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Usage examples of "etwas mehr als" in German with translation to English

Ausbildung bedeutet etwas mehr als zur Schule zu gehen. Education means something more than going to school.
Der Dichter lebte etwas mehr als zwanzig Jahre hier. That poet lived here a little over 20 years.
Magst du etwas mehr Kuchen? Would you care for some more cake?
Letztes Jahr forderten Erdbeben und Flutwellen auf den Philippinen mehr als 6000 Todesopfer. Last year in the Philippines, earthquakes and tidal waves resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people.
Gib mir noch etwas mehr Wasser. Give me a little more water.
Da waren mehr als fünfzig Mädchen auf der Party. There were more than fifty girls at the party.
Meine Mutter kostete die Suppe und salzte sie noch etwas mehr. My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.
Mehr als zwanzig Prozent der Bevölkerung hat ein Auto. More than 20% of the population owns a car.
Möchtest du noch etwas mehr Sauce? Would you like some more gravy?
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Mit etwas mehr Geduld hättest du das Puzzle lösen können. You could have solved this puzzle with a little more patience.
Mit dem Zug sind es von hier nicht mehr als vier Minuten. It's no more than four minutes from here by train.
Hättest du dich etwas mehr angestrengt, hättest du auch Erfolg gehabt. With a little more effort, he would have succeeded.
Tom errechnete, dass er Mary in den vergangenen sechs Monaten mehr als vierunddreißigtausend Dollar gegeben hatte. Tom calculated that he had given Mary over 34,000 dollars in the past six months.
Mit etwas mehr Geduld hätte es Ihnen gelingen können. With a little more patience, you could have succeeded.
Mir wurden nicht mehr als tausend Yen geraubt. I was robbed of no more than 1,000 yen.
Etwas mehr nach rechts, so! A little more to the right, so!
Ich will nicht mehr als 10 Dollar ausgeben. I don't want to spend more than $10.
Der graue Pulli gefällt mir mehr als der violette. The gray sweater I like more than the purple.
Die Einnahmen des ersten Monats im Jahre 2011 betrugen mehr als eine Million Yen. The revenues for the first month of 2011 exceed 1 000 000 yen.
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