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1 the chosen few

the chosen few

los elegidos nombre masculino plural

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2 few

few [fju:]

peu de ⇒ 1 (a) quelques ⇒ 1 (b), 3 peu ⇒ 2 quelques-uns ⇒ 3 un assez grand nombre (de) ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (not many) peu de;

∎ few people have done that peu de gens ont fait cela;

∎ there are very few suitable candidates for the post très peu de candidats ont le profil requis;

∎ so/too few books to read si/trop peu de livres à lire;

∎ there are four books too few il manque quatre livres;

∎ we are few (in number) nous sommes peu nombreux;

∎ with few exceptions à peu d'exceptions près, sauf de rares exceptions; (with def art, poss adj etc)

∎ on the few occasions that I have met him les rares fois où je l'ai rencontré;

∎ her few remaining possessions le peu de biens qui lui restaient;

∎ these few precious souvenirs ces quelques précieux souvenirs;

∎ it is one of the few surviving examples of… c'est un des rares exemples qui restent de…;

∎ she is one of the few women to have held the post c'est une des rares femmes à avoir assumé ces fonctions;

∎ visitors are few and far between les visiteurs sont rares;

∎ grants will be few and far between in future les bourses se feront rares à l'avenir

(b) (indicating an unspecified or approximate number)

∎ every few minutes toutes les deux ou trois minutes;

∎ the first few copies les deux ou trois premiers exemplaires;

∎ in the past/next few days pendant les deux ou trois derniers/prochains jours;

∎ he's been living in London for the past few years ça fait quelques années qu'il habite à Londres;

∎ these past few weeks have been wonderful ces dernières semaines ont été merveilleuses

2 pronoun

(not many) peu;

∎ how many of them are there? - very few combien sont-ils? - très peu nombreux;

∎ there are very/too few of us nous sommes très peu/trop peu nombreux;

∎ there are so few of them ils sont tellement peu nombreux;

∎ I didn't realize how few there were je ne m'étais pas rendu compte qu'ils étaient aussi peu nombreux;

∎ few could have predicted the outcome peu de personnes ou rares sont ceux qui auraient pu prévoir le résultat;

∎ few of them could speak French peu parmi eux parlaient français;

∎ the few who knew her les quelques personnes qui la connaissaient;

∎ the chosen few les heureux élus;

∎ British History the Few = les aviateurs britanniques qui ont défendu leur pays pendant la bataille d'Angleterre;

∎ Bible many are called but few are chosen il y a beaucoup d'appelés mais peu d'élus

3 a few

1 adjective

quelques;

∎ I have a few ideas j'ai quelques idées;

∎ he has a few more friends than I have il a un peu plus d'amis que moi;

∎ a few more days/months/years quelques jours/mois/années de plus;

∎ a few more days should see the job done encore quelques jours et le travail devrait être fini

2 pronoun

quelques-uns (quelques-unes) mpl, fpl;

∎ do you have many friends? - I have a few est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'amis? - (j'en ai) quelques-uns;

∎ we need a few more/less il nous en faut un peu plus/moins;

∎ a few of these cakes/the survivors quelques-uns de ces gâteaux/des survivants;

∎ a few of you quelques-uns d'entre vous;

∎ there are only a few of us who attend regularly seuls quelques-uns parmi nous y vont régulièrement;

∎ familiar he's had a few (too many) (drinks) il a bu un coup (de trop);

∎ to name but a few pour n'en citer que quelques-uns;

∎ not a few pas peu

4 a good few, quite a few

1 adjective

un assez grand nombre de;

∎ there were a good few or quite a few mistakes in it il y avait un assez grand nombre de ou pas mal de fautes dedans;

∎ quite a few minutes passed un bon moment s'est écoulé

2 pronoun

un assez grand nombre;

∎ quite a few agreed with me ils étaient assez nombreux à être d'accord avec moi;

