English to French Meaning of few - peu

Few :

peu

adjective

peu, nombreuses, petit nombre de, Moins, faible, en dessous de, petit, plongeurs, certains, divers, combien, pas tant, pas beaucoup, tempéré, clairsemé

Few :: peuFewer :: moinsFewest :: plus petitFewness :: nombre restreint

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Definitions of few in English

Noun(1) a small elite group
Adjective(1) a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number

Examples of few in English

(1) She also asked him a few more questions until we were certain he was my twin brother.(2) If we lose or draw, then I wouldn't see us being able to make up that ground in so few games.(3) It needs to have a mass appeal so it stays firmly in the mainstream and takes few risks.(4) there were as few as ten of us at first(5) Emancipation is not a right that can be curtailed in favour of the interests of the few .(6) he's a man of few words(7) The Thals are one of the very few powers in this world able to make me root for the Daleks.(8) one of the few who survived(9) few of the students are finding work(10) of the few that are available, two are old(11) it was one of the few times I spoke to him(12) It is one of Cumbria's few evergreen flora of the fells and can be seen all year round.(13) His education, he told me, was unlikely to get him a decent job and he had few friends.(14) Place the warm fennel on the plate and arrange the fish on top with a few of the cucumber pieces.(15) there are too few people willing to help(16) Try to be nice about it though and offer them a can of beer or you will make few friends.

Related Phrases of few

(1) a few ::

quelques

(2) very few ::

très peu

(3) quite a few ::

pas mal

(4) a few days ::

quelques jours

(5) few days ::

quelques jours

(6) a few days ago ::

Il y a quelques jours

(7) only a few ::

seulement quelques uns

(8) in a few minutes ::

dans quelques minutes

(9) too few ::

Trop peu

(10) a few years ago ::

il y a quelques années

Related Phrases of few

(1) a few ::

quelques

(2) very few ::

très peu

(3) quite a few ::

pas mal

(4) a few days ::

quelques jours

(5) few days ::

quelques jours

(6) a few days ago ::

Il y a quelques jours

(7) only a few ::

seulement quelques uns

(8) in a few minutes ::

dans quelques minutes

(9) too few ::

Trop peu

(10) a few years ago ::

il y a quelques années

Synonyms

Adjective

1. not many ::

pas beaucoup

2. hardly any ::

guère

3. scarcely any ::

guère

4. a small number of ::

un petit nombre de

5. a small amount of ::

une petite quantité de

6. one or two ::

un ou deux

7. a handful of ::

une poignée de

8. little ::

peu

Pronoun

9. a small number ::

un petit nombre

10. a handful ::

une poignée

11. one or two ::

un ou deux

12. a couple ::

un couple

13. two or three ::

deux ou trois

14. not many ::

pas beaucoup

15. hardly any ::

guère

Different Forms

few, fewer, fewest, fewness

Word Example from TV Shows

$Not a whole lot and they didn't last long,\Nbut I've had a few.$

Not a whole lot and they didn't last long,
but I've had a FEW.

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 6

No. l have a FEW minutes.

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 9

Removed a FEW others.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2

Till I saw a FEW of the boys sniggering.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3

Well, yeah. I mean, just a FEW.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 9

Examples of few from TV Shows

$Not a whole lot and they didn't last long,\Nbut I've had a few.$

Not a whole lot and they didn't last long,
but I've had a FEW.

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 6

No. l have a FEW minutes.

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 9

Removed a FEW others.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2

Till I saw a FEW of the boys sniggering.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3

Well, yeah. I mean, just a FEW.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 9

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