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1 holidays are few and far between
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2 few
adj. weinig, enkele, enkel--------n. weinig, een paar, enkele; een klein aantal van--------pron. weinig, weinigenfew11 weinige(n) ⇒ weinig, enkele(n)♦voorbeelden:a faithful few • een paar trouwe volgelingenholidays are few and far between • feestdagen zijn er maar weinigno fewer than twenty • niet minder dan twintig, wel twintighe was among the few who understood • hij was een van de weinigen die het begreepa few of the chocolates • een paar chocolaatjesa few • een paar, enkele(n)a few more • nog enkele(n)quite a few • vrij veel————————few2〈determinator; fewer, vergrotende trap informeel ook less〉1 weinig ⇒ een paar, enkele♦voorbeelden:a man of few words • een man van weinig woordena few words • een paar woordenevery few days • om de zoveel dagenthe last few hours • de laatste (paar) urensome few words • (maar) een paar woorden
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