∎ quite a few of us/of the books un assez grand nombre d'entre nous/de livres;

∎ I hadn't seen all her films, but I'd seen a good few je n'avais pas vu tous ses films, mais j'en avais vu un assez grand nombre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > few
3 chosen

chosen ['tʃəʊzən]

1 pp of choose

2 adjective

choisi;

∎ the chosen few who were invited to the wedding les quelques privilégiés qui ont été invités au mariage;

∎ she told only a chosen few elle ne s'est confiée qu'à quelques privilégiés;

∎ a few well chosen words quelques termes (bien) choisis;

∎ the chosen people le peuple élu

3 plural noun

∎ the chosen les élus mpl

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > chosen
4 chosen

chosen

A pp ⇒ choose.

B adj élu ; the chosen few les privilégiés ; I was not one of the chosen few iron je ne faisais pas partie des heureux élus ; the Chosen One Bible l'Élu ; the Chosen People Bible le peuple élu.

Big English-French dictionary > chosen
5 ♦ few

♦ few /fju:/
A a. e pron.

1 pochi, poche; scarsi, scarse: I have few friends in this town, ho pochi amici in questa città; Few words were said, sono state dette poche parole; Few know the truth, pochi sanno la verità; Few of them knew, pochi di loro lo sapevano NOTA D'USO: - meno (less / fewer)-

2 – a few, alcuni, alcune; qualcuno, qualcuna; qualche (sing.): for a few minutes, per alcuni minuti; per qualche minuto; There were only a few people at the funeral, al funerale c'era solo qualche persona; in a few days, fra qualche giorno; a few of them, alcuni di loro

3 – only a few, pochi; troppo pochi: Only a few of us were there, eravamo in pochi

B n.

(the few) i pochi, le poche: the few I saw, i pochi che vidi

● few and far between, molto infrequenti; pochissimi; rari □ a few more, degli altri; ancora: I like these apples: I'd like a few more, queste mele mi piacciono: ne vorrei delle altre □ as few as, solo; appena □ the chosen few, i pochi eletti □ every few minutes [days], a intervalli di pochi minuti [di pochi giorni]; ogni due o tre (o tre o quattro, ecc.) minuti [giorni] □ (fam.) a good few (o quite a few), un buon numero; parecchi; un bel po': DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- It's been a good few years since we last spoke, hasn't it?, sono passati un bel po' di anni da quando ci siamo sentiti l'ultima volta, vero? □ (fam.) to have had a few, essere brillo; aver alzato il gomito □ to name but a few, per citarne qualcuno □ not a few, non pochi; un bel po' □ (fam.) precious few, pochissimi; ben pochi □ some few, alcuni; taluni NOTA D'USO: - less o fewer?-.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ few
6 chosen

chosen [ˈt∫əʊzn]

verb

past participle of choose

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['tʃəʊzn] 1.
past participle choose
2.
adjective élu

the chosen few — les privilégiés

the Chosen People — le peuple élu

English-French dictionary > chosen
7 chosen

see choose

chosen vb

Es el participio pasado de choose

chosen

tr['ʧəʊzən]

past participle

1→ link=choose choose{

adjective

1 elegido,-a, escogido,-a

■ the chosen few los elegidos

chosen ['ʧo:zən] adj

: elegido, selecto

chosen

adj.

• distinguido, -a adj.

• electo, -a adj.

• elegido, -a adj.

• escogido, -a adj.

• selecto, -a adj.

n.

• elegido s.m.

p.p.

(Participio pasivo de "to choose")

I 'tʃəʊzən
past p of choose

II

adjective (before n)

only a chosen few were invited to attend — sólo invitaron a una selecta minoría

God's chosen people — el pueblo elegido

['tʃǝʊzn]
1.

PP of choose

2.

ADJ preferido, predilecto

the chosen few — la minoría privilegiada

the Chosen (People) — el pueblo elegido

their chosen representative — el representante que han elegido

3.

