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

sparse

rare

scant

bit

a little bit

less

not much

poor

small quantity

in short supply

thin

tiny

small amount

minority

meager

a bit

uncommon

meagre

limited

any

gaunt

trifling

many

couple

👫

tenuous

slight

a few

🤏

skimpy

seldom

lack

jot

insignificant

precious

short

infrequent

dispersed

indistinct

inadequate

dietetic

idle

humiliated

nothing much

Vertalingen

peu

poco

wenig

pochi

pocos

poco

pouco

poc

az

🤏

wenige

quelques

poucos

algunos

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fjuː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: fewe

Overgenomen van Oudengels: fēaw

Verwant aan Old Saxon: fā

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: fao

Verwant aan Oudnoors: fár

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃

Verwant aan Latijn: paucus

In summary

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

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.