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few [fju:](a) (not many) peu de;∎ few people have done that peu de gens ont fait cela;∎ there are very few suitable candidates for the post très peu de candidats ont le profil requis;∎ so/too few books to read si/trop peu de livres à lire;∎ there are four books too few il manque quatre livres;∎ we are few (in number) nous sommes peu nombreux;∎ with few exceptions à peu d'exceptions près, sauf de rares exceptions; (with def art, poss adj etc)∎ on the few occasions that I have met him les rares fois où je l'ai rencontré;∎ her few remaining possessions le peu de biens qui lui restaient;∎ these few precious souvenirs ces quelques précieux souvenirs;∎ it is one of the few surviving examples of… c'est un des rares exemples qui restent de…;∎ she is one of the few women to have held the post c'est une des rares femmes à avoir assumé ces fonctions;∎ visitors are few and far between les visiteurs sont rares;∎ grants will be few and far between in future les bourses se feront rares à l'avenir∎ every few minutes toutes les deux ou trois minutes;∎ the first few copies les deux ou trois premiers exemplaires;∎ in the past/next few days pendant les deux ou trois derniers/prochains jours;∎ he's been living in London for the past few years ça fait quelques années qu'il habite à Londres;∎ these past few weeks have been wonderful ces dernières semaines ont été merveilleuses2 pronoun(not many) peu;∎ how many of them are there? - very few combien sont-ils? - très peu nombreux;∎ there are very/too few of us nous sommes très peu/trop peu nombreux;∎ there are so few of them ils sont tellement peu nombreux;∎ I didn't realize how few there were je ne m'étais pas rendu compte qu'ils étaient aussi peu nombreux;∎ few could have predicted the outcome peu de personnes ou rares sont ceux qui auraient pu prévoir le résultat;∎ few of them could speak French peu parmi eux parlaient français;∎ the few who knew her les quelques personnes qui la connaissaient;∎ the chosen few les heureux élus;∎ British History the Few = les aviateurs britanniques qui ont défendu leur pays pendant la bataille d'Angleterre;∎ Bible many are called but few are chosen il y a beaucoup d'appelés mais peu d'élus3 a fewquelques;∎ I have a few ideas j'ai quelques idées;∎ he has a few more friends than I have il a un peu plus d'amis que moi;∎ a few more days/months/years quelques jours/mois/années de plus;∎ a few more days should see the job done encore quelques jours et le travail devrait être fini2 pronounquelques-uns (quelques-unes) mpl, fpl;∎ do you have many friends? - I have a few est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'amis? - (j'en ai) quelques-uns;∎ we need a few more/less il nous en faut un peu plus/moins;∎ a few of these cakes/the survivors quelques-uns de ces gâteaux/des survivants;∎ a few of you quelques-uns d'entre vous;∎ there are only a few of us who attend regularly seuls quelques-uns parmi nous y vont régulièrement;∎ to name but a few pour n'en citer que quelques-uns;∎ not a few pas peuun assez grand nombre de;∎ there were a good few or quite a few mistakes in it il y avait un assez grand nombre de ou pas mal de fautes dedans;∎ quite a few minutes passed un bon moment s'est écoulé2 pronounun assez grand nombre;∎ quite a few agreed with me ils étaient assez nombreux à être d'accord avec moi;∎ quite a few of us/of the books un assez grand nombre d'entre nous/de livres;∎ I hadn't seen all her films, but I'd seen a good few je n'avais pas vu tous ses films, mais j'en avais vu un assez grand nombre
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