| 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. | |
| zeitweise |
| 1. adv. at times | |
| 2. adv. for a time | |
| jemandem |
| 1. pron. dative of jemand | |
| überlassen |
| 1. v. to relinquish something (definitely or temporarily) and leave it to someone else | |
| Die Dörfer auf der andern Flussseite wurden dem Feind kampflos überlassen. - The villages on the other side of the river were left to the enemy without a fight. | |
| Während meines Amerika-Aufenthalts überlasse ich dir meine Wohnung. - I’m leaving you my apartment while I’m in America. | |
| 2. v. to leave (something) up to (someone) | |
| Wie Sie das lösen, überlasse ich Ihnen – Hauptsache, Sie lösen es. - I’m leaving it up to you how you’ll solve this – as long as you do solve it. | |
| 3. v. (informal) Alternative form of übriglassen (übrig lassen), t=to spare, leave over, forego to consume | |
| Lasst mir was über vom Kuchen! - Leave me a piece of the cake! | |
