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There had evidently been recent entertainment, for on the far side of the square a little knot of women stood conversing by the town stocks, round which lay a mess of rotten fruit and vegetables.Era evidente que había habido jolgorio hacía poco, porque en el otro extremo de la plaza se veía un grupo de mujeres parloteando junto al cepo municipal y el suelo estaba cubierto de frutas y verduras podridas.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
The noose fashioned around her neck had creased the folds of skin, cutting in like a knot at the bottom of a child's balloon.La soga que le rodeaba el cuello le había arrugado la piel de modo que recordaba al nudo del globo de un niño.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
A knot holding it together.Un nudo para unir las dos partes rotas del cordón.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
He remembered lying awake during nights of fever, trying again and again to mentally untie those knots.Recordó haber pasado noches de fiebre en vela, tratando una y otra vez de desatar mentalmente esos nudos.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
I felt my stomach knotting.Sentí un nudo en el estómago.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
The forest seemed to grow more snarled and knotted together as it gave way to swamp, almost as if the two elements of nature were struggling over possession of the earth beneath their feet.El bosque tenía un aspecto más espeso y tupido a medida que se acercaban al pantano, como si ambos lucharan por la posesión de la tierra.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
A few knots out of the harbor an armada of sailboats sliced through water that looked like tin foil.A alguna distancia del puerto, una armada de barcos de vela cortaba un agua que parecía papel estaño.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
Twist, twist and continue twisting until the middle of the rope is a fat knotted mess.Retuerza, retuerza y continúe retorciendo hasta que la sección del medio de la cuerda sea un gran revoltijo de nudos.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
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Gordian knot
nudo gordiano
Word forms
knot
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | knotted |
Imperative | knot |
Present Participle (Participle I) | knotting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | knotted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knot | we knot |
you knot | you knot |
he/she/it knots | they knot |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am knotting | we are knotting |
you are knotting | you are knotting |
he/she/it is knotting | they are knotting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have knotted | we have knotted |
you have knotted | you have knotted |
he/she/it has knotted | they have knotted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been knotting | we have been knotting |
you have been knotting | you have been knotting |
he/she/it has been knotting | they have been knotting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knotted | we knotted |
you knotted | you knotted |
he/she/it knotted | they knotted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was knotting | we were knotting |
you were knotting | you were knotting |
he/she/it was knotting | they were knotting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had knotted | we had knotted |
you had knotted | you had knotted |
he/she/it had knotted | they had knotted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been knotting | we had been knotting |
you had been knotting | you had been knotting |
he/she/it had been knotting | they had been knotting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will knot | we shall/will knot |
you will knot | you will knot |
he/she/it will knot | they will knot |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be knotting | we shall/will be knotting |
you will be knotting | you will be knotting |
he/she/it will be knotting | they will be knotting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have knotted | we shall/will have knotted |
you will have knotted | you will have knotted |
he/she/it will have knotted | they will have knotted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knotting | we shall/will have been knotting |
you will have been knotting | you will have been knotting |
he/she/it will have been knotting | they will have been knotting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would knot | we should/would knot |
you would knot | you would knot |
he/she/it would knot | they would knot |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be knotting | we should/would be knotting |
you would be knotting | you would be knotting |
he/she/it would be knotting | they would be knotting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have knotted | we should/would have knotted |
you would have knotted | you would have knotted |
he/she/it would have knotted | they would have knotted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been knotting | we should/would have been knotting |
you would have been knotting | you would have been knotting |
he/she/it would have been knotting | they would have been knotting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am knotted | we are knotted |
you are knotted | you are knotted |
he/she/it is knotted | they are knotted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being knotted | we are being knotted |
you are being knotted | you are being knotted |
he/she/it is being knotted | they are being knotted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been knotted | we have been knotted |
you have been knotted | you have been knotted |
he/she/it has been knotted | they have been knotted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was knotted | we were knotted |
you were knotted | you were knotted |
he/she/it was knotted | they were knotted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being knotted | we were being knotted |
you were being knotted | you were being knotted |
he/she/it was being knotted | they were being knotted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been knotted | we had been knotted |
you had been knotted | you had been knotted |
he/she/it had been knotted | they had been knotted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be knotted | we shall/will be knotted |
you will be knotted | you will be knotted |
he/she/it will be knotted | they will be knotted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knotted | we shall/will have been knotted |
you will have been knotted | you will have been knotted |
he/she/it will have been knotted | they will have been knotted |
knot
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | knot | knots |
Possessive case | knot's | knots' |