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I.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju] ADJ. When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.

1. few (not many):

few
peu de
few visitors/letters
peu de visiteurs/lettres
few people came to the meeting
peu de gens sont venus à la réunion
very few houses/families
très peu de maisons/familles
there are very few opportunities for graduates
il y a très peu de débouchés pour les diplômés
one of my few pleasures
un de mes rares plaisirs
on the few occasions that she has visited this country
les rares fois où elle a visité ce pays
their needs are few
ils ont peu de besoins
their demands are few
ils sont peu exigeants, ils revendiquent peu de chose
to be few in number
être peu nombreux
there are too few women in this profession
il y a trop peu de femmes dans ce métier
with few exceptions
à quelques exceptions près
a man of few words (gen)
un homme peu loquace
a man of few words (approvingly)
un homme qui ne se perd pas en paroles inutiles

III.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju] PRON.

2. few (some):

a few of the soldiers/countries
quelques-uns or certains des soldats/pays
I only need a few
il ne m'en faut que quelques-uns/quelques-unes
a few of us
un certain nombre d'entre nous
there were only a few of them (objects)
il n'y en avait que quelques-uns/quelques-unes
there were only a few of them (people)
ils étaient peu nombreux
quite a few of the tourists come from Germany
un bon nombre des touristes viennent d'Allemagne
a good few of the houses were damaged
un bon nombre des maisons ont été endommagées
there are only a very few left (objects)
il n'en reste que très peu
there are only a very few left (people)
il ne reste que quelques personnes
a few wanted to go on strike
quelques-uns voulaient faire la grève

IV.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju] SUST.

V.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju]

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a few well-chosen words
quelques mots bien choisis
a few errors have slipped through
il y a encore quelques erreurs
the chosen few
les privilégiés
I was not one of the chosen few irón.
je ne faisais pas partie des heureux élus
complaints are encouragingly few
heureusement, il y a peu de réclamations

Traducciones de few en el diccionario francés»inglés (Ir a inglés»francés)

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La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario
quelques passants
a few passers-by
quelques arpents de terre
a few acres of land
à quelques encablures de là
a few hundred yards away
être en nombre restreint
to be few in number
nous étions en comité restreint
there were just a few of us
cela a été décidé en comité restreint
it was decided by just a few people
quelques-uns
some, a few
la plupart des tableaux ont brûlé mais ils ont réussi à en sauver quelques-uns
most of the paintings were burned but they managed to save some ou a few
parmi tous les soldats, seuls quelques-uns ont survécu
of all the soldiers, only a few survived
l'artiste présentera quelques-unes de ses œuvres
the artist will present some ou a few of his/her works

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Traducciones de few en el diccionario inglés»francés (Ir a francés»inglés)

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La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario
to tell sb a few home truths
dire à qn ses quatre vérités
with a few notable exceptions
à part quelques exceptions
to iron out a few kinks
résoudre quelques problèmes
there are a few shops nearby
il y a quelques magasins tout près d'ici
to hoist a few ingl. am.
se descendre quelques verres

Traducciones de few en el diccionario francés»inglés (Ir a inglés»francés)

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few Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to bring out a few words
prononcer quelques mots
there are few things that please him
il y a peu de choses qui lui font plaisir
to be few and far between
être rare
they left quite a few boxes
ils ont laissé pas mal de boîtes
the few who have the book
les rares à avoir le livre
to be a man of few words
il n'est pas prodigue de paroles
for a long time/a few kilometres
depuis longtemps/plusieurs kilomètres
a week/a few weeks from now
d'ici une semaine/quelques semaines
to be a person of few words
être avare de paroles
this incident happened a few days ago
cet incident remonte à quelques jours
inglés americano

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

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She was born into a yachting family and was taken sailing for the first time when only a few weeks old.
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For the first few years after Rollerblade was formed they were the only manufacturer of in-line skates that had worldwide distribution.
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After a few days, the group decide to burgle a house.
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Few men were more relaxed and even-tempered, yet there came a time when he was biting his lip until it bled.
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The undulating land is dotted with swamps, a few small lakes, and sand and gravel deposits.
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A container ship can be loaded and unloaded in a few hours compared to days in a traditional cargo vessel.
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From this point on, their youth culture importance vanished, and there would be few musical surprises in the future.
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The car allowed them to come and go as they pleased, and many people would spend only a few days, rather than weeks.
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It tells you pretty powerfully what is going to happen in the next few months; future purchasing manager intentions.
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It only takes one off day -- or even a few bad overs -- for a favourite to be bundled out.
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