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verb
Doch Ruddy hatte nur durch seinen Schnurrbart geschnaubt: »Pah!
But Ruddy snorted through his mustache. “Pah!
»Collegeknäblein!« hatte der CPO verächtlich geschnaubt.
College boys!, as the CPO often snorted with contempt.
Eine Geliebte?, hatte sie geschnaubt. Valdemar Roos?
‘A lover?’ she’d snorted derisively. ‘Valdemar Roos? You’re kidding.’
Wenn er in der Lage gewesen wäre, sich zu bewegen, hätte er verächtlich geschnaubt.
He would have snorted if he'd been capable of movement.
verb
Was sagt dir das?« Dann schnellte ich herum, nur um zu hören: »Taplow hat gespuckt, Jack – hinter dir.« »Mister Trumpet hat die Nase geschnaubt, Jack – hinter dir.«
a spit from Mister Taplow; Mister Trumpet blowing his nose ... In my dream I flew from spot to spot — and always something happened behind me. Men would come up in front of me, pluck me by the arm and cry, "Clark winked. Jack! What's it to thee?"
verb
Keine Arbeit mehr. Jeder Wunsch geht in Erfüllung. Am liebsten hätte Bin abfällig geschnaubt, aber stattdessen hielt er den Atem an und eilte den Rest des Weges zu einer Laderampe, wo schwitzende Arbeiter Magnetschwebelaster beluden.
No more work. No more want. He felt like snorting, but instead Bin mostly held his breath the rest of the way, hurrying toward a loading dock, where sweltering workers filled maglev lorries at the other end.
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