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You should see that look you just gave, like the old Mexican lady in our alley you used to call a witch.Du hättest den Blick sehen sollen, den du mir gerade zugeworfen hast, wie die alte Mexikanerin bei uns in der Straße, die du immer Hexe genannt hast.Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The UnderdogBeneath The UnderdogMingus, Charles© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
It isn't Falter's little witch, is it ?Sollte der Teufel dich geplagt haben, gar Falters goldgelbes AlräunchenHoffmann, 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.
I must look like a witch, or a mop that's seen better days."Ich muss wie eine Hexe aussehen oder wie eine Spülbürste, die schon bessere Tage gesehen hat.«Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
Did ever you bear about the Princess Pirlipat, the witch Mouseyrinks, and the clever Clockmaker ?Oder weißt du vielleicht schon die Geschichte von der Prinzessin Pirlipat, der Hexe Mauserinks und dem künstlichen Uhrmacher?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 how would you know that, little witch?Und woher willst du das wissen, kleine Hexe?Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
The old witch was still dreaming of Capricorn's return!Die alte Hexe träumte immer noch von Capricorns Rückkehr!Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
One-eyed ogres and giant spiders stole into Meggie's sleep, hounds of hell, witches who ate children, all the bugbears she had ever met in stories.Einäugige Riesen und Riesenspinnen schlichen sich in Meggies Schlaf, Höllenhunde, Kinder fressende Hexen, alle Schreckgestalten, die ihr je im Reich der Buchstaben begegnet waren.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
Coffee and tea — real tea — were off-limits. The only teas served here were lemon balm or rosemary or some other medicinal witches' brew that you were allowed to drink only twenty minutes after breakfast.Kaffee und Tee, richtigen Tee, gebe es nicht, nur Melissen- oder Rosmarin- oder weiß der Himmel welch anderen heilkräftigen Zauberhexentee, den man im übrigen erst zwanzig Minuten nach dem Frühstück trinken dürfe.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
Roald Dahl, The Witches« Roald Dahl, Hexen hexenFunke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
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Collocations
witch hazel
Virginische Zaubernuss
old witch
alte Hexe
witch hazel
Zaubernuss
witch doctor
Hexendoktor
witch doctor
Medizinmann
witching hours
Geisterstunden
witch's milk
Hexenmilch
witches' broom
Hexenbesen
witch's trial
Hexenprozess
witches' sabbath
Hexensabbat
burning of witches
Hexenverbrennung
obsessive belief in witches
Hexenwahn
Word forms
witch
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | witch | witches |
Possessive case | witch's | witches' |
witch
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | witched |
Imperative | witch |
Present Participle (Participle I) | witching |
Past Participle (Participle II) | witched |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I witch | we witch |
you witch | you witch |
he/she/it witches | they witch |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am witching | we are witching |
you are witching | you are witching |
he/she/it is witching | they are witching |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have witched | we have witched |
you have witched | you have witched |
he/she/it has witched | they have witched |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been witching | we have been witching |
you have been witching | you have been witching |
he/she/it has been witching | they have been witching |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I witched | we witched |
you witched | you witched |
he/she/it witched | they witched |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was witching | we were witching |
you were witching | you were witching |
he/she/it was witching | they were witching |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had witched | we had witched |
you had witched | you had witched |
he/she/it had witched | they had witched |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been witching | we had been witching |
you had been witching | you had been witching |
he/she/it had been witching | they had been witching |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will witch | we shall/will witch |
you will witch | you will witch |
he/she/it will witch | they will witch |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be witching | we shall/will be witching |
you will be witching | you will be witching |
he/she/it will be witching | they will be witching |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have witched | we shall/will have witched |
you will have witched | you will have witched |
he/she/it will have witched | they will have witched |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been witching | we shall/will have been witching |
you will have been witching | you will have been witching |
he/she/it will have been witching | they will have been witching |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would witch | we should/would witch |
you would witch | you would witch |
he/she/it would witch | they would witch |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be witching | we should/would be witching |
you would be witching | you would be witching |
he/she/it would be witching | they would be witching |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have witched | we should/would have witched |
you would have witched | you would have witched |
he/she/it would have witched | they would have witched |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been witching | we should/would have been witching |
you would have been witching | you would have been witching |
he/she/it would have been witching | they would have been witching |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am witched | we are witched |
you are witched | you are witched |
he/she/it is witched | they are witched |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being witched | we are being witched |
you are being witched | you are being witched |
he/she/it is being witched | they are being witched |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been witched | we have been witched |
you have been witched | you have been witched |
he/she/it has been witched | they have been witched |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was witched | we were witched |
you were witched | you were witched |
he/she/it was witched | they were witched |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being witched | we were being witched |
you were being witched | you were being witched |
he/she/it was being witched | they were being witched |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been witched | we had been witched |
you had been witched | you had been witched |
he/she/it had been witched | they had been witched |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be witched | we shall/will be witched |
you will be witched | you will be witched |
he/she/it will be witched | they will be witched |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been witched | we shall/will have been witched |
you will have been witched | you will have been witched |
he/she/it will have been witched | they will have been witched |