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We resurrected you several centuries ago as we promised, and we have adhered to the vow that our civilization would neither create robots nor build sentient machines in any form.Wir haben euch vor einigen Jahrhunderten wie versprochen reaktiviert und uns an den Schwur gehalten, nie Roboter oder intelligente Maschinen in irgendeiner Form zu bauen.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.
He seems to have taken a vow of silence, like the monks of La Trappe, for up to this moment not a syllable has passed his lips."Er scheint gleich den Kamaldulenser Mönchen das Gelübde des ewigen Stillschweigens abgelegt zu haben, denn bis jetzt ist auch nicht ein einziges Wörtlein über seine Lippen gekommen.«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.
Thirst finally compelled her to take the chance and drink more, but she vowed to lay in a supply of bottled water.Endlich zwang der Durst sie, die Gelegenheit wahrzunehmen und mehr zu trinken, aber sie gelobte, einen Vorrat von Mineralwasser in Flaschen anzulegen.Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / BlutmusikBlutmusikBear, Greg© 1985 Greg Bear© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHBlood MusicBear, Greg© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
But the king's brother, Gonnaro, who is devoted to him, vows that he will never rest till he finds this woman, who is to restore his brother's reason.Da beschließt des Königs Bruder, Jennaro, der ihn auf das zärtlichste liebt, nicht eher zu ruhen und zu rasten, bis er die Schöne, die den Bruder rettet vom verzehrenden Wahnsinn, gefunden.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.
Father Leonard raised the crucifix, and all the masters rose from their seats, and on bended knees vowed, bareheaded, to submit, gladly and readily, to the Landgrave's decree.Pater Leonhard erhob das Kruzifix und alle Meister, vor ihrer Bank mit entblößtem Häuptern knieend, schworen, sich willig und freudig zu unterwerfen dem Gebot des Landgrafen Hermann.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.
Daniel had vowed from the outset that he was not going to fail, and to avoid failure, Butler had to be treated, meaning entanglement with the police had to be avoided.Um ein Scheitern zu verhindern, musste Butler behandelt werden, und das bedeutete, dass sie auf keinen Fall etwas mit der Polizei zu tun haben durften.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
Germany has vowed revenge against the British Empire.Deutschland hat dem britischen Empire Rache geschworen.Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen GentlemenDie Liga der aussergewöhnlichen GentlemenAnderson, Kevin© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenLeague of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
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vow of chastity
Keuschheitsgelübde
marriage vow
Ehegelübde
vow of secrecy
Schweigegelübde
vow of silence
Schweigegelübde
wedding vows
Eheversprechen
Word forms
vow
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | vow | vows |
Possessive case | vow's | vows' |
vow
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | vowed |
Imperative | vow |
Present Participle (Participle I) | vowing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | vowed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I vow | we vow |
you vow | you vow |
he/she/it vows | they vow |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am vowing | we are vowing |
you are vowing | you are vowing |
he/she/it is vowing | they are vowing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have vowed | we have vowed |
you have vowed | you have vowed |
he/she/it has vowed | they have vowed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been vowing | we have been vowing |
you have been vowing | you have been vowing |
he/she/it has been vowing | they have been vowing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I vowed | we vowed |
you vowed | you vowed |
he/she/it vowed | they vowed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was vowing | we were vowing |
you were vowing | you were vowing |
he/she/it was vowing | they were vowing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had vowed | we had vowed |
you had vowed | you had vowed |
he/she/it had vowed | they had vowed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been vowing | we had been vowing |
you had been vowing | you had been vowing |
he/she/it had been vowing | they had been vowing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will vow | we shall/will vow |
you will vow | you will vow |
he/she/it will vow | they will vow |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be vowing | we shall/will be vowing |
you will be vowing | you will be vowing |
he/she/it will be vowing | they will be vowing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have vowed | we shall/will have vowed |
you will have vowed | you will have vowed |
he/she/it will have vowed | they will have vowed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been vowing | we shall/will have been vowing |
you will have been vowing | you will have been vowing |
he/she/it will have been vowing | they will have been vowing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would vow | we should/would vow |
you would vow | you would vow |
he/she/it would vow | they would vow |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be vowing | we should/would be vowing |
you would be vowing | you would be vowing |
he/she/it would be vowing | they would be vowing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have vowed | we should/would have vowed |
you would have vowed | you would have vowed |
he/she/it would have vowed | they would have vowed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been vowing | we should/would have been vowing |
you would have been vowing | you would have been vowing |
he/she/it would have been vowing | they would have been vowing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am vowed | we are vowed |
you are vowed | you are vowed |
he/she/it is vowed | they are vowed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being vowed | we are being vowed |
you are being vowed | you are being vowed |
he/she/it is being vowed | they are being vowed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been vowed | we have been vowed |
you have been vowed | you have been vowed |
he/she/it has been vowed | they have been vowed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was vowed | we were vowed |
you were vowed | you were vowed |
he/she/it was vowed | they were vowed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being vowed | we were being vowed |
you were being vowed | you were being vowed |
he/she/it was being vowed | they were being vowed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been vowed | we had been vowed |
you had been vowed | you had been vowed |
he/she/it had been vowed | they had been vowed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be vowed | we shall/will be vowed |
you will be vowed | you will be vowed |
he/she/it will be vowed | they will be vowed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been vowed | we shall/will have been vowed |
you will have been vowed | you will have been vowed |
he/she/it will have been vowed | they will have been vowed |