not a few of them

few people — [nur] wenige [Leute]

[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute

few and far between — rar

a few... — wenige...

not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...

just a few words from you — nur ein paar Worte von dir

every few minutes — alle paar Minuten

a few — wenige

a very few — nur wenige

the few — die wenigen

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

not a few of them — eine ganze Reihe von ihnen

the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die

a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen

few people come to see him — nur wenige Leute besuchen ihn

with few exceptions — mit wenigen Ausnahmen

few and far between — dünn gesät

as few as six objections — bloß sechs Einwände, nicht mehr als sechs Einwände

how few they are! — wie wenige das sind!

so few books —

too few cakes — zu wenige Kuchen

there were 3 too few —

10 would not be too few — 10 wären nicht zu wenig

he is one of the few people who... — er ist einer der wenigen, die...

the exceptions are few — es gibt nur wenige Ausnahmen

a few — ein paar

a very few — nur ganz wenige

a few more days — noch ein paar Tage

a few times — ein paar Male

there were quite a few waiting —

he has quite a few girlfriends — er hat eine ganze Menge or ziemlich viele Freundinnen

he's had a few (too many) — er hat einen über den Durst getrunken

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 —

we'll go in a few minutes — wir gehen in ein paar Minuten

in the next/past few days — in den nächsten/letzten paar Tagen

every few days — alle paar Tage

few of them came — wenige von ihnen kamen

some few —

the lucky few — die wenigen Glücklichen

opera used to be an experience for the few — Opern waren früher einer privilegierten Minderheit vorbehalten

as few as you — genauso wenig wie du

how few there are! — wie wenige das sind!

I've got so/too few as it is —

there are too few of you — ihr seid zu wenige

a few —

I'll just take a few — ich nehme nur ein paar

a few more — ein paar mehr

quite a few — eine ganze Menge

quite a few did not believe him — eine ganze Menge Leute or ziemlich viele Leute glaubten ihm nicht

some few — einige

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 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

few and far between — rar

they were few in number — sie waren nur sehr wenige

a few... — wenige...

not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...

just a few words from you — nur ein paar Worte von dir

every few minutes — alle paar Minuten

a few — wenige

a very few — nur wenige

the few — die wenigen

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

not a few of them — eine ganze Reihe von ihnen

not a few — nicht wenige

the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die

there were a few of us who... — es gab einige unter uns, die...

a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen

they are few and far between — ils sont rarissimes

I asked them not to tell anyone — les pedí que no se lo dijeran a nadie

not to go would have been rude — no ir hubiera sido una grosería

oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?

not that — (as conj)

I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...

not a penny more — ni un penique más

I hope not — - espero que no

I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!

certainly not! — de ninguna manera!

are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?

I'm not sure — no estoy seguro

he's not here, he isn't here — no está aquí

it wasn't me — yo no fui

it's too late, isn't it? — es demasiado tarde, ¿no?

she won't go, she will not go — no irá

I don't think she'll come now — ya no creo que venga

not thinking that... — sin pensar que...

not one — ni uno

not I! — ¡yo no!

not everybody can do it — no lo puede hacer cualquiera, no todos pueden hacerlo

not any more — ya no

I don't mind at all — no me importa en absoluto

it doesn't hurt at all — no duele nada de nada, no duele para nada

"you don't mind?" - "not at all!" — -¿no te importa? -¡en absoluto!

he's not at all selfish — no es nada egoísta

whether you go or not — tanto si vas como si no

not that I know of — no que yo sepa

they haven't arrived yet — todavía no han llegado

I asked them not to tell anyone — les pedí que no se lo dijeran a nadie

not to go would have been rude — no ir hubiera sido una grosería

oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?

not that — (as conj)

I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...

not a penny more — ni un penique más

I hope not — - espero que no

I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!

certainly not! — de ninguna manera!

are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?

