German Word: etwa
English Meaning: 1. about, roughly 2. for example

Example Sentences:

Es kamen nur etwa hundert Leute zu dem Konzert.
Only about one hundred people came to the concert.
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Etwa 75 % der Bevölkerung in Bahrain sind Schiiten.
About 75% of the population in Bahrain are Shiites.
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Die Erdatmosphäre besteht zu 78 Prozent aus Stickstoff, 21 Prozent aus Sauerstoff und zu 1 Prozent aus anderen Gasen, darunter etwa 0,04 Prozent Kohlendioxid.
The Earth's atmosphere is 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and 1 percent other gases, including about 0.04 percent carbon dioxide.
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