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fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) pocos- a few- few and far between
few adj pron pocoa few unos cuantos / algunoscan I ask you a few questions? ¿puedo hacerte algunas preguntas?tr[fjʊː]1 (not many) poco,-a, pocos,-as2 (some) uno,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as1 (not many) pocos,-as2 (some) unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good few un buen númeroas few as solamentefew and far between poquísimos,-as, contadísimos,-as, muy escasos,-asno fewer than no menos dequite a few un buen número, bastantesto have had a few too many haber tomado una copa de másthe chosen few los elegidos nombre masculino pluralfew ['fju:] adj: pocoswith few exceptions: con pocas excepcionesa few times: varias vecesfew pron1) : pocosfew (of them) were ready: pocos estaban listos2)a few : algunos, unos cuantos3)few and far between : contadosadj.• algunos adj.• poco, -a adj.• pocos adj.• unos adj.adv.• pocos adv.pron.• algunos pron.• pocos pron.• unos pron.
I fjuːadjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
II
pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas
[fjuː]ADJ PRON (compar fewer) (superl fewest)1) (=not many) pocos(-as)there are very few of us, we are very few — somos muy pocos
the few who... — los pocos que...
she is one of the few (people) who... — ella es una de los pocos que...
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as few as three of them — nada más que tres•
every few weeks — cada dos o tres semanas•
they are few and far between — son contados•
the lucky few — unos pocos or unos cuantos afortunados•
in or over the next few days — en or durante los próximos días, en estos días (LAm)•
in or over the past few days — en or durante los últimos días•
the last or remaining few minutes — el poco tiempo que queda/quedaba•
too few — demasiado pocos2) (=some, several)a good few, quite a few — bastantes
a good few or quite a few (people) came — vinieron bastantes, vino bastante gente
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a few of them — algunos de ellos* * *
I [fjuː]adjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
II
pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas
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1. adjective1) (not many) wenigefew people — [nur] wenige [Leute]
very few housewives know that — das wissen die wenigsten Hausfrauen
his few belongings — seine paar Habseligkeiten
[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute
they were few in number — sie waren nur sehr wenige
a few... — wenige...
not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...
[just or only] a few troublemakers — einige [wenige] Störenfriede
2) (some) wenigea few... — einige od. ein paar...
2. nouna good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
few of us/them — nur wenige von uns/nur wenige [von ihnen]
few of the people — nur wenige [Leute]
just a few of you/her friends — nur ein paar von euch/ihrer Freunde
2) (some)the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die
there were a few of us who... — es gab einige unter uns, die...
with a few of our friends — mit einigen od. ein paar unserer Freunde
a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen
a good few/quite a few — (coll.) eine ganze Menge/ziemlich viele [Leute]
* * *[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) wenige- academic.ru/114943/a_few">a few- few and far between* * *[fju:]I. adjthere are a \few sandwiches left over from the party es sind noch ein paar Sandwiches von der Feier übrigI've got to get a \few things ich muss ein paar Dinge kaufenmay I ask a \few questions? darf ich ein paar Fragen stellen?I'll be ready in just a \few minutes ich bin gleich fertigcan I have a \few words with you? kann ich mal kurz mit dir sprechen?every \few days/minutes/weeks alle paar Tage/Minuten/Wochenhe is among the very \few people I can trust er gehört zu den ganz wenigen Leuten, denen ich vertrauen kannso \few people attended the party that it was embarrassing auf der Party waren so wenige Leute, dass es peinlich warthere are only a \few days left before we leave for France in ein paar Tagen fahren wir nach Frankreichthere are \few things in this world that give me more pleasure than a long bath nur weniges auf der Welt bereitet mir mehr Vergnügen als ein langes Bad\fewer people smoke these days than used to heute rauchen weniger Menschen als früherthe benefits of this scheme are \few dieser Plan hat nur wenige Vorteilehe's a man of \few words er sagt nie viel; ( form)I've warned him on no \fewer than five occasions ich habe ihn schon mindestens fünf Mal gewarnthis fiction has caused not a \few readers to see red bei seinen Romanen sehen nicht wenige Leser rotas \few as... nur...I know a \few people who... ich kenne einige Leute, die...; BRITshe put on a good \few pounds over Christmas sie hat über Weihnachten einige Pfunde zugelegtquite a \few [people] ziemlich viele4.