hay bastantes faltas

few people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos

there were six books too few — faltaban seis libros

every few days — cada pocos días

the last few days have been difficult — estos últimos días han sido difíciles

there were fewer people than usual — había menos gente que de costumbre

fewer and fewer trains stop here — cada vez paran menos trenes aquí

a few — ( some)

a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó

I've been there a few times — he estado allí unas cuantas veces

there are quite a few mistakes — hay bastantes faltas

we have too few to go around — no tenemos suficientes para todos

the privileged few — la minoría privilegiada

as few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera

fewer than 200 tickets have been sold — se han vendido menos de 200 entradas

to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas

a few — ( some)

a few objected — algunos se opusieron

all but a few — casi todos

a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes

there are still quite a few left — todavía quedan unos cuantos

a few of us complained — algunos (de nosotros) nos quejamos

he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas

few books — pocos libros

few of them — pocos (de ellos)

only a few — solo unos pocos

only a few of them came — solo vinieron unos pocos

there are very few of us, we are very few — somos muy pocos

few (people) managed to do it — muy pocos consiguieron hacerlo

the few who... — los pocos que...

she is one of the few (people) who... — ella es una de los pocos que...

such men are few — hay pocos hombres así

there were three too few — faltaban tres

a few — algunos

a good few, quite a few — bastantes

(in) a few more days — dentro de unos pocos días

few people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos

there were six books too few — faltaban seis libros

every few days — cada pocos días

the last few days have been difficult — estos últimos días han sido difíciles

there were fewer people than usual — había menos gente que de costumbre

fewer and fewer trains stop here — cada vez paran menos trenes aquí

a few — ( some)

a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó

I've been there a few times — he estado allí unas cuantas veces

there are quite a few mistakes — hay bastantes faltas

we have too few to go around — no tenemos suficientes para todos

the privileged few — la minoría privilegiada

as few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera

fewer than 200 tickets have been sold — se han vendido menos de 200 entradas

to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas

a few — ( some)

a few objected — algunos se opusieron

all but a few — casi todos

a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes

there are still quite a few left — todavía quedan unos cuantos

a few of us complained — algunos (de nosotros) nos quejamos

he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas

how many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?

a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente

I've had as many jobs as you — he tenido tantos trabajos como tú

use as many colors as you need — utiliza todos los colores que necesitas

she read 15 books in as many days — se leyó 15 libros en el mismo número de días

too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente

one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más

many a — (liter) muchos, -chas

many a time — muchas veces

how many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?

many of us — muchos de nosotros

a good many of the houses — muchas de las casas

many's the time I've asked myself that — más de una vez me he preguntado eso

answer as many of the questions as possible — conteste todas las preguntas que pueda

I've got twice as many as you — tengo el doble que tú

as many as 26 are missing — faltan nada menos que 26

I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas

would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?

you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más

many would disagree with that — muchos no estarían de acuerdo con eso

many people — mucha gente, muchas personas

in many cases — en muchos casos

so many flies — tantas moscas

ever so many people — la mar de gente, tantísimas personas

too many difficulties — demasiadas dificultades

many of them came — muchos (de ellos) vinieron

he has three times as many as I have — tiene tres veces más que yo

there were as many as 100 at the meeting — asistieron a la reunión hasta cien personas

as many again — otros tantos

and as many more — y otros tantos

how many there are! — ¡cuántos hay!

not many came — vinieron pocos

the many — la mayoría

how many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?

a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente

I've had as many jobs as you — he tenido tantos trabajos como tú

use as many colors as you need — utiliza todos los colores que necesitas

she read 15 books in as many days — se leyó 15 libros en el mismo número de días

too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente

one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más

many a — (liter) muchos, -chas

many a time — muchas veces

how many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?

many of us — muchos de nosotros

a good many of the houses — muchas de las casas

many's the time I've asked myself that — más de una vez me he preguntado eso

answer as many of the questions as possible — conteste todas las preguntas que pueda

I've got twice as many as you — tengo el doble que tú

as many as 26 are missing — faltan nada menos que 26

I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas

would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?

you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más

many would disagree with that — muchos no estarían de acuerdo con eso