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übertragen
     1. v. to transfer, transmit
     2. v. to translate
     3. v. to broadcast, televise
     4. v. to hand over something to somebody, entrust somebody with something, confer a right on somebody
     5. v. (medicine) to have a post-term birth
     6. v. to be passed on to somebody (disease, illness)
     7. v. to communicate itself to somebody (enthusiasm, nervousness, etc.)
     8. Participle. past participle of übertragen
     9. adj. figurative
nach
     1. prep. after, past (later in time)
           Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
           nach einer Woche (after a week)
     2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
           B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
     3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
           die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
     4. prep. according to; guided by
     5. prep. by the authority of; following
           die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
     6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
           Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
     7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
           nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
           nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
           nach etwas suchen - to search for something
     8. post. according to
           meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
           meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
     9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
           Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
Etwas
     1. n. thing, being
     2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down
           Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.)
     3. pron. something
     4. adv. somewhat, slightly
     5. adv. a little, a bit
     6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of
           Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead.
Verlangen
     1. n-n. desire, yearning, longing
     2. n-n. request, wish, demand
     3. v. to ask for, demand
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
Beispiel
     1. n. example
           an vielen Beispielen (verdeutlichen/zeigen). - (to illustrate/demonstrate) by many examples.
Aufmerksamkeit
     1. n-f. attention, mindfulness, attentiveness
     2. n-f. care, courtesy, regard, thoughtfulness
     3. n-f. gift, (small) present
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