▶ to be \few and far between dünn gesät seinsuch opportunities are \few and far between solche Gelegenheiten gibt es nicht oftII. prona \few of these apples ein paar von diesen Äpfelnmany believe it but only a \few are prepared to say viele glauben es, aber nur wenige sagen esa \few of us/you/them einige von uns/euch/ihnenprecious \few will finish the course nur wenige werden den Kurs zu Ende bringen\few can remember back that far nur wenige können sich so weit zurückerinnernnot many showed up and the \few who did left early es kamen nicht viele, und die paar, die kamen, gingen bald\few if any still believe that... kaum einer glaubt heute noch, dass...only some \few master more than ten languages nur ein paar wenige sprechen mehr als zehn Sprachen\few of the houses in the village made it through the hurricane nur wenige Häuser in dem Ort überstanden den Hurrikan\few of them actually got an interview nur wenige wurden zu einem Gespräch eingeladenthere were too \few of us to charter the plane wir waren nicht genug, um das Flugzeug chartern zu könnennot a \few nicht wenigethough she's young, her talents are not a \few obwohl sie jung ist, hat sie viele Talente3. (many)a good \few BRIT ziemlich vielequite a \few eine ganze Menge4.▶ to have had a \few too many etwas zu viel getrunken habenIII. n1. (elite)▪ the \few pl die Auserwähltenonly the \few can say they've dined with the Queen nur wenige Auserwählte können von sich sagen, dass sie mit der Queen gespeist haben2. (minority)▪ the \few pl die MinderheitI was one of the lucky \few who... ich gehörte zu den wenigen Glücklichen, die...one of the fortunate [or happy] \few eine(r) der wenigen Glücklichen3. BRIT HIST* * *[fjuː]1. adj (+er)1) (= not many) wenigewe are very few — wir sind nur sehr wenige or nur ein kleines Häufchen
as few as ten cigarettes a day can be harmful — schon or bereits zehn Zigaretten am Tag können schädlich sein
as few as six objections — bloß sechs Einwände, nicht mehr als sechs Einwände
so few books —
there were 3 too few —
he is one of the few people who... — er ist einer der wenigen, die...
2)there were quite a few waiting —
quite a few books — ziemlich viele Bücher, eine ganze Menge Bücher
I saw a good few or quite a few people — ich habe ziemlich viele Leute or eine ganze Menge Leute gesehen
not a few people —
in the next/past few days — in den nächsten/letzten paar Tagen
2. pron1) (= not many) wenigesome few —
opera used to be an experience for the few — Opern waren früher einer privilegierten Minderheit vorbehalten
I've got so/too few as it is —
so few have been sold — so wenige sind bis jetzt verkauft worden
2)a few —
there are always the few who... — es gibt immer einige wenige Leute or ein paar Leute, die...
the few who knew him — die wenigen, die ihn kannten
* * *few [fjuː]A adj & pron1. wenige:he is a man of few words er macht nicht viele Worte, er ist ein schweigsamer Mensch;some few einige wenige;his friends are few er hat (nur) wenige Freunde;few and far between sehr vereinzelt, dünn gesät;no fewer than nicht weniger als2. a few einige, ein paar:he told me a few things er hat mir einiges erzählt;a good few, quite a few ziemlich viele, eine ganze Menge;a faithful few ein paar Getreue;every few days alle paar Tage;not a few nicht wenige, viele;only a few nur wenige;a very few sehr wenige;he’s had a few umg er hat schon einiges intusthe happy few die wenigen Glücklichen;the chosen few die Auserwählten;appeal to the few nur einen kleinen Kreis ansprechen* * *1. adjective1) (not many) wenigefew people — [nur] wenige [Leute]
[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute
a few... — wenige...
not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...
[just or only] a few troublemakers — einige [wenige] Störenfriede
2) (some) wenigea few... — einige od. ein paar...
2. nouna good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
1) (not many) wenigefew of us/them — nur wenige von uns/nur wenige [von ihnen]
few of the people — nur wenige [Leute]
just a few of you/her friends — nur ein paar von euch/ihrer Freunde
2) (some)the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die
there were a few of us who... — es gab einige unter uns, die...
with a few of our friends — mit einigen od. ein paar unserer Freunde
a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen
a good few/quite a few — (coll.) eine ganze Menge/ziemlich viele [Leute]
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123 few
fju:
1. прил.
1) мало, немногие, немного His ideas are very difficult, and few people understand them. ≈ Его идеи очень сложны, и мало людей понимает их. one of our few pleasures ≈ одно из немногих наших удовольствий They may be fewer in number than was supposed. ≈ Их может оказаться меньше, чем предполагалось. Syn: not many
2) (а few) несколько His ideas are very difficult, but a few people understand them. ≈ Его идеи очень сложны, но некоторые люди понимают их. every few miles ≈ каждые несколько миль for the past few years ≈ за последние несколько лет quite a few not a few a good few few and far between as few as some few in few in a few words Syn: several, some
2. сущ.
