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1 very few people
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2 Very few people seem to care.
Общая лексика: Это почти никого не волнует.Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Very few people seem to care.
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3 we are alone most of the time, very few people call by
Общая лексика: мы большей частью одни, у нас редко кто бываетУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we are alone most of the time, very few people call by
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1. adjective1) (not many) wenigefew 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
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
2) (some) wenigea few... — einige od. ein paar...
2. nouna good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
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
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]
* * *[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* * *[fju:]I. adjthere are a \few sandwiches left over from the party es sind noch ein paar Sandwiches von der Feier übrigI've got to get a \few things ich muss ein paar Dinge kaufenmay I ask a \few questions? darf ich ein paar Fragen stellen?I'll be ready in just a \few minutes ich bin gleich fertigcan I have a \few words with you? kann ich mal kurz mit dir sprechen?every \few days/minutes/weeks alle paar Tage/Minuten/Wochenhe is among the very \few people I can trust er gehört zu den ganz wenigen Leuten, denen ich vertrauen kannso \few people attended the party that it was embarrassing auf der Party waren so wenige Leute, dass es peinlich warthere are only a \few days left before we leave for France in ein paar Tagen fahren wir nach Frankreichthere 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 früherthe benefits of this scheme are \few dieser Plan hat nur wenige Vorteilehe'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 gewarnthis fiction has caused not a \few readers to see red bei seinen Romanen sehen nicht wenige Leser rotas \few as... nur...I know a \few people who... ich kenne einige Leute, die...; BRITshe put on a good \few pounds over Christmas sie hat über Weihnachten einige Pfunde zugelegtquite a \few [people] ziemlich viele4.▶ to be \few and far between dünn gesät seinsuch opportunities are \few and far between solche Gelegenheiten gibt es nicht oftII. prona \few of these apples ein paar von diesen Äpfelnmany believe it but only a \few are prepared to say viele glauben es, aber nur wenige sagen esa \few of us/you/them einige von uns/euch/ihnenprecious \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 zurückerinnernnot 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 eingeladenthere were too \few of us to charter the plane wir waren nicht genug, um das Flugzeug chartern zu könnennot a \few nicht wenigethough she's young, her talents are not a \few obwohl sie jung ist, hat sie viele Talente3. (many)a good \few BRIT ziemlich vielequite a \few eine ganze Menge4.▶ to have had a \few too many etwas zu viel getrunken habenIII. n1. (elite)▪ the \few pl die Auserwähltenonly the \few can say they've dined with the Queen nur wenige Auserwählte können von sich sagen, dass sie mit der Queen gespeist haben2. (minority)▪ the \few pl die MinderheitI 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 Glücklichen3. BRIT HIST* * *[fjuː]1. adj (+er)1) (= not many) wenigewe are very few — wir sind nur sehr wenige or nur ein kleines Häufchen
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
so few books —
there were 3 too few —
he is one of the few people who... — er ist einer der wenigen, die...
2)there were quite a few waiting —
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 —
in the next/past few days — in den nächsten/letzten paar Tagen
2. pron1) (= not many) wenigesome few —
opera used to be an experience for the few — Opern waren früher einer privilegierten Minderheit vorbehalten
I've got so/too few as it is —
so few have been sold — so wenige sind bis jetzt verkauft worden
2)a few —
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 [fjuː]A adj & pron1. wenige: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 als2. 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;he’s had a few umg er hat schon einiges intusthe happy few die wenigen Glücklichen;the chosen few die Auserwählten;appeal to the few nur einen kleinen Kreis ansprechen* * *1. adjective1) (not many) wenigefew people — [nur] wenige [Leute]
[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute
a few... — wenige...
not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...
[just or only] a few troublemakers — einige [wenige] Störenfriede
2) (some) wenigea few... — einige od. ein paar...
2. nouna good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
1) (not many) wenigefew 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
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.) få- a few- few and far betweenfåIsubst. \/fjuː\/bare i uttrykka chosen few noen få utvalgtefew are chosen ( bibelsk) få er utvalgtthe few fåtallet, minoriteten de utvalgteIIdeterm. \/fjuː\/få, ikke (så) mangea 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 myefew and far between sjelden, med stor avstand mellomfew in number(s) fåtalligehave a few ( hverdagslig) ta seg et par drinkeronly a few eller only some few få, bare noen få, bare et fåtall, bare litt -
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[fju:] adjthere 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?;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...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 vielePHRASES:to be \few and far between dünn gesät sein;such opportunities are \few and far between solche Gelegenheiten gibt es nicht oft;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;\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 Talente3) ( many)a good \few ( Brit) ziemlich viele;quite a \few eine ganze MengePHRASES:precious \few herzlich wenig +akk;to have had a \few einen sitzen haben ( fam)to have had a \few too many etwas zu viel getrunken haben n1) ( 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 haben2) ( minority)the \few pl die Minderheit;I was one of the lucky \few who... ich gehörte zu den wenigen Glücklichen, die...;the F\few pl RAF-Piloten (Zitat aus einer Rede von Winston Churchill) -
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/fju:/ * tính từ - ít vải =a man of few words+ một người ít nói =very few people+ rất ít người =every few minutes+ cứ vài phút - (a few) một vài, một ít =to go away for a few days+ đi xa trong một vài ngày =quite a few+ một số kha khá * danh từ & đại từ - ít, số ít, vài =he has many books but a few of them are interesting+ anh ấy có nhiều sách nhưng chỉ có một vài cuốn là hay !a good few - một số kha khá, một số khá nhiều !the few - thiểu số; số được chọn lọc !some few - một số, một số không lớn -
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❢ 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 quantif1 ( 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 pron1 ( 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.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 ○. -
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few [fju:]a. ( = not many) peu (de)• there are always the few who think that... il y a toujours la minorité qui croit que...• how many? -- quite a few combien ? -- pas mal (inf)• too few of them realize that... trop peu d'entre eux sont conscients que...* * *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 entryWhen few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I 2 in the entryWhen 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 entryFor translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II, III in the entryFor 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) quantifier1) ( not many) peu defew visitors/letters — peu de visiteurs/lettres
2) (some, several)2.over the next few days/weeks — ( in past) dans les jours/semaines qui ont suivi; ( in future) dans les jours/semaines à venir
a few quantifier, pronoun quelquesa 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 few of the soldiers/countries — quelques-uns or certains des soldats/pays
there were only a few of them — il n'y en avait que quelques-uns/quelques-unes
3.quite a few ou a good few of the tourists come from Germany — un bon nombre des touristes viennent d'Allemagne
••to have had a few (too many) — (colloq) avoir bu quelques verres (de trop)
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1 adverb(a) (with adj or adv) très, bien;∎ it was very pleasant c'était très ou bien agréable;∎ was the pizza good? - very/not very la pizza était-elle bonne? - très/pas très;∎ I'm not very impressed with the results je ne suis pas très ou tellement impressionné par les résultats;∎ be very careful faites très ou bien attention;∎ he was very hungry/thirsty il avait très faim/soif;∎ I very nearly fell j'ai bien failli tomber;∎ very few/little très peu;∎ so very little si peu;∎ there were very few of them (people) ils étaient très peu nombreux; (objets) il y en avait très peu;∎ he takes very little interest in what goes on il s'intéresse très peu à ce qui se passe;∎ there's very little one can do to help on ne peut pas faire grand-chose pour aider;∎ there weren't very many people il n'y avait pas beaucoup de gens, il n'y avait pas grand monde;∎ it isn't so very difficult ce n'est pas tellement difficile, ce n'est pas si difficile que ça;∎ very good!, very well! (expressing agreement, consent) très bien!;∎ you can't very well ask outright tu ne peux pas vraiment demander directement;∎ that's all very well but… tout ça, c'est très bien mais…∎ our very best wine notre meilleur vin;∎ the very best of friends les meilleurs amis du monde;∎ it's the very worst thing that could have happened c'est bien ce qui pouvait arriver de pire;∎ the very latest designs les créations les plus récentes;∎ at the very latest au plus tard;∎ at the very least/most tout au moins/plus;∎ the very first/last person la (toute) première/dernière personne;∎ the very next day le lendemain même, dès le lendemain;∎ the very next person I met was his brother la première personne que j'ai rencontrée était son frère;∎ we'll stop at the very next town nous nous arrêterons à la prochaine ville;∎ it's nice to have your very own car or a car of your very own c'est agréable d'avoir sa voiture à soi;∎ it's my very own c'est à moi;∎ the very same day le jour même;∎ on the very same date exactement à la même date;∎ Religion the Very Reverend Alan Scott le très révérend Alan Scott(a) (extreme, far)∎ at the very beginning au tout début;∎ at the very back tout au fond;∎ at the very top/bottom of the page tout en haut/en bas de la page;∎ at the very bottom of the sea au plus profond de la mer∎ at that very moment juste à ce moment-là;∎ the very man I need juste l'homme qu'il me faut;∎ those were his very words ce sont ses propos mêmes, c'est exactement ce qu'il a dit;∎ this is the very room where they were murdered c'est dans cette pièce même qu'ils ont été tués;∎ it was a year ago to the very day c'était il y a un an jour pour jour;∎ by its very nature par sa nature même∎ the very idea! quelle idée!;∎ the very thought of it makes me shiver je frissonne rien que d'y penser;∎ it happened before my very eyes cela s'est passé sous mes yeux;∎ archaic the veriest trifle la moindre petite chose;∎ archaic the veriest fool could do it le premier imbécile venu pourrait le faire1 adverb∎ I like French cinema very much j'aime beaucoup le cinéma français;∎ I very much hope to be able to come j'espère bien que je pourrai venir;∎ very much better/bigger beaucoup mieux/plus grand;∎ unless I'm very much mistaken à moins que je ne me trompe;∎ were you impressed? - very much so ça vous a impressionné? - beaucoup∎ the situation remains very much the same la situation n'a guère évolué;∎ it's very much a question of who to believe la question est surtout de savoir qui on doit croirebeaucoup de;∎ there wasn't very much wine il n'y avait pas beaucoup de vin3 pronounbeaucoup;∎ she doesn't say very much elle parle peu, elle ne dit pas grand-chose►► very high frequency très haute fréquence f, (gamme f des) ondes fpl métriques;very low frequency très basse fréquence f -
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few [fju:](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∎ 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 merveilleuses2 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'élus3 a fewquelques;∎ 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 fini2 pronounquelques-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;∎ to name but a few pour n'en citer que quelques-uns;∎ not a few pas peuun 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 écoulé2 pronounun 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 -
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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.) pocos- a few- few and far between
few adj pron pocoa few unos cuantos / algunoscan I ask you a few questions? ¿puedo hacerte algunas preguntas?tr[fjʊː]1 (not many) poco,-a, pocos,-as2 (some) uno,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as1 (not many) pocos,-as2 (some) unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good few un buen númeroas few as solamentefew and far between poquísimos,-as, contadísimos,-as, muy escasos,-asno fewer than no menos dequite a few un buen número, bastantesto have had a few too many haber tomado una copa de másthe chosen few los elegidos nombre masculino pluralfew ['fju:] adj: pocoswith few exceptions: con pocas excepcionesa few times: varias vecesfew pron1) : pocosfew (of them) were ready: pocos estaban listos2)a few : algunos, unos cuantos3)few and far between : contadosadj.• algunos adj.• poco, -a adj.• pocos adj.• unos adj.adv.• pocos adv.pron.• algunos pron.• pocos pron.• unos pron.
I fjuːadjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
II
pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
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)there are very few of us, we are very few — somos muy pocos
the few who... — los pocos que...
she is one of the few (people) who... — ella es una de los pocos que...
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as few as three of them — nada más que tres•
every few weeks — cada dos o tres semanas•
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 pocos2) (=some, several)a good few, quite a few — bastantes
a good few or quite a few (people) came — vinieron bastantes, vino bastante gente
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a few of them — algunos de ellos* * *
I [fjuː]adjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
II
pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas
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[fjuː] 1.(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile1) (not many) pochifew visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere
on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...
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
3) a few qualche, alcunia few people, houses — alcune persone, case
quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone
2.a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima
1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)2) (some)3.a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi
the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che
••••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* * *[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* * *[fjuː] 1.(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile1) (not many) pochifew visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere
on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...
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
3) a few qualche, alcunia few people, houses — alcune persone, case
quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone
2.a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima
1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)2) (some)3.a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi
the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che
••••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 -
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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 -
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[fjuː] 1. adjniewiele (+gen), mało (+gen); ( of groups of people including at least one male) niewielu (+gen)2. pronniewiele; ( of groups of people including at least one male) niewielu3. adja few —
kilka (+gen), parę (+gen); ( of groups of people including at least one male) kilku (+gen), paru (+gen); (of children, groups of people of both sexes) kilkoro (+gen)4. pronkilka, parę; ( of groups of people including at least one male) kilku, parua good few, quite a few — (całkiem) sporo
as few as — zaledwie, tylko
no fewer than — nie mniej niż, aż
in the next/past few days — w ciągu kilku najbliższych/ostatnich dni
every few days/months — co kilka dni/miesięcy
* * *[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) mało- a few- few and far between -
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[fjuː]1) (not many) pochi (-e)she is one of the few (people) who... — è una delle poche persone che...
the few who... — i pochi che...
in or over the past few days — in questi ultimi giorni, negli ultimi giorni
in or over the next few days — nei prossimi giorni
every few days/months — ogni due o tre giorni/mesi
with few exceptions — con or salvo poche eccezioni
there are very few of us or we are very few — siamo pochi
the last or remaining few minutes — i pochi minuti che rimangono
2)(some, several)
a few — alcuni (-e), qualchea few books — alcuni libri, qualche libro
a good few or quite a few — parecchi
a good few or quite a few books — parecchi libri, un bel po' di libri
a good few or quite a few (people) came — è venuta un bel po' di gente
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1. [fju:] n1) немногие; незначительное количествоfew of the inhabitants were to be seen - только немногих жителей можно было увидеть
2) мало кто; почти никтоa 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»
some few - незначительное число, несколько, немного
♢
few know and fewer care - немногие знают, а таких, кто хочет знать, ещё меньше2. [fju:] ain few - в нескольких словах, кратко
1) немногие, немного, малоduring the last few days [years] - за последние несколько дней [лет]
every few hours [days, years] - через каждые несколько часов [дней, лет]
I know a few people who... - я знаю людей, которые...
in a few minutes - через несколько минут, скоро, вскоре
I'd like a few more of these (berries) - положите /дайте/ мне, пожалуйста, ещё (ягод)
2) преим. predic немногочисленный♢
few and far between - немногочисленные и отделённые большим промежутком времени или расстоянием -
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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.) få; ikke ret mange- a few- few and far between* * *[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; ikke ret mange- a few- few and far between -
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1. n немногие; незначительное количество2. n мало кто; почти никтоthere are few men of his timber — таких, как он, мало
3. a немногие, немного, малоI know a few people who … — я знаю людей, которые …
quite a few — довольно много; порядочно
4. a преим. немногочисленныйСинонимический ряд:1. infrequent (adj.) infrequent; occasional; rare; scarce; seldom; semioccasional; sporadic; uncommon; unfrequent2. scant (adj.) scant; sparse; thin3. slender (adj.) insignificant; insufficient; little; meagre; slender; small; trifling4. small number (adj.) any; inconsiderable; less; not many; several; small number; widely spaced5. handful (noun) handful; scattering; smatch; smatter; smattering; some; spatter; spattering; sprinkling6. not many (other) not many; severalАнтонимический ряд:abundance; frequent; many -
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I [fjuː] nнезначительное число, немногие, немногоI know only a few of them. — Я знаю только некоторых из них.
- fortunate fewMany wish but few will. — ◊ Многие хотят, но мало кто может
- few
- few of them know him
- there are very few of us II [fjuː]1) (c существительными во множественном числе) мало, немного, мало что, мало кто- few houses2) небольшое количество, немного, несколько- few days ago
- in a few days
- he who begins many things finishes but few•USAGE:(1.) Few и a few сочетаются только с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе: there were a few people waiting for him его ждали несколько человек; few people voted for the candidate за этого кандидата голосовало мало людей/мало кто голосовал за этого кандидата. При использовании неисчисляемых существительных значение небольшого, недостаточного количества передается прилагательным little и a little: to have very little money иметь очень мало денег, ср. to have a little money иметь немного денег. (2.) В английской сравнительной конструкции с количественным определением исчисляемых существительных, которая соответствует русской конструкции на три книги (пять книг и т. д.) меньше, fewer не употребляется. Вместо него употребляется less, которое стоит после определяемого существительного: he returned three books less он вернул на три книги меньше (но he returned fewer books to the library он вернул в библиотеку меньшн книг, чем взял). (3.) В разговорном языке вместо few 1. предпочтительнее сочетание not (as) many, only a few: only a few people can do it только немногие люди могут это сделать; there are not many mistakes in his dictation в его диктанте немного ошибок. (4.) See less, adj; USAGE (2.).
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very — ver|y [ veri ] function word *** Very can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before adjectives and adverbs): It had been a long day and he was very tired. I always walk very quickly. She writes very well. as an adjective (only before a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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few — [[t]fju͟ː[/t]] ♦ fewer, fewest 1) DET: DET pl n You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends... We had a few drinks afterwards … English dictionary