See etwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"2": "goh",
"3": "eddehwār",
"4": "edde(s)hwār",
"t": "somewhere"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"1": "gmh",
"2": "etewanne",
"3": "ete(s)wanne"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German ete(s)wanne",
"name": "m+"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German etwā, contraction of etewā (also eteswā), from Old High German edde(s)hwār (“somewhere”). For the first component compare etlich, etwas; the second is wo (“where”). A related formation was Middle High German ete(s)wanne, in which the second component is wann (“when”). It yielded modern etwan, which was displaced by the 19th century.",
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"4": "",
"5": "",
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},
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16,
20
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30,
43
]
],
"english": "The height of the building is approximately 30 metres.",
"text": "Das Gebäude ist etwa 30 Meter hoch.",
"translation": "The height of the building is approximately 30 metres.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"approximately"
],
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"approximately",
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]
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"word": "in etwa"
},
{
"word": "rund"
},
{
"word": "ungefähr"
},
{
"word": "zirka"
},
{
"word": "roundabout"
}
]
},
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"name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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"parents": [],
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19,
23
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],
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25,
37
]
],
"english": "in case of obstructions, for instance through storm damage",
"text": "bei Behinderungen, etwa durch Sturmschäden",
"translation": "in case of obstructions, for instance through storm damage",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "For instance, AfD politician Beatrix von Storch tweeted: \"The woke left's parallel universe is crumbling.\"",
"ref": "2022 October 28, “Twitter-Übernahme von Musk: Die Rechten feiern und fordern Trump zurück”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:",
"text": "Etwa AfD-Politikerin Beatrix von Storch twitterte: »Das linke woke Paralleluniversum wackelt.«",
"translation": "For instance, AfD politician Beatrix von Storch tweeted: \"The woke left's parallel universe is crumbling.\"",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"for instance"
],
"id": "en-etwa-de-adv-XZQvyJ4t",
"links": [
[
"for instance",
"for instance"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "beispielsweise"
},
{
"word": "zum Beispiel"
},
{
"word": "wie"
}
]
},
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5,
9
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26,
29
]
],
"english": "All additional costs that may be incurred shall be borne by the customer.",
"text": "Alle etwa anfallenden Zusatzkosten trägt der Auftraggeber.",
"translation": "All additional costs that may be incurred shall be borne by the customer.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"by any chance, possibly"
],
"id": "en-etwa-de-adv-S3iwuXCP",
"links": [
[
"by any chance",
"by any chance"
],
[
"possibly",
"possibly"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "gegebenenfalls"
},
{
"word": "möglicherweise"
},
{
"word": "unter Umständen"
},
{
"word": "vielleicht"
}
]
},
{
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10,
14
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13
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],
"english": "Do you really want to leave so soon?",
"text": "Willst du etwa schon gehen?",
"translation": "Do you really want to leave so soon?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"really; expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer"
],
"id": "en-etwa-de-adv-T8RE9yTC",
"links": [
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"really",
"really"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(modal) really; expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer"
],
"tags": [
"modal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈɛtva/"
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/De-etwa.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
}
],
"word": "etwa"
}
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"German entries with incorrect language header",
"German lemmas",
"German terms derived from Middle High German",
"German terms derived from Old High German",
"German terms inherited from Middle High German",
"German terms inherited from Old High German",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"nzd:Bags"
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"word": "etwaig"
},
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"word": "in etwa"
}
],
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "eddehwār",
"4": "edde(s)hwār",
"t": "somewhere"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "etewanne",
"3": "ete(s)wanne"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German ete(s)wanne",
"name": "m+"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German etwā, contraction of etewā (also eteswā), from Old High German edde(s)hwār (“somewhere”). For the first component compare etlich, etwas; the second is wo (“where”). A related formation was Middle High German ete(s)wanne, in which the second component is wann (“when”). It yielded modern etwan, which was displaced by the 19th century.",
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"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "adverb",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "am {{{2}}}",
"head": "",
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},
"expansion": "etwa",
"name": "head"
},
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"args": {},
"expansion": "etwa",
"name": "de-adv"
}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "adv",
"related": [
{
"word": "etlich"
},
{
"word": "etwas"
},
{
"word": "etwan"
},
{
"word": "wo"
}
],
"senses": [
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],
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16,
20
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30,
43
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"english": "The height of the building is approximately 30 metres.",
"text": "Das Gebäude ist etwa 30 Meter hoch.",
"translation": "The height of the building is approximately 30 metres.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"approximately"
],
"links": [
[
"approximately",
"approximately"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "in etwa"
},
{
"word": "rund"
},
{
"word": "ungefähr"
},
{
"word": "zirka"
},
{
"word": "roundabout"
}
]
},
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"categories": [
"German terms with quotations",
"German terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
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19,
23
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],
"english": "in case of obstructions, for instance through storm damage",
"text": "bei Behinderungen, etwa durch Sturmschäden",
"translation": "in case of obstructions, for instance through storm damage",
"type": "example"
},
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0,
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"english": "For instance, AfD politician Beatrix von Storch tweeted: \"The woke left's parallel universe is crumbling.\"",
"ref": "2022 October 28, “Twitter-Übernahme von Musk: Die Rechten feiern und fordern Trump zurück”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:",
"text": "Etwa AfD-Politikerin Beatrix von Storch twitterte: »Das linke woke Paralleluniversum wackelt.«",
"translation": "For instance, AfD politician Beatrix von Storch tweeted: \"The woke left's parallel universe is crumbling.\"",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"for instance"
],
"links": [
[
"for instance",
"for instance"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "beispielsweise"
},
{
"word": "zum Beispiel"
},
{
"word": "wie"
}
]
},
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"German terms with usage examples"
],
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5,
9
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26,
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],
"english": "All additional costs that may be incurred shall be borne by the customer.",
"text": "Alle etwa anfallenden Zusatzkosten trägt der Auftraggeber.",
"translation": "All additional costs that may be incurred shall be borne by the customer.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"by any chance, possibly"
],
"links": [
[
"by any chance",
"by any chance"
],
[
"possibly",
"possibly"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "gegebenenfalls"
},
{
"word": "möglicherweise"
},
{
"word": "unter Umständen"
},
{
"word": "vielleicht"
}
]
},
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14
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13
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"english": "Do you really want to leave so soon?",
"text": "Willst du etwa schon gehen?",
"translation": "Do you really want to leave so soon?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"really; expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer"
],
"links": [
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"really",
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],
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"(modal) really; expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer"
],
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"modal"
]
}
],
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},
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"tags": [
"Germany",
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}
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"word": "etwa"
}
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