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

few visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere

very few houses — pochissime case

on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...

their needs are few — hanno poche necessità

to be few in number — essere pochi di numero

with few exceptions — con rare eccezioni

every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

we've lived here for a good few years — viviamo qui da un bel po' di anni

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto

few of us succeeded — pochi di noi ci sono riusciti

there are so few of them that — sono talmente pochi che

there are four too few — ne mancano quattro

as few as four people turned up — sono arrivate soltanto quattro persone

a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi

I only need a few — me ne servono solo alcuni

quite a few of the tourists come from Germany — un buon numero di turisti viene dalla Germania

a good few of the houses — un bel po' di case

it appeals only to the few — piace solo a una minoranza (di persone)

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

few visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere

very few houses — pochissime case

on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...

their needs are few — hanno poche necessità

to be few in number — essere pochi di numero

with few exceptions — con rare eccezioni

every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

we've lived here for a good few years — viviamo qui da un bel po' di anni

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto

few of us succeeded — pochi di noi ci sono riusciti

there are so few of them that — sono talmente pochi che

there are four too few — ne mancano quattro

as few as four people turned up — sono arrivate soltanto quattro persone

a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi

I only need a few — me ne servono solo alcuni

quite a few of the tourists come from Germany — un buon numero di turisti viene dalla Germania

a good few of the houses — un bel po' di case

it appeals only to the few — piace solo a una minoranza (di persone)

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

one of our few pleasures — одно из немногих наших удовольствий

His ideas are very difficult, and few people understand them. — Его идеи очень сложны, и мало людей понимает их.

They may be fewer in number than was supposed. — Их может оказаться меньше, чем предполагалось.

every few miles — через каждые несколько миль

for the past few years — за последние несколько лет

I have a few friends in this town. — В этом городе у меня есть несколько друзей.

precious / very few — очень немногие, совсем незначительное количество

There are precious few of them left. — Их осталось очень мало.

Many are invited but few are chosen. — Много званных, но мало избранных.

few if any — почти никто; почти ничего

the few — меньшинство

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 know only a few of them. — Я знаю только некоторых из них.

few of the inhabitants were to be seen - только немногих жителей можно было увидеть

few of them had travelled - мало кто из них путешествовал

there are very few of us - нас очень мало

there are very few of us who can remember - почти никто из нас не помнит

a 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»

the thinking few - думающее меньшинство

the fortunate few - немногие счастливцы

some few - незначительное число, несколько, немного

in few - в нескольких словах, кратко

he has but few chances of success - у него мало шансов на успех

with few exceptions - за редким исключением

one of his few pleasures - одно из его немногих удовольствий

during the last few days [years] - за последние несколько дней [лет]

few people are able to understand him - мало кто способен понять его

every few hours [days, years] - через каждые несколько часов [дней, лет]

a few - несколько

a few hours - несколько часов

a few people were present - присутствовало всего несколько человек

I know a few people who... - я знаю людей, которые...

I have only a few pounds - у меня всего только несколько фунтов

the chairman said a few words - председатель сказал несколько слов

in a few minutes - через несколько минут, скоро, вскоре

he went away for a few days - он уехал на несколько дней

I'd like a few more of these (berries) - положите /дайте/ мне, пожалуйста, ещё (ягод)

such occasions are few - такие случаи очень редки

his friends are few - у него мало друзей

our meetings are few and far between - мы редко встречаемся

the trees were few and far between - деревья росли редко

few books — pochi libri

he has few friends — ha pochi amici

few of them — pochi di loro

few (people) managed to do it — pochi riuscirono a farlo

few succeed — pochi ci riescono

she is one of the few (people) who... — è una delle poche persone che...

the few who... — i pochi che...

every few days/months — ogni due o tre giorni/mesi

every few weeks — a intervalli di qualche settimana

they are few and far between — sono rari

as few as three of them — solo tre di loro

too few — troppo pochi

there were three too few — ne mancavano tre

(some, several) a few — alcuni (-e), qualche

a few books — alcuni libri, qualche libro

I invited a few old friends — ho invitato alcuni vecchi amici

I know a few — ne conosco alcuni

a few of them — alcuni di loro

a few more days — qualche altro giorno

in a few more days — fra qualche giorno

quite a few people — un bel po' di gente

I hope not — hoffentlich nicht

not that [I know of] — nicht, dass [ich wüsste]

not... but... — nicht..., sondern...

