there are so few of them

they are few and far between — ils sont rarissimes

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.

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

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

fewer than 10 — meno di 10

fewer than you — meno di te

no fewer than... — non meno di...

there are fewer of them now — adesso ce ne sono di meno

there were fewer people than yesterday — c'era meno gente di ieri

"Are there, many of them?" "A good few" — "А их много?" - "Достаточно"

A good few of you haven't submitted your test papers yet — Многие из вас еще не сдали свои работы

there she goes — allá va

are you going my way? — ¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go — podemos hablarlo en el camino

where do we go from here? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

let's go! — vamos!

she's gone to France — se ha ido a Francia

I have never been abroad — no he estado nunca en el extranjero

where are you going? — ¿adónde vas?

to go by car/bus/plane — ir* en coche/autobús/avión

to go on foot/horseback — ir* a pie/a caballo

to go for a walk/drive — ir* a dar un paseo/una vuelta en coche

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

they've gone to see the exhibition — (se) han ido a ver la exposición

they've been to see the exhibition — han visitado la exposición, han estado en la exposición

to go and + inf — ir* a + inf

to go on a training course — hacer* un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet — ponerse* a régimen

to go -ing — ir* a + inf

to go swimming/hunting — ir* a nadar/cazar

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

well, I must be going — bueno, me tengo que ir ya

those days have gone — ya han pasado aquellos días

what do you spend it all on? - I don't know, it just goes — ¿en qué te lo gastas? - no sé, se (me) va como el agua

the money/cream has all gone — se ha acabado el dinero/la crema

to go on something: half his salary goes on drink — la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

either the cats go or I go — o se van los gatos o me voy yo

the bread has all gone — no queda pan, el pan se ha vendido todo

the painting went for £1,000 — el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras

going, going, gone — a la una, a las dos, vendido

the brakes went as we... — los frenos fallaron cuando...

the brakes have gone — los frenos no funcionan

my legs went (from under me) — me fallaron las piernas

only two weeks to go till he comes — sólo faltan dos semanas para que llegue

two burgers to go — dos hamburguesas para llevar

the belt won't go around my waist — el cinturón no me da para la cintura

8 into 32 goes 4 (times) — 32 entre 8 cabe a 4

to go blind/deaf — quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy — volverse* loco

to go sour — agriarse, ponerse* agrio

her face went red — se puso colorada

everything went quiet — se hizo un silencio total

they went hungry — pasaron hambre

so it goes — así son las cosas

it's not expensive as dishwashers go — no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

the radio was going full blast — la radio estaba puesta a todo lo que daba

to have a good thing going: we've got a good thing going here — esto marcha muy bien

to get going: the car's OK once it gets going el coche marcha bien una vez que arranca; I find it hard to get going in the mornings me cuesta mucho entrar en acción por la mañana; it's late, we'd better get going es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos; to get something going: we tried to get a fire going tratamos de hacer fuego; we need some music to get the party going hace falta un poco de música para animar la fiesta; to get somebody going: all this stupid nonsense really gets me going — estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

to keep going — ( continue to function) aguantar; ( not stop) seguir*

to keep a project going — mantener* a flote un proyecto

the club's been going for 12 years now — el club lleva 12 años funcionando

how long can you go before you need a break? — ¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

to go toward something/to + inf: all their savings are going toward the trip van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje; the money will go to pay the workmen — el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

how does the song go? — ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción?

anything goes — todo vale, cualquier cosa está bien

that's enough of that, he goes — -ya está bueno -va y dice

don't deny it! - I wasn't going to — no lo niegues! - no pensaba hacerlo

I'm going to be sick — voy a devolver

she succeeded in lifting it at the third go — consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's my go — me toca a mí

can I have a go on your typewriter? — ¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

she was going too fast — iba demasiado rápido

I'll go and see — voy a ver

I'll go and fetch it for you — te lo voy a buscar

he went and shut the door — cerró la puerta

to go and see sb, go to see sb — ir a ver a algn

add the sugar, stirring as you go — añada el azúcar, removiendo al mismo tiempo, añada el azúcar, sin dejar de remover

to go to the doctor('s) — ir al médico

she's gone to the optician('s) for a sight test — ha ido al oculista a graduarse la vista

she went to the headmaster — fue a ver al director

to go to sb for advice — consultar a algn

I'm going now — me voy ya, me marcho ya

after I've gone — cuando yo me haya ido

eight down and two to go — ocho hechos y dos por hacer

it's going cheap — se vende barato

a huge sweater that goes down to my knees — un jersey enorme que me llega hasta las rodillas

it's a magnificent car but it doesn't go — es un coche magnífico, pero no funciona

I couldn't get the car to go at all — no podía arrancar el coche

the washing machine was going so I didn't hear the phone — la lavadora estaba en marcha, así es que no oí el teléfono

to make sth go, to get sth going — poner algo en marcha

I don't know how much longer we can go without food — no sé cuánto tiempo más podremos aguantar sin comida

to go hungry/thirsty — pasar hambre/sed

to go fishing/riding/swimming — ir a pescar/montar a caballo/nadar

the meeting went well — la reunión fue bien