel von den Basteleien des jungen Fitzpatrick gehalten.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.
The intrusion of random supernatural events into a universe supposedly based on natural laws might be evidence of this tinkering.Das Eindringen von zufälligen übernatürlichen Ereignissen in ein Universum, das angeblich auf Naturgesetzen basiert, könnte der Beweis für solch eine Form der Unvollkommenheit sein.White, James / Final DiagnosisWhite, James / Die letzte DiagnoseDie letzte DiagnoseWhite, James© 1999 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.Final DiagnosisWhite, James© 1997 by James White
It sounded, to Malenfant, like characteristic Gaijin tinkering.Auf Malenfant machte das den Eindruck einer typischen Gaijin-Manipulation.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
"We should consider our options," Yamane said, tinkering with a damaged compy.»Wir sollten über unsere Möglichkeiten nachdenken.« Yamane bastelte an einem beschädigten Kompi herum.Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / SonnenstürmeSonnenstürmeAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenHorizon StormsAnderson, Kevin© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
While Louis was tinkering with the incomprehensible machinery inside the stone-window chamber, he finally discovered a way to remove the outer casing of the strange geometric generator.Louis untersuchte die Maschinen in dem Raum mit dem Steinfenster und fand schließlich eine Möglichkeit, die Ummantelung des sonderbaren geometrischen Aggregats zu entfernen.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.
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tinker around
herumbasteln
Word forms
tinker
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | tinker | tinkers |
| Possessive case | tinker's | tinkers' |
tinker
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | tinkered |
| Imperative | tinker |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | tinkering |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | tinkered |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I tinker | we tinker |
| you tinker | you tinker |
| he/she/it tinkers | they tinker |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am tinkering | we are tinkering |
| you are tinkering | you are tinkering |
| he/she/it is tinkering | they are tinkering |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have tinkered | we have tinkered |
| you have tinkered | you have tinkered |
| he/she/it has tinkered | they have tinkered |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been tinkering | we have been tinkering |
| you have been tinkering | you have been tinkering |
| he/she/it has been tinkering | they have been tinkering |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I tinkered | we tinkered |
| you tinkered | you tinkered |
| he/she/it tinkered | they tinkered |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was tinkering | we were tinkering |
| you were tinkering | you were tinkering |
| he/she/it was tinkering | they were tinkering |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had tinkered | we had tinkered |
| you had tinkered | you had tinkered |
| he/she/it had tinkered | they had tinkered |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been tinkering | we had been tinkering |
| you had been tinkering | you had been tinkering |
| he/she/it had been tinkering | they had been tinkering |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will tinker | we shall/will tinker |
| you will tinker | you will tinker |
| he/she/it will tinker | they will tinker |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be tinkering | we shall/will be tinkering |
| you will be tinkering | you will be tinkering |
| he/she/it will be tinkering | they will be tinkering |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have tinkered | we shall/will have tinkered |
| you will have tinkered | you will have tinkered |
| he/she/it will have tinkered | they will have tinkered |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been tinkering | we shall/will have been tinkering |
| you will have been tinkering | you will have been tinkering |
| he/she/it will have been tinkering | they will have been tinkering |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would tinker | we should/would tinker |
| you would tinker | you would tinker |
| he/she/it would tinker | they would tinker |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be tinkering | we should/would be tinkering |
| you would be tinkering | you would be tinkering |
| he/she/it would be tinkering | they would be tinkering |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have tinkered | we should/would have tinkered |
| you would have tinkered | you would have tinkered |
| he/she/it would have tinkered | they would have tinkered |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been tinkering | we should/would have been tinkering |
| you would have been tinkering | you would have been tinkering |
| he/she/it would have been tinkering | they would have been tinkering |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am tinkered | we are tinkered |
| you are tinkered | you are tinkered |
| he/she/it is tinkered | they are tinkered |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being tinkered | we are being tinkered |
| you are being tinkered | you are being tinkered |
| he/she/it is being tinkered | they are being tinkered |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been tinkered | we have been tinkered |
| you have been tinkered | you have been tinkered |
| he/she/it has been tinkered | they have been tinkered |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was tinkered | we were tinkered |
| you were tinkered | you were tinkered |
| he/she/it was tinkered | they were tinkered |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being tinkered | we were being tinkered |
| you were being tinkered | you were being tinkered |
| he/she/it was being tinkered | they were being tinkered |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been tinkered | we had been tinkered |
| you had been tinkered | you had been tinkered |
| he/she/it had been tinkered | they had been tinkered |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be tinkered | we shall/will be tinkered |
| you will be tinkered | you will be tinkered |
| he/she/it will be tinkered | they will be tinkered |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been tinkered | we shall/will have been tinkered |
| you will have been tinkered | you will have been tinkered |
| he/she/it will have been tinkered | they will have been tinkered |