N

one of the chosen — uno de los elegidos

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I ['tʃəʊzən]
past p of choose

II

adjective (before n)

only a chosen few were invited to attend — sólo invitaron a una selecta minoría

God's chosen people — el pueblo elegido

English-spanish dictionary > chosen
8 chosen

['tʃəʊzn] 1.
participio passato choose
2.
aggettivo scelto

the chosen few — gli eletti

the Chosen People — bibl. il popolo eletto

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see choose

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chosen /ˈtʃəʊzn/
A p. p. di to choose

B a. attr.

scelto; prescelto; preferito; eletto: your chosen career, la carriera da te scelta; the chosen people, il popolo eletto

C n. pl.

(relig.) – the chosen, gli eletti ( da Dio)

● the chosen few, i pochi eletti; gli eletti.

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['tʃəʊzn] 1.
participio passato choose
2.
aggettivo scelto

the chosen few — gli eletti

the Chosen People — bibl. il popolo eletto

English-Italian dictionary > chosen
9 chosen

= chose, see academic.ru/12657/choose">choose

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see choose

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cho·sen

[tʃəʊz^ən, AM -oʊz-]

I. pp of choose

II. adj (selected) [aus]gewählt, ausgesucht

the \chosen people REL das auserwählte Volk

▶ many are called but few are \chosen ( prov) viele sind berufen, aber nur wenige [sind] auserwählt prov

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['tʃəʊzn] ptp of choose
adj

the chosen people — das auserwählte Volk

the chosen few — die wenigen Auserwählten

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chosen [ˈtʃəʊzn]

A pperf von choose

B adj ausgesucht, auserwählt:

the chosen people BIBEL das auserwählte Volk (die Juden); → few B

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= chose, see choose

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adj.

ausgewählt adj.

gewählt adj.

English-german dictionary > chosen
10 few

1. adjective
1) (not many) wenige

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 or only] a few troublemakers — einige [wenige] Störenfriede

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

2) (some) wenige

a few... — einige od. ein paar...

every few minutes — alle paar Minuten

a good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
2. noun
1) (not many) wenige

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

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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[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
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few

[fju:]

I. adj

1. attr, inv (some) einige

there are a \few sandwiches left over from the party es sind noch ein paar Sandwiches von der Feier übrig

I've got to get a \few things ich muss ein paar Dinge kaufen

may I ask a \few questions? darf ich ein paar Fragen stellen?

I'll be ready in just a \few minutes ich bin gleich fertig

can I have a \few words with you? kann ich mal kurz mit dir sprechen?

every \few days/minutes/weeks alle paar Tage/Minuten/Wochen

2. ( emph: not many) wenige

he is among the very \few people I can trust er gehört zu den ganz wenigen Leuten, denen ich vertrauen kann

so \few people attended the party that it was embarrassing auf der Party waren so wenige Leute, dass es peinlich war

there are only a \few days left before we leave for France in ein paar Tagen fahren wir nach Frankreich

there 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 früher

the benefits of this scheme are \few dieser Plan hat nur wenige Vorteile

he'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 gewarnt

his fiction has caused not a \few readers to see red bei seinen Romanen sehen nicht wenige Leser rot

as \few as... nur...

precious \few... ( fam) reichlich wenig... fam

3. attr, inv (many) viele

I know a \few people who... ich kenne einige Leute, die...; BRIT

she put on a good \few pounds over Christmas sie hat über Weihnachten einige Pfunde zugelegt

quite a \few [people] ziemlich viele

4.

▶ to be \few and far between dünn gesät sein

such opportunities are \few and far between solche Gelegenheiten gibt es nicht oft

II. pron

1. (small number)

a \few of these apples ein paar von diesen Äpfeln

many believe it but only a \few are prepared to say viele glauben es, aber nur wenige sagen es

a \few of us/you/them einige von uns/euch/ihnen

2. ( emph: not many) wenige

precious \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 zurückerinnern

not 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 eingeladen

there were too \few of us to charter the plane wir waren nicht genug, um das Flugzeug chartern zu können

not a \few nicht wenige

though she's young, her talents are not a \few obwohl sie jung ist, hat sie viele Talente

3. (many)

a good \few BRIT ziemlich viele

quite a \few eine ganze Menge

4.

