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Traductions de few dans le dictionnaire anglais»français (Aller à français»anglais)

I.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [GB fjuː, 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
a man of few words (gen)

III.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [GB fjuː, Am fju] PRON

2. few (some):

I only need a few
a few of us

IV.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [GB fjuː, Am fju] SUBST

V.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [GB fjuː, Am fju]

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche
I was not one of the chosen few iron

Traductions de few dans le dictionnaire français»anglais (Aller à anglais»français)

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a few acres of land
some, a few

few dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de few dans le dictionnaire anglais»français (Aller à français»anglais)

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to hoist a few Am

Traductions de few dans le dictionnaire français»anglais (Aller à anglais»français)

few Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

to be a man of few words
a week/a few weeks from now
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Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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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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The twosome, who have attempted to keep their not-so-secret relationship under wraps, are rumored to have been dating for the past few years.
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The forewings are black, with dark, brick-red fascia, a row of leaden-metallic round dots throughout and a few black dots before the termen.
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It is one of the few buildings of the small town, first mentioned in 796, which outlasted all storms of the time.
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The undulating land is dotted with swamps, a few small lakes, and sand and gravel deposits.
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After a few days, the group decide to burgle a house.
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The trouble recently is that very few acknowledge the gesture and sometimes men barge through before