etliche

several (Pl.)

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ẹt|li|che(r, s) ['ɛtlɪçə]

indef pron

1) sing attr quite a lot of

nachdem etliche Zeit verstrichen war — after quite some time

etliche Mal — quite a few times

2) pl (substantivisch) quite a few, several people/things; (attr) several, quite a few

3) sing (substantivisch) quite a lot

ich habe etliches daran auszusetzen, aber im Großen und Ganzen ... — I have one or two objections to make but by and large ...

um etliches älter als ich — quite a lot or considerably older than me

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et·li·che(r, s)

[ˈɛtlɪçə]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch, sing/pl quite a lot of

\etliche Mal (geh) several [or quite a few] times

2. substantivisch, pl quite a few

3. substantivisch, sing

▪ \etliches quite a lot

um \etliches älter/größer als jdn quite a lot older/bigger than sb