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Rosenquartz dipped a thin twig in the ink and started stirring without a word of apology, without a word to explain where he had been.Rosenquarz tauchte einen dünnen Zweig in die Tinte und begann zu rühren, ohne ein Wort der Entschuldigung, ohne ein Wort der Erklärung, wo er gewesen war.Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
But those blades of grass presently turned into the prettiest little doEs ever seen; and the twigs became delicious little huntsmen.Aber aus den Grashalmen wurden bald die schönsten Puppen, die man nur sehen konnte und aus den Ästchen kleine allerliebste Jäger.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.
And it was true. Before him lay a sorry patch of no-man's-land: a rusty refrigerator, dead twigs, sand, weeds, a bare concrete wall.Und es stimmte, vor ihm lag ein armseliges Stück Niemandsland. Ein alter verrosteter Kühlschrank, tote Aste, Sand, Unkraut, eine nackte Betonmauer.Nooteboom, Cees / Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees / Paradies verlorenParadies verlorenNooteboom, Cees© Cees Nooteboom 2004© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees© Cees Nooteboom 2004© Susan Massotty 2007
It consisted of a lot of twigs mashed up to a pulp and flattened out into sheets and then held together with something that had previously held a cow together.Diese Errungenschaft bestand aus einem Haufen zu Brei gestampfter und anschließend zu Zetteln plattgeklopfter Zweige, die von etwas zusammengehalten wurden, das vorher eine Kuh zusammengehalten hatte.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
She took her favoured hand-axe and, with a skill born of long hours of practice and many cut fingers, she made notches in one end of the stick, wide enough to fit the thorny twigs.Dann nahm sie den bewährten Faustkeil und ritzte mit einer Geschicklichkeit, die sie in langer Übung und nach vielen Schnittverletzungen erworben hatte, Kerben in ein Ende des Stocks, in die sie die dornigen Zweige hineinsteckte.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
Justin had ordered a larger structure for himself, to serve as command post and sleeping quarters, part dug into the side of a slope, the rest covered with twigs and limbs, like a half-finished beaver lodge.Für sich selbst, als Hauptquartier und als Schlafraum, hatte Justin einen größeren Bau angeordnet, der zum Teil in den Hang eingegraben und zum Teil mit Zweigen und Ästen abgedeckt war. Das Ganze sah aus wie ein halbfertiger Dachsbau.Alexander, Lloyd / KestrelAlexander, Lloyd / Der TurmfalkeDer TurmfalkeAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1982 by Lloyd AlexanderKestrelAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1982
Then the Stranger Child plucked blades of grass, and gathered little twigs from trees, strewing them down before Felix and Christlieb.Nun pflückte das fremde Kind Grashalme, und brach kleine Ästchen von den Bäumen die es hinstreute vor Felix und Christlieb.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.
O-horizons or layers: layers dominated by organic material, consisting of undecomposed or partially decomposed litter, such as leaves, needles, twigs, moss and lichens, which has accumulated on the surface;O-Horizonte: Aus überwiegend organischem Material bestehende Horizonte, die sich aus unkompostiertem oder teilkompostiertem Material wie Laub, Nadeln, Zweigen, Moos und Flechten zusammensetzen, das auf der Oberfläche ausgelagert wurde.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009
Stone’s feet kick aside more branches and twigs.Steins Füße treten wieder gegen die Äste und Zweige.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
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twig
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | twigged |
Imperative | twig |
Present Participle (Participle I) | twigging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | twigged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I twig | we twig |
you twig | you twig |
he/she/it twigs | they twig |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am twigging | we are twigging |
you are twigging | you are twigging |
he/she/it is twigging | they are twigging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have twigged | we have twigged |
you have twigged | you have twigged |
he/she/it has twigged | they have twigged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been twigging | we have been twigging |
you have been twigging | you have been twigging |
he/she/it has been twigging | they have been twigging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I twigged | we twigged |
you twigged | you twigged |
he/she/it twigged | they twigged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was twigging | we were twigging |
you were twigging | you were twigging |
he/she/it was twigging | they were twigging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had twigged | we had twigged |
you had twigged | you had twigged |
he/she/it had twigged | they had twigged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been twigging | we had been twigging |
you had been twigging | you had been twigging |
he/she/it had been twigging | they had been twigging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will twig | we shall/will twig |
you will twig | you will twig |
he/she/it will twig | they will twig |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be twigging | we shall/will be twigging |
you will be twigging | you will be twigging |
he/she/it will be twigging | they will be twigging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have twigged | we shall/will have twigged |
you will have twigged | you will have twigged |
he/she/it will have twigged | they will have twigged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been twigging | we shall/will have been twigging |
you will have been twigging | you will have been twigging |
he/she/it will have been twigging | they will have been twigging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would twig | we should/would twig |
you would twig | you would twig |
he/she/it would twig | they would twig |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be twigging | we should/would be twigging |
you would be twigging | you would be twigging |
he/she/it would be twigging | they would be twigging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have twigged | we should/would have twigged |
you would have twigged | you would have twigged |
he/she/it would have twigged | they would have twigged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been twigging | we should/would have been twigging |
you would have been twigging | you would have been twigging |
he/she/it would have been twigging | they would have been twigging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am twigged | we are twigged |
you are twigged | you are twigged |
he/she/it is twigged | they are twigged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being twigged | we are being twigged |
you are being twigged | you are being twigged |
he/she/it is being twigged | they are being twigged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been twigged | we have been twigged |
you have been twigged | you have been twigged |
he/she/it has been twigged | they have been twigged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was twigged | we were twigged |
you were twigged | you were twigged |
he/she/it was twigged | they were twigged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being twigged | we were being twigged |
you were being twigged | you were being twigged |
he/she/it was being twigged | they were being twigged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been twigged | we had been twigged |
you had been twigged | you had been twigged |
he/she/it had been twigged | they had been twigged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be twigged | we shall/will be twigged |
you will be twigged | you will be twigged |
he/she/it will be twigged | they will be twigged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been twigged | we shall/will have been twigged |
you will have been twigged | you will have been twigged |
he/she/it will have been twigged | they will have been twigged |
twig
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | twig | twigs |
Possessive case | twig's | twigs' |