▶ to have had a \few einen sitzen haben fam

▶ to have had a \few too many etwas zu viel getrunken haben

III. n

1. (elite)

▪ the \few pl die Auserwählten

only the \few can say they've dined with the Queen nur wenige Auserwählte können von sich sagen, dass sie mit der Queen gespeist haben

2. (minority)

▪ the \few pl die Minderheit

I 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 Glücklichen

3. BRIT HIST

▪ the F\few pl RAF-Piloten (Zitat aus einer Rede von Winston Churchill)

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[fjuː]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not many) wenige

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

with few exceptions — mit wenigen Ausnahmen

we are very few — wir sind nur sehr wenige or nur ein kleines Häufchen

few and far between — dünn gesät

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

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

such occasions are few — solche Gelegenheiten sind selten or rar

2)

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

2. pron

1) (= not many) wenige

few of them came — wenige von ihnen kamen

some few —

the Few — Kampfflieger, die an der Luftschlacht um England im zweiten Weltkrieg teilnahmen

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!

however few there may be — wie wenig auch immer da ist

I've got so/too few as it is —

so few have been sold — so wenige sind bis jetzt verkauft worden

there are too few of you — ihr seid zu wenige

2)

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

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few [fjuː]

A adj & pron

1. wenige:

few persons;

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 als

2. 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;

have a few umg ein paar (Schnäpse etc) kippen;

he’s had a few umg er hat schon einiges intus

B s the few die wenigen pl, die Minderheit:

the happy few die wenigen Glücklichen;

the chosen few die Auserwählten;

appeal to the few nur einen kleinen Kreis ansprechen

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1. adjective
1) (not many) wenige

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 or only] a few troublemakers — einige [wenige] Störenfriede

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

2) (some) wenige

a few... — einige od. ein paar...

every few minutes — alle paar Minuten

a good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
2. noun
1) (not many) wenige

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

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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adj.

wenig adj.

English-german dictionary > few
11 few

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 poco

there are few frogs in this lake hay pocas ranas en este lago

a few unos cuantos / algunos

can I ask you a few questions? ¿puedo hacerte algunas preguntas?

a few days unos cuantos días

quite a few bastante

he wrote quite a few books escribió bastantes libros

few

tr[fjʊː]

adjective

1 (not many) poco,-a, pocos,-as

■ few people poca gente

■ very few cars muy pocos coches

2 (some) uno,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as

■ a few days ago hace unos días

■ a few friends algunos amigos

■ in the next few days dentro de unos días

pronoun

1 (not many) pocos,-as

■ many try but few succeed muchos lo intentan pero pocos lo consiguen

■ the few who were there enjoyed themselves los pocos que asistieron lo pasaron bien

2 (some) unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as

■ a few of them algunos de ellos

■ there are a few left quedan unos cuantos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good few un buen número

as few as solamente

few and far between poquísimos,-as, contadísimos,-as, muy escasos,-as

no fewer than no menos de

quite a few un buen número, bastantes

■ there were quite a few people there había bastante gente

to have had a few too many haber tomado una copa de más

the chosen few los elegidos nombre masculino plural

few ['fju:] adj

: pocos

with few exceptions: con pocas excepciones

a few times: varias veces

few pron

1) : pocos

few (of them) were ready: pocos estaban listos

2)

a few : algunos, unos cuantos

3)

few and far between : contados

few

adj.

• algunos adj.

• poco, -a adj.

• pocos adj.

• unos adj.

adv.

• pocos adv.

pron.

• algunos pron.