not a few/everybody — nicht wenige/jeder

he told me not to come/not to do that —

do not or don't come — kommen Sie nicht

he was wrong in not making a protest — es war falsch von ihm, nicht zu protestieren

not wanting to be heard, he... —

not a bit — kein bisschen

not a sign of... — keine Spur von...

not one of them — kein Einziger, nicht einer

not a thing —

they were here not ten minutes ago — vor nicht einmal zehn Minuten waren sie noch hier

not any more — nicht mehr

not yet — noch nicht

not even — nicht einmal

(in tag or rhetorical questions) is it not? — es ist heiß, nicht wahr or nicht? (inf)

isn't it hot? — (es ist) heiß, nicht wahr?, ist das vielleicht heiß!

you are coming, aren't you or are you not? — Sie kommen doch, oder?

you have got it, haven't you? — Sie haben es doch, oder?, Sie haben es, nicht wahr?

do you not? — das gefällt dir, nicht (wahr)?

you are not angry, are you? — Sie sind nicht böse, oder?

you are not angry - or are you? — Sie sind doch nicht etwa böse?

is he coming? – I hope/I believe not — kommt er? – ich hoffe/glaube nicht

it would seem or appear not — anscheinend nicht

(elliptically) are you cold? – not at all — ist dir kalt? – überhaupt or gar nicht

not that I care — nicht, dass es mir etwas ausmacht(e)

not that I know of — nicht, dass ich wüsste

it's not that I don't believe him — ich glaube ihm ja, es ist ja nicht so, dass ich ihm nicht glaube

he is not a doctor — er ist kein Arzt

isn't she pretty? — ist sie nicht hübsch?

I hope not — hoffentlich nicht

not that [I know of] — nicht, dass [ich wüsste]

not... but... — nicht..., sondern...

not a thing — gar nichts

not a few/everybody — nicht wenige/jeder

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda

I quite appreciate your difficulty — comprendo perfectamente tu problema

this will only make matters worse - quite! — esto sólo va a empeorar las cosas - exactamente!

that's quite enough! — basta ya!

is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente

they're not quite perfect — no son cien por ciento perfectos

there isn't quite enough — falta un poquito

she's not quite ten — todavía no ha cumplido los diez

there's nothing quite like champagne — realmente no hay como el champán

quite the opposite — todo lo contrario

it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia

quite a few of them — muchos de ellos

the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia

it's quite warm today — hoy hace bastante calor

there were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

we see them quite often — los vemos bastante a menudo

it's quite likely — es muy probable

quite new — completamente nuevo

I'm not quite sure — no estoy del todo seguro

I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo

it's quite clear that this plan won't work — está clarísimo que este plan no va a funcionar

that's quite enough for me — eso me basta a mí

that'll be quite enough of that! — ¡ya está bien!

I can quite believe that... — no me cuesta creer que...

I quite understand — comprendo perfectamente

I don't quite understand it — no acabo de entenderlo

they are quite simply the best — son simple y llanamente los mejores

quite frankly, I can't stand him — para ser totalmente sincero, no lo aguanto

you could quite easily have killed yourself — podrías haberte matado con toda facilidad

that's not quite right — eso no es totalmente cierto

he has not quite recovered yet — no se ha repuesto todavía del todo

he's quite grown up now — ahora está hecho todo un hombre

it's not quite what we wanted — no es exactamente lo que queríamos

we don't quite know — no sabemos exactamente

it's not quite the same — no es exactamente lo mismo

quite (so)! — ¡así es!, ¡exacto!

not quite as many as last time — no tantos como la última vez

it's quite good/important — es bastante bueno/importante

"how was the film?" - "quite good" — -¿qué tal la película? -bastante bien

it was quite a surprise — me sorprendió bastante

it was quite a shock — fue bastante chocante

quite a lot — bastante

I've been there quite a lot — he ido allí bastante

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

it costs quite a lot to go abroad — es bastante caro salir al extranjero

that's quite a car! — ¡vaya coche!

there were quite a few people there — había bastante gente allí

quite suddenly, everything went black — de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda