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1 few

few ( comp fewer ; superl fewest)

❢ When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see A 1 in the entry.

When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see A 2 in the entry. When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres ; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see B in the entry. For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see B, C in the entry. For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him) see D in the entry.

A quantif

1 ( not many) peu de ; few visitors/letters peu de visiteurs/lettres ; few people came to the meeting peu de gens sont venus à la réunion ; very few houses/families très peu de maisons/familles ; there are very few opportunities for graduates il y a très peu de débouchés pour les diplômés ; one of my few pleasures un de mes rares plaisirs ; on the few occasions that she has visited this country les rares fois où elle a visité ce pays ; their needs are few ils ont peu de besoins ; their demands are few ils sont peu exigeants, ils revendiquent peu de chose ; to be few in number être peu nombreux ; there are too few women in this profession il y a trop peu de femmes dans ce métier ; with few exceptions à quelques exceptions près ; a man of few words gen un homme peu loquace ; ( approvingly) un homme qui ne se perd pas en paroles inutiles ;

2 (some, several) every few days tous les deux ou trois jours ; over the next few days/weeks ( in past) dans les jours/semaines qui ont suivi ; ( in future) dans les jours/semaines à venir ; these past few days ces derniers jours ; the first few weeks les premières semaines ; the few books she possessed les quelques livres qu'elle possédait.

B a few quantif quelques ; a few people/houses quelques personnes/maisons ; I would like a few more j'en voudrais quelques-uns (or quelques-unes) de plus ; quite a few people/houses pas mal ○ de gens/maisons, un bon nombre de gens/maisons ; we've lived here for a good few years nous vivons ici depuis un bon nombre d'années ; a few weeks earlier quelques semaines plus tôt ; in a few minutes dans quelques minutes ; in a few more months dans quelques mois ; a few more times quelques fois de plus.

C pron

1 ( not many) peu ; few of us succeeded peu d'entre nous ont réussi ; few of them could swim ils n'étaient pas nombreux à savoir nager ; few of them survived peu d'entre eux ont survécu, il y a eu peu de survivants ; there are so few of them that ( objects) il y en a tellement peu que ; ( people) ils sont tellement peu nombreux que ; there are four too few il en manque quatre ; as few as four people turned up quatre personnes seulement sont venues ; few can deny that il y a peu de gens qui nieraient que ;

2 ( some) a few of the soldiers/countries quelques-uns or certains des soldats/pays ; I only need a few il ne m'en faut que quelques-uns/quelques-unes ; a few of us un certain nombre d'entre nous ; there were only a few of them ( objects) il n'y en avait que quelques-uns/quelques-unes ; ( people) ils étaient peu nombreux ; quite a few of the tourists come from Germany un bon nombre des touristes viennent d'Allemagne ; a good few of the houses were damaged un bon nombre des maisons ont été endommagées ; there are only a very few left ( objects) il n'en reste que très peu ; ( people) il ne reste que quelques personnes ; a few wanted to go on strike quelques-uns voulaient faire la grève.

D n the few who voted for him les rares personnes qui ont voté pour lui ; great wealth in the hands of the few une grande richesse entre les mains d'une minorité ; music that appeals only to the few une musique qui ne s'adresse qu'à l'élite.

Idioms

to be few and far between être rarissimes ; such people/opportunities are few and far between de telles personnes/occasions sont rarissimes ; villages in this area are few and far between il y a très peu de villages dans cette région ; to have had a few (too many) ○ avoir bu quelques verres de trop, être bien parti ○.

Big English-French dictionary > few
2 few

[fjuː] 1.
(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile

1) (not many) pochi

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

2) (some, several)

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

over the next few days — (in past) nei giorni successivi; (in future) nei giorni a venire

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

3) a few qualche, alcuni

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone

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

a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto
2.
pronome

1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)

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

2) (some)

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
3.
nome

the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che

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

••

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

to have had a few (too many) — colloq. avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo
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Note:

When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few horses, few shops, few people), it is translated by pochi + masculine nouns and poche + feminine nouns: pochi cavalli, pochi negozi, poche persone. Equally the few is translated by i pochi / le poche: the few people who knew her = le poche persone che la conoscevano. For examples and particular usages, see I.1 in the entry below. - When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I.2 in the entry below. - When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by qualche, which is invariable and is always followed by the singular: qualche libro; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see I.3 in the entry below. - For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few), see II in the entry below. - For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him), see III in the entry below

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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.) poco

- a few
- few and far between
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[fjuː] 1.
(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile

1) (not many) pochi

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

2) (some, several)

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

over the next few days — (in past) nei giorni successivi; (in future) nei giorni a venire

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

3) a few qualche, alcuni

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone

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

a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto
2.
pronome

1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)

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

2) (some)

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
3.
nome

the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che

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

••

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

to have had a few (too many) — colloq. avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo
••
Note:

When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few horses, few shops, few people), it is translated by pochi + masculine nouns and poche + feminine nouns: pochi cavalli, pochi negozi, poche persone. Equally the few is translated by i pochi / le poche: the few people who knew her = le poche persone che la conoscevano. For examples and particular usages, see I.1 in the entry below. - When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I.2 in the entry below. - When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by qualche, which is invariable and is always followed by the singular: qualche libro; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see I.3 in the entry below. - For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few), see II in the entry below. - For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him), see III in the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > few
3 few

few [fju:]

adjective

pronoun

a. ( = not many) peu (de)

• few books peu de livres

• few of them came peu d'entre eux sont venus

• he is one of the few people able to do this c'est l'une des rares personnes qui puisse le faire

• these past few weeks ces dernières semaines

• the next few days les (quelques) jours qui viennent

• with few exceptions à de rares exceptions près

• such occasions are few and far between de telles occasions sont rares

• there are always the few who think that... il y a toujours la minorité qui croit que...

• so few have been sold on en a vendu si peu

• as few as three cigarettes a day seulement trois cigarettes par jour

b. (set structures)

► a few ( = some) quelques(-uns) quelques(-unes)

• a few books quelques livres mpl

• I know a few of these people je connais quelques-unes de ces personnes

• a few thought otherwise certains pensaient autrement

• I'd like a few more j'en voudrais quelques-un(e)s de plus

• a few more ideas d'autres idées

• he has had a good few (drinks) il a pas mal (inf) bu

• there were only a few of us nous n'étions qu'une poignée► quite a few

• how many? -- quite a few combien ? -- pas mal (inf)

• quite a few books pas mal (inf) de livres

• I saw quite a few people there j'y ai vu pas mal (inf) de gens► too few trop peu

• he has too few books il a trop peu de livres

• there were three too few il en manquait trois

• too few of them realize that... trop peu d'entre eux sont conscients que...

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Note: When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few houses, few people, few shops) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de gens, peu de magasins. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I 1 in the entry

When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I 2 in the entry

When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II in the entry

For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II, III in the entry

For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him) see III in the entry
[fjuː] 1.
(comparative fewer; superlative fewest) quantifier

1) ( not many) peu de

few visitors/letters — peu de visiteurs/lettres

one of my few pleasures — un de mes rares plaisirs

their needs are few — ils ont peu de besoins

to be few in number — être peu nombreux

too few women — trop peu de femmes

with few exceptions — à quelques exceptions près

2) (some, several)

every few days — tous les deux ou trois jours

over the next few days/weeks — ( in past) dans les jours/semaines qui ont suivi; ( in future) dans les jours/semaines à venir

these past few days — ces derniers jours

the first few weeks — les premières semaines

the few books she possessed — les quelques livres qu'elle possédait
2.
a few quantifier, pronoun quelques

a few people/houses — quelques personnes/maisons

I would like a few more — j'en voudrais quelques-uns/quelques-unes de plus

quite a few people/houses — pas mal (colloq) de gens/maisons, un bon nombre de personnes/maisons

a good few years — un bon nombre d'années

a few of the soldiers/countries — quelques-uns or certains des soldats/pays

a few of us — un certain nombre d'entre nous

there were only a few of them — il n'y en avait que quelques-uns/quelques-unes

quite a few ou a good few of the tourists come from Germany — un bon nombre des touristes viennent d'Allemagne

there are only a very few left — il n'en reste que très peu
3.
pronoun ( not many) peu

few of us succeeded — peu d'entre nous ont réussi

there are so few of them that — il y en a tellement peu que

there are four too few — il en manque quatre

as few as four people turned up — quatre personnes seulement sont venues

the few who voted for him — les rares personnes qui ont voté pour lui

••

they are few and far between — ils sont rarissimes

to have had a few (too many) — (colloq) avoir bu quelques verres (de trop)

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