1) незначительное число, немногие, мало precious, very few ≈ очень немногие, очень мало there are precious few of them left ≈ их осталось очень мало Many are invited but few are chosen. ≈ Многие приглашены, но немногие выбраны. few if any ≈ почти никто;
почти ничего
2) несколько, некоторые Each volunteer spent one night a week in the cathedral. A few spent two. ≈ Каждый из добровольцев один раз в неделю ночевал в соборе. Некоторые ночевали два раза в неделю. I have only a few left. ≈ У меня осталось всего лишь несколько. the few ≈ меньшинство ∙ to have a few too many ≈ разг. выпить слишком много the fewer the better ≈ чем меньше, тем лучше немногие;
незначительное количество - * of the inhabitants were to be seen только немногих жителей можно было увидеть мало кто;
почти никто - * of them had travelled мало кто из них путешествовал - there are very * of us нас очень мало - there are very * of us who can remember почти никто из нас не помнит - a * (of) немного;
незначительное количество - a * thought otherwise немногие думали иначе - a good *, quite a * большое /порядочное/ количество - there were a good * of them их было немало - a good * of the inhabitants добрая половина населения /жителей/ - not a * много, большое количество;
некоторые, некоторое количество - we shall only be a * нас будет немного - I know a * of them я знаю кое-кого из них - the * меньшинство;
избранные - the thinking * думающее меньшинство - the fortunate * немногие счастливцы - some * незначительное число, несколько, немного > * know and *er care немногие знают, а таких, кто хочет знать, еще меньше > in * в нескольких словах, кратко немногие, немного, мало - he has but * chances of success у него мало шансов на успех - with * exceptions за редким исключением - one of his * pleasures одно из его немногих удовольствий - during the last * days за последние несколько дней - * people are able to undestand him мало кто способен понять его - every * hours через каждые несколько часов - a * несколько - a * hours несколько часов - a * people were present присутствовало всего несколько человек - I know a * people who... я знаю людей, которые - I have only a * pounds у меня всего только несколько фунтов - the chairman said a * words председатель сказал несколько слов - in a * minutes через несколько минут, скоро, вскоре - he went away for a * days он уехал на несколько дней - I'd like a * more of these (berries) положите /дайте/ мне, пожалуйста, еще ( ягод) преим. predic немногочисленный - such occasions are * такие случаи очень редки - his friends are * у него мало друзей > * and far between немногочисленные и отдаленные большим промежутком времени и расстоянием > our meetings are * and far between мы редко встречаемся > the trees were * and far between деревья росли редко ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов ~ a (а ~) несколько;
quite a few порядочное число, довольно много in ~ уст., in a ~ words кратко;
в нескольких словах;
few and far between отделенные большим промежутком времени;
редкие few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов not a ~, a good ~ разг. порядочное число;
добрая половина;
some few незначительное число, несколько, немного ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов his friends are ~ у него мало друзей;
his visitors are few у него гости редки his friends are ~ у него мало друзей;
his visitors are few у него гости редки in ~ уст., in a ~ words кратко;
в нескольких словах;
few and far between отделенные большим промежутком времени;
редкие not a ~, a good ~ разг. порядочное число;
добрая половина;
some few незначительное число, несколько, немного not: ~ a few многие;
немало;
not too well довольно скверно ~ a (а ~) несколько;
quite a few порядочное число, довольно много quite: ~ довольно;
до некоторой степени;
более или менее;
quite a few довольно много, порядочно;
quite a long time довольно долго select ~ немногие избранные not a ~, a good ~ разг. порядочное число;
добрая половина;
some few незначительное число, несколько, немного some: ~ несколько, немного;
some few несколько;
some miles more to go осталось пройти еще несколько миль;
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124 langt
1) далеко́; до́лгоhvor langt er der hérfra til...? — как далеко́ отсю́да до...?
