somewhat

somewhat
adverb
(rather) irgendwie; ziemlich
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adverb (rather; a little: He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.) etwas
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some·what
[ˈsʌm(h)wɒt, AM -(h)wɑ:t]
adv inv etwas, ein wenig [o bisschen]
\somewhat to my surprise, I found the whole house empty ich war etwas überrascht, das ganze Haus leer zu finden
the foul-up has annoyed him more than \somewhat das Durcheinander hat ihn ganz schön aufgeregt
this is \somewhat of a new departure for the group das ist so etwas wie ein neuer Anfang für die Gruppe
she's \somewhat more confident than she used to be sie ist doch etwas selbstsicherer als früher
she was well known as being \somewhat of a strange character sie war für ihre etwas seltsame Art bekannt
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['sʌmwɒt]
adv
ein wenig

more than somewhat! — mehr als das!, und ob! (inf)

more than somewhat disappointed/late etc — ganz schön enttäuscht/verspätet etc

the system is somewhat less than perfect —

it was somewhat of a mystery — es war irgendwie rätselhaft

somewhat of a surprise/disappointment — eine ziemliche or arge Überraschung/Enttäuschung

somewhat of a drunkard — ein arger Trinker

somewhat to my surprise ... — ziemlich überraschend für mich ...

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somewhat adv etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:
somewhat of a shock ein ziemlicher Schock;
he is somewhat of a bore er ist ein ziemlich langweiliger Mensch
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adverb
(rather) irgendwie; ziemlich
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adv.
ein bisschen adv.
etwas adv.
irgendetwas adv.
irgendwas adv.

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