• pocos pron.

• unos pron.

I fjuː
adjective -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

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

the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía

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

b)

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

II

pronoun -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

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

b)

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

[fjuː]
ADJ PRON (compar fewer) (superl fewest)
1) (=not many) pocos(-as)

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

• as few as three of them — nada más que tres

• every few weeks — cada dos o tres semanas

• with few exceptions — con pocas excepciones

• 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 pocos

there were three too few — faltaban tres

2) (=some, several)

a few — algunos

a good few, quite a few — bastantes

a good few or quite a few (people) came — vinieron bastantes, vino bastante gente

• he'd had a few (drinks) * — llevaba ya una copa de más

• a few more — algunos más

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

• a few of them — algunos de ellos

* * *

I [fjuː]
adjective -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

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

the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía

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

b)

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

II

pronoun -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

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

b)

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

English-spanish dictionary > few
12 few

fju:
adjective, pronoun

(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) få

- a few
- few and far between

få

I
subst. \/fjuː\/

bare i uttrykk

a chosen few noen få utvalgte

few are chosen ( bibelsk) få er utvalgt

the few fåtallet, minoriteten de utvalgte
II
determ. \/fjuː\/

få, ikke (så) mange

• there are very few people here

det er få mennesker her

• few people live to be 100

det er ikke så mange som opplever å bli 100 år

• he hasn't been here for the past few days

han har ikke vært her de siste par dagene

• knitting is one of her few pleasures

strikking er en av hennes få gleder

• he is a man of few words

han er en mann av få ord

a few noen få, noen (stykker), litt, et par-tre

• would you like a few strawberries?

a good few eller not a few eller quite a few ikke så få, ganske mange, ikke så lite, en hel del, ganske mye

few and far between sjelden, med stor avstand mellom

• in this country shopping centres are few and far between

her til lands er det langt mellom kjøpesentrene

few in number(s) fåtallige

have a few ( hverdagslig) ta seg et par drinker

only a few eller only some few få, bare noen få, bare et fåtall, bare litt

• only a few people know it

bare noen få mennesker vet det

English-Norwegian dictionary > few
13 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;
some years ago несколько лет тому назад

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > few
14 few

[fjuː] 1. прил.
1) мало, немногие, немного

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.

Syn:

not many

2) (a / the few) некоторые, несколько

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.

- quite a few
- not a few
- a good few
- some few
Syn:

several, some

•

Gram:

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]a few[/ref]

••

The fewer the better. посл. — Чем меньше, тем лучше.

- as few as
- in few
- in a few words
- few and far between 2. сущ.; употр. с гл. во мн.
1) незначительное число, немногие

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

2) несколько, некоторые

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.

••

to have a few too many — разг. выпить слишком много

Англо-русский современный словарь > few
15 chosen

1. [ʹtʃəʋz(ə)n] n (the chosen)
избранники, обыкн. божьи
2. [ʹtʃəʋz(ə)n] a
1. выбранный

a carefully chosen target - тщательно выбранная цель

2. избранный

privileges granted to a chosen few - привилегии, предоставляющиеся немногим избранным

the chosen people - библ. избранный народ, израильтяне
3. [ʹtʃəʋz(ə)n] p. p. от choose

НБАРС > chosen
16 chosen

cho·sen [tʃəʊz^ən, Am -oʊz-]

pp of → choose adj

( selected) [aus]gewählt, ausgesucht;

the \chosen people rel das auserwählte Volk

PHRASES:

many are called but few are \chosen (are \chosen) viele sind berufen, aber nur wenige [sind] auserwählt ( prov)

English-German students dictionary > chosen
17 chosen

ˈtʃəuzn прил. избранный избранники, обыкн. божьи выбранный - a carefully * target тщательно выбранная цель избранный - priveleges granted to a * few привилегии, предоставляющиеся немногим избранникам - the * people( библеизм) избранный народ, израильтяне p.p. от chose chosen p. p. от choose ~ выбранный ~ избранный ~ избранный

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > chosen
18 elegido

adj.

elected, favorite, chosen, elect.

f. & m.

designee, appointee, choice, elect.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: elegir.

