vaguely

vaguely
adverb
vage; entfernt [bekannt sein, erinnern an]; schwach [sich erinnern]

he was vaguely alarmed/disappointed — er war irgendwie beunruhigt/enttäuscht

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adverb
1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vage
2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) etwas
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vague·ly
[ˈveɪgli]
adv
1. (somehow) vage
he does look \vaguely familiar er kommt mir irgendwie bekannt vor
he looked \vaguely in her direction er blickte ungefähr in ihre Richtung
to be \vaguely aware that ... sich dat vage bewusst sein, dass ...
to \vaguely remember sich akk dunkel erinnern
2. (absent-mindedly) zerstreut
to smile \vaguely abwesend lächeln
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['veIglɪ]
adv
vage; remember also dunkel; speak also unbestimmt; understand ungefähr, in etwa; (= uncertainly) look flüchtig; nod, wave zögernd; (= slightly) interested flüchtig; embarrassed, disappointed, surprised leicht

to look vaguely at sb — jdn verständnislos ansehen

to be vaguely aware of sth — ein dunkles or vages Bewusstsein von etw haben

to be vaguely aware that ... — sich dunkel or vage bewusst sein, dass ...

they're vaguely similar — sie haben eine entfernte Ähnlichkeit

it sounded vaguely familiar — es kam einem irgendwie bekannt vor

to be vaguely reminiscent of sth — vage an etw erinnern

it's only vaguely like yours — es ist nur ungefähr wie deines

it's vaguely blue — es ist bläulich

there's something vaguely sinister about it — es hat so etwas Düsteres an sich

a vaguely worded agreement — eine vage formulierte Übereinkunft

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adverb
vage; entfernt [bekannt sein, erinnern an]; schwach [sich erinnern]

he was vaguely alarmed/disappointed — er war irgendwie beunruhigt/enttäuscht

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adv.
undeutlich adv.
unklar adv.

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