vǽre langt tilbáge — отста́ть
2) гора́здоlangt bédre — гора́здо лу́чше
langt stǿrre — гора́здо бо́льше
* * *easily, far, by far, far and away, much, way* * *adv(+ komp) far ( fx far better, far more difficult), by far ( fx better by far);(+ sup) by far ( fx by far the best (, biggest, most difficult));[ langt de fleste] the vast majority;( om afstand) a long way ( fx we have travelled a long way; a long way from home),(især i negative el. spørgende udtryk, samt efter too, so, as) far (fx how far did you get? not very far; too far away);[ der er langt] it is a long way ( til to), it is quite far;[ der er ikke langt] it is not far;[ er der langt?] is it far ( til to);[ langt fra] from a distance;( tværtimod) far from it! on the contrary!T not a bit (of it)!(+ sb) a long way from ( fx Denmark),(negativt el. spørgende) far from;(+ adj) far from ( fx rich);[ han følte sig langt fra træt] he was far from feeling tired;[ det være langt fra mig at] far be it from me to;[ det var ikke langt fra at han sparkede mig] he very nearly kicked me;[ langt fra så rig som] not nearly so rich as;[ halvt så langt] half that distance;[ langt hen på dagen] late in the day;[ langt henne i måneden] far into the month;[ have langt hjem] have a long way home;(fig) there is a long way yet; there is still a long way to go;[ han har ikke langt igen] he has not long to live; he won't last long;F he is not long for this world;[ der er langt imellem dine besøg] your visits are few and far between;[ der var langt imellem lynet og skraldet] there was a long time between the lightning and the thunder;[ langt inde i] a long way into, in the heart of ( fx the forest),(fig: optaget af) deep in ( fx they were deep in a discussion);[ langt inde i landet] far inland;[ langt ned (, op) i] far into;[ langt nede](fig: nedtrykt) depressed,T (down) in the dumps;[ langt om længe] at length, at long last;[ langt op på dagen], se dag;[ langt tilbage] far back;(fig) far behind;[ det ligger langt tilbage ( i tiden)] it is a long time ago;[ langt ud på natten], se nat;[ langt ude] far-fetched ( fx that idea is rather far-fetched);[ nu er du langt ude!] now you are way out! -
125 dünn
I Adj.2. Person etc.: thin, skinny umg.; dünner werden lose weight; er ist sehr dünn geworden he’s gone ( oder got, Am. gotten) really thin; sich dünn machen fig. make room, squeeze up, breathe in umg.5. Stimme: thin, weak6. Besiedlung, Bewuchs, Haarwuchs: thin, sparse7. umg., fig. (dürftig) weak, poor; Argument: auch flimsyII Adv. thinly; Farbe dünn auftragen apply paint thinly; dünn besiedelt oder dünn bevölkert sparsely populated; dünn gesät fig. scarce, few and far between* * *(knapp) sparse; rare;(mager) skinny;(nicht dick) thin;(schlank) wispy; slim;(schwach) weak; flimsy; sleazy;(zart) tenuous; fine* * *dụ̈nn [dʏn]1. adjthin; Suppe, Bier auch watery; Kaffee, Tee watery, weak; (= fein) Schleier, Regen, Strümpfe fine; Haarwuchs, Besiedlung thin, sparse; (fig = dürftig) thinsich dünn machen (hum) — to breathe in
See:→ dick, dünnmachen2. advbesiedelt, bevölkert sparselydünn behaart (Mensch) — with thin hair; Haupt thinly covered in hair
dünn gesät (fig) — thin on the ground, few and far between
* * *1) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) bare3) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) thin4) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) thin5) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) thin6) thinly* * *[ˈdʏn]I. adj1. (eine geringe Stärke aufweisend) thin\dünnes Buch slim volumeeine \dünne Schneedecke light covering of snow2. (nicht konzentriert) weak\dünnes Bier weak [or watery] beer\dünner Brei/ \dünne Suppe thin [or watery] pulp/soup\dünner Schleier/ \dünne Strümpfe fine veil/tights4. (spärlich) thinsein Haarwuchs ist schon \dünn geworden he's [already] gone a bit thin on top5.he, mach dich mal \dünn, wir wollen mit dem Schrank da vorbei! hey, breathe in, we want to get past [you] with this cupboard!wenn du dich ein bisschen \dünn machst, passen wir auch noch auf die Bank if you squeeze up a bit, we'll [be able to] fit on the bench tooII. adv sparsely\dünn besiedelt [o bevölkert] sparsely populated* * *1.sich dünn machen — (scherzh.) squash or (Amer.) scrunch up [a bit]
3) (leicht) thin, light <clothing, fabric>; fine < stocking>; (fig.) thin, rarefied < air>; fine < rain>2.1) thinly3)dünn besiedelt — thinly or sparsely populated or inhabited
* * *A. adj2. Person etc: thin, skinny umg;dünner werden lose weight;5. Stimme: thin, weak6. Besiedlung, Bewuchs, Haarwuchs: thin, sparse7. umg, fig (dürftig) weak, poor; Argument: auch flimsyB. adv thinly;Farbe dünn auftragen apply paint thinly;dünn bevölkert sparsely populated;dünn gesät fig scarce, few and far between* * *1.sich dünn machen — (scherzh.) squash or (Amer.) scrunch up [a bit]
3) (leicht) thin, light <clothing, fabric>; fine < stocking>; (fig.) thin, rarefied < air>; fine < rain>2.1) thinly3)dünn besiedelt — thinly or sparsely populated or inhabited
* * *adj.fine adj.lank adj.skinny adj.slight adj.tenuous adj.thin adj. adv.tenuously adv.thinly adv. -
126 escasear
