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few
(not many)
peu de
→ She has few friends.
few books peu de livres
as few as tout au plus
→ ... groups with as few as two or three people
→ As few as one in five of them can read
as few as two or three deux ou trois tout au plus
few in number, They were few in number. Ils étaient peu (nombreux)., Il y en avait peu.
to be few and far between être rare
→ Successful women politicians used to be few and far between.
They are few and far between. Ils sont rares.
very few (+ noun)
très peu de
very few people très peu de gens
only a few (+ noun)
seulement quelques
only a few hours seulement quelques heures
(=some)
a few quelques
→ She has a few friends.
a few hours quelques heures
in the next few days dans les jours qui viennent
→ The leaders are expected to fly to Mecca in the next few days to seal the agreement.
in the past few days ces derniers jours
every few days tous les deux ou trois jours
every few months tous les deux ou trois mois
a few more ... encore quelques ..., quelques ... de plus
→ After a few more minutes, Martin telephoned
→ He asked a few more questions then left
We waited a few more days. Nous avons attendu encore quelques jours., Nous avons attendu quelques jours de plus.
There were a few more of us at the second meeting. Nous étions quelques uns de plus à la deuxième réunion.
quite a few ..., a good few ... pas mal de ...
→ He was a good few years older than me
quite a few people pas mal de monde
not a few ... bien des ...
→ some introspection and not a few inaccuracies
every few tous les deux ou trois
every few minutes toutes les deux ou trois minutes
→ A train would pass through there every few minutes at that time of day.
(not many)
peu
→ Many of us tried but few succeeded.
→ The trouble is that few want to buy.
Few succeed. Il y en a peu qui réussissent., (Bien) peu réussissent.
very few très peu
Very few survive. Très peu survivent.
→ there are very few who had that kind of enlightened attitude
only a few quelques-uns (quelques-unes) seulement
"How many?" -- "Only a few." "Combien?" -- "Quelques-uns seulement."
A strict diet is appropriate for only a few. Un régime strict est recommandé à quelques-uns seulement.
(=some) a few quelques-uns (quelques-unes) → Many of us tried and a few succeeded. "How many apples do you want?" -- "A few." "Tu veux combien de pommes?" -- "Quelques-unes." I know a few. J'en connais quelques-uns. a few of quelques-uns (quelques-unes) des a few of the teachers quelques-uns des professeurs → a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers a few of us quelques-uns (quelques-unes) d'entre nous a few of them quelques-uns (quelques-unes) d'entre eux → There are many ways eggs can be prepared; here are a few of them. a few more ... quelques ... de plus I'd like a few more. J'en voudrais quelques-uns (quelques-unes) de plus. quite a few, a good few un bon nombre "How many?" -- "Quite a few." "Combien?" -- "Un bon nombre." not a few
(=people) pas mal de gens → not a few who had come from remote towns and villages he's had a few, he's had a few too many *
(=a lot to drink) il a pas mal bu
chosen few
n
the chosen few
(=elite) les (quelques) élus mpl
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