* * *

elegido

► participio pasado

1→ link=elegir elegir

► adjetivo

1 (escogido) chosen

2 (predilecto) preferred

3 PLÍTICA elected

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 chosen one

2 PLÍTICA elected person

► nombre masculino plural los elegidos

1 the chosen few

* * *

ADJ

1) (=escogido) chosen, selected

2) (Pol) elect, elected

* * *

- da masculino, femenino (Relig) chosen one

* * *

= chosen, nominated, elected.

Ex. A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.

Ex. In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.

Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

----

* opción elegida = choice.

* ser elegido = get in.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* * *

- da masculino, femenino (Relig) chosen one

* * *

= chosen, nominated, elected.

Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.

Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.

Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

* opción elegida = choice.

* ser elegido = get in.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* * *

elegido -da

masculine, feminine

( Relig) chosen one

los elegidos the chosen, the elect

* * *

elegido, -a

♦ adj

1. [escogido] selected, chosen

2. [por votación] elected

♦ nm,f

person chosen/elected;

los elegidos the chosen few;

sólo unos cuantos elegidos podrán asistir al acto only a select few will be able to attend the ceremony

* * *

elegido, -da adj

1) : chosen, selected

2) : elected

Spanish-English dictionary > elegido
19 eletto

1. past part vedere eleggere

2. adj chosen

* * *

eletto agg.

1 ( scelto, preferito) elect; chosen: il popolo eletto, the chosen people

2 ( nobile) select; noble: un animo eletto, a noble heart; parole elette, noble words; un pubblico eletto, a select audience

◆ s.m.

1 elected person, elected candidate: nuovo eletto, newly elected member

2 (spec. pl.) (relig.) the chosen (few), the elect: ...perché molti sono chiamati e pochi gli eletti,...for many are called, but few are chosen.

* * *
[e'lɛtto] eletto (-a)
1. pp

See:

eleggere

2. agg

Pol elected, (pubblico) select

il popolo eletto — the chosen people

3. sm

1) Pol elected member

2) Rel

gli eletti smpl — the elect, the chosen

* * *
[e'lɛtto] 1.
participio passato eleggere
2.
aggettivo

1) (prescelto) elect(ed); [governo, rappresentante] elected

il popolo eletto — bibl. the Chosen People

2) (nobile) [ spirito] elect, noble
3.
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) pol. elected person

un eletto di destra — a right-wing representative

2) (prescelto)

gli -i — relig. the elect

per pochi -i — for the privileged o happy few

* * *

eletto

/e'lεtto/

I participio passato

→ eleggere

II aggettivo

1 (prescelto) elect(ed); [governo, rappresentante] elected; il popolo eletto bibl. the Chosen People

2 (nobile) [ spirito] elect, noble

III sostantivo m.

(f. -a)

1 pol. elected person; un eletto di destra a right-wing representative

2 (prescelto) gli -i relig. the elect; per pochi -i for the privileged o happy few.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > eletto
20 избран

1. chosen, elected

elect (и рел.)

2. (подбран) select, selected, choice (attr.), picked out

малцината избрани the chosen few

избрани произведения selected works

избрано общество select/exclusive society

* * *

избра̀н,

мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.)

1. chosen, elected; elect (и рел.);

2. ( подбран) select, selected, choice (attr.); picked out; \избрано общество select/exclusive society.

* * *

choice; chosen: the избран few - малцината избрани; elect

* * *
1. (подбран) select, selected, choice (attr.), picked out 2. chosen, elected 3. elect (и рел.) 4. ИЗБРАНo общество select/exclusive society 5. ИЗБРАНи произведения selected works 6. малцината ИЗБРАНи the chosen few

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