few

Signification (Anglais)

Det

1. An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
2. Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
3. Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.
4. (US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.

Pron

Few people, few things.

Concepts

peu

quelques

rare

un peu

peu nombreux

petit

insuffisant

peu de

maigre

infime

un petit nombre

indistinct

minorité

stupide

vague

👋

petite quantité

petit nombre

quelques uns

faible

Synonymes

little

some

several

small

not many

scarce

scanty

a little

rare

sparse

scant

bit

a little bit

less

poor

not much

small amount

in short supply

small quantity

thin

tiny

any

limited

meager

meagre

minority

uncommon

a bit

insignificant

seldom

short

skimpy

slight

couple

👫

a few

🤏

many

tenuous

trifling

jot

lack

precious

gaunt

something

stupid

sundry

three

twins

various

walk

🚶

wet

won

write down

young

be short

each one

hardly any

very few

numerical inferiority

a large number of

measured off

tolerable number

part

couple of

a

a

abundant

a number of

defective

deficient

dietetic

dispersed

distant

diverse

enemy

experience

extent

faint

fewer

fewest

fewness

humiliated

idle

inadequate

indistinct

infrequent

insufficient

lean

lightweight

little bit

lonely

magnitude

monotonous

much

nothing much

number of

one at a time

one or two

paucity

plural

quantity

rest

scattered

skinny

slightly

solitary

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fjuː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“few”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Cognate with Old Saxon fā (“few”), Old High German fao, fō (“few, little”), Old Norse fár (“few”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus, “few”). Also related with Latin paucus (“little, few”) and pauper (“poor”), from which latter English poor and pauper; see these.

Phrases

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

Peut-être que nous pourrions nous rencontrer à l'institut vers midi, car j'ai quelques choses à laquelle je dois d'abord assister.

Have many acquaintances , but few friends .

Ont de nombreuses connaissances, mais peu d'amis.

In those days , very few of the people had any idea about astronomy .

À cette époque, très peu de personnes avaient une idée de l'astronomie.

The driver died the following day , and the stoker a few days after that .

Le conducteur est décédé le lendemain et le Stoker quelques jours après cela.

We got few vegetables and fruits , and became fish eaters .

Nous avons eu quelques légumes et fruits, et nous sommes devenus des mangeurs de poissons.

Wright , Mike Payne , Mary Holt and Ken Hawkins to name a few .

Wright, Mike Payne, Mary Holt et Ken Hawkins pour n'en nommer que quelques-uns.

There are only a few episodes that do not contain a summation .

Il n'y a que quelques épisodes qui ne contiennent pas de sommation.

A few services each day originate and terminate at Upper Ferntree Gully .

Quelques services chaque jour proviennent et se terminent à Upper Ferntree Gully.