few

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

weinig

karig

schaars

schraal

schriel

spichtig

kostbaar

sprietig

mager

zeldzaam

ongemeen

light

klein

minderheid

spaarzaam

wat

zelden

enkele

🤏

Synoniemen

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fjuː/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.

Zinnen

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

Misschien kunnen we elkaar rond het middaguur ontmoeten in het instituut, omdat ik een paar dingen heb waar ik eerst mee moet aanwezig zijn.

Have many acquaintances , but few friends .

Heb veel kennissen, maar weinig vrienden.

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

In die dagen hadden maar weinig mensen enig idee over astronomie.

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

De bestuurder stierf de volgende dag en de stoker een paar dagen daarna.

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

We kregen weinig groenten en fruit en werden viseters.

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

Wright, Mike Payne, Mary Holt en Ken Hawkins om er maar een paar te noemen.

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

Er zijn maar een paar afleveringen die geen sommatie bevatten.

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

Een paar diensten elke dag ontstaan ​​en eindigen bij Upper Ferntree Gully.