v.1 to be scarce, to be in short supply.2 to become scarce, to be in short supply, to fall short, to run low.3 to become scarce for, to become scarce to.Me escasean las verduras Vegetables become scarce for me.* * *1 (faltar) to be scarce, get scarce1 (dar poco) to be sparing with, skimp on* * *1.VI to be scarce2.VT (=escatimar) to be sparing with, skimp* * *verbo intransitivo* * *= be in short supply, become + scarce, be few and far between, be at a premium.Ex. It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex. Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.Ex. Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.* * *verbo intransitivo* * *= be in short supply, become + scarce, be few and far between, be at a premium.Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex: Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.* * *escasear [A1 ]viempiezan a escasear los alimentos food is running short o is becoming scarcedicen que va a escasear el café they say there's going to be a coffee shortageuna zona en la que escasea el agua an area where water is in short supply■ escasearvt(escatimar): nos escaseaban los recursos they had cut back on our resources, they were limiting our resourcesescasean el producto para luego subirlo de precio they create a shortage in the market so they can put up the price* * *
escasear ( conjugate escasear) verbo intransitivo:
va a escasear el café there's going to be a coffee shortage
escasear verbo intransitivo to be scarce
' escasear' also found in these entries:
English:
scarce
- supply
- thin
- premium
- short
* * *escasear vito be scarce, to be in short supply;empezaba a escasear el agua water was beginning to run short;escasean los expertos en informática computer experts are in short supply;escaseaba la comida entre los refugiados the refugees didn't have much food* * *I v/i be scarce, be in short supplyII v/t use sparingly, be sparing with* * *escasear vi: to be scarce, to run short* * *escasear vb to be scarce -
127 ser escaso
v.to be on short supply, to be slim.* * *= be few and far between, be in short supplyEx. Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.Ex. It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.* * *= be few and far between, be in short supplyEx: Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.
Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments. -
128 few
1. [fju:] n1) немногие; незначительное количествоfew of the inhabitants were to be seen - только немногих жителей можно было увидеть
2) мало кто; почти никтоa few (of) - а) немного, незначительное количество; a few thought otherwise - немногие думали иначе
a good few, quite a few - большое /порядочное/ количество; there were a good few of them - их было немало; a good few of the inhabitants - добрая половина населения /жителей/; not a few - много, большое количество; б) некоторые; некоторое количество; we shall only he a few - нас будет немного; I know a few of them - я знаю кое-кого из них
the few - а) меньшинство; б) «избранные»
some few - незначительное число, несколько, немного
♢
few know and fewer care - немногие знают, а таких, кто хочет знать, ещё меньше2. [fju:] ain few - в нескольких словах, кратко
1) немногие, немного, малоduring the last few days [years] - за последние несколько дней [лет]
every few hours [days, years] - через каждые несколько часов [дней, лет]
I know a few people who... - я знаю людей, которые...
in a few minutes - через несколько минут, скоро, вскоре
I'd like a few more of these (berries) - положите /дайте/ мне, пожалуйста, ещё (ягод)
2) преим. predic немногочисленный♢
few and far between - немногочисленные и отделённые большим промежутком времени или расстоянием
См. также в других словарях:
Far between — Far Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
far between — adjective : separated by considerable intervals good workhorses are few and far between these days * * * far between 1. At wide intervals 2. Rare • • • Main Entry: ↑far … Useful english dictionary
far between — with long breaks, intermittently … English contemporary dictionary
far-between — … Useful english dictionary
few and far between — Very rare • • • Main Entry: ↑few * * * few and far between phrase not happening very often or not existing in many places Opportunities for promotion are few and far between. Thesaurus: rarely and not oftensynonym … Useful english dictionary
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
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few\ and\ far\ between — adj. phr. Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. People who will work as hard as Tomas A. Edison are few and far between. Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert. Really… … Словарь американских идиом
few and far between — Items, places or events which are few and far between are rarely found or do not happen very often. Restaurants in this part of the country are few and far between … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
few and far between — If things are few and far between, they happen very occasionally … The small dictionary of idiomes