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A poor orphan girl, defenseless, alone in her dormitory because she is sick in bed with the flu.Una pobre huerfanita, indefensa, sola en un dormitorio porque está enferma de gripe.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
There were the parents of the orphan rocks they'd just passed.Allí estaban los padres de las rocas huérfanas que acababan de dejar atrás.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The orphan stars of ESO 137-001 may represent a whole population of cosmic wanderers, blessed in the beginning with breathtaking nights and in the end with the safety of the void.Es posible que las estrellas huérfanas de ESO 137-001 representen una población entera de trotamundos cósmicos, bendecidos, al principio, con noches imponentes y, al final, con la seguridad del vacío.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
'I won't ask if you recognize that body as Orphan Stonegarden, it is beyond recognizing.– No os preguntaré si reconocéis el cuerpo como el de Orphan Stonegarden, porque está irreconocible.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
He stood and told me Orphan had stolen two gold chalices from the church one night and disappeared.'Se me plantó delante y me dijo que una noche Orphan había desaparecido, llevándose con ella dos cálices de oro.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
He had been cast as Billy the Orphan who, in the final act, was revealed to be the Christ child come again to check on a family's charity.Le habían dado el papel de Billy, un huérfano que en el último acto resultaba ser el niño Jesús que volvía para comprobar la generosidad de una familia.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
A lot die young, but Orphan was strong and she thrived.Muchos mueren jóvenes, pero Orphan era fuerte y sobrevivió.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
Orphan Stonegarden pulled from the fish pond, Gabriel crushed like an insect, Simon driven mad by poison.Orphan Stonegarden, pudriéndose en el estanque; el hermano Gabriel, aplastado como un insecto; Simón, trastornado por un veneno…Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
of any transfer of residence of the children or orphans,de cualquier traslado de residencia de los hijos o de los huérfanos,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The only stars in view then will be the orphans themselves--"a handful of very nearby, very bright points of light," says Donahue.Las únicas estrellas que se verán entonces serán las estrellas huérfanas, "un puñado de puntos de luz muy cercanos y brillantes", afirma Donahue.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
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enteric orphan virus
virus huérfano entérico
orphan drug
fármaco huérfano
become an orphan
quedar huérfano
be orphaned
quedar huérfano
Word forms
orphan
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | orphan | orphans |
Possessive case | orphan's | orphans' |
orphan
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | orphaned |
Imperative | orphan |
Present Participle (Participle I) | orphaning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | orphaned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I orphan | we orphan |
you orphan | you orphan |
he/she/it orphans | they orphan |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am orphaning | we are orphaning |
you are orphaning | you are orphaning |
he/she/it is orphaning | they are orphaning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have orphaned | we have orphaned |
you have orphaned | you have orphaned |
he/she/it has orphaned | they have orphaned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been orphaning | we have been orphaning |
you have been orphaning | you have been orphaning |
he/she/it has been orphaning | they have been orphaning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I orphaned | we orphaned |
you orphaned | you orphaned |
he/she/it orphaned | they orphaned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was orphaning | we were orphaning |
you were orphaning | you were orphaning |
he/she/it was orphaning | they were orphaning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had orphaned | we had orphaned |
you had orphaned | you had orphaned |
he/she/it had orphaned | they had orphaned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been orphaning | we had been orphaning |
you had been orphaning | you had been orphaning |
he/she/it had been orphaning | they had been orphaning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will orphan | we shall/will orphan |
you will orphan | you will orphan |
he/she/it will orphan | they will orphan |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be orphaning | we shall/will be orphaning |
you will be orphaning | you will be orphaning |
he/she/it will be orphaning | they will be orphaning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have orphaned | we shall/will have orphaned |
you will have orphaned | you will have orphaned |
he/she/it will have orphaned | they will have orphaned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been orphaning | we shall/will have been orphaning |
you will have been orphaning | you will have been orphaning |
he/she/it will have been orphaning | they will have been orphaning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would orphan | we should/would orphan |
you would orphan | you would orphan |
he/she/it would orphan | they would orphan |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be orphaning | we should/would be orphaning |
you would be orphaning | you would be orphaning |
he/she/it would be orphaning | they would be orphaning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have orphaned | we should/would have orphaned |
you would have orphaned | you would have orphaned |
he/she/it would have orphaned | they would have orphaned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been orphaning | we should/would have been orphaning |
you would have been orphaning | you would have been orphaning |
he/she/it would have been orphaning | they would have been orphaning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am orphaned | we are orphaned |
you are orphaned | you are orphaned |
he/she/it is orphaned | they are orphaned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being orphaned | we are being orphaned |
you are being orphaned | you are being orphaned |
he/she/it is being orphaned | they are being orphaned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been orphaned | we have been orphaned |
you have been orphaned | you have been orphaned |
he/she/it has been orphaned | they have been orphaned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was orphaned | we were orphaned |
you were orphaned | you were orphaned |
he/she/it was orphaned | they were orphaned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being orphaned | we were being orphaned |
you were being orphaned | you were being orphaned |
he/she/it was being orphaned | they were being orphaned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been orphaned | we had been orphaned |
you had been orphaned | you had been orphaned |
he/she/it had been orphaned | they had been orphaned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be orphaned | we shall/will be orphaned |
you will be orphaned | you will be orphaned |
he/she/it will be orphaned | they will be orphaned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been orphaned | we shall/will have been orphaned |
you will have been orphaned | you will have been orphaned |
he/she/it will have been orphaned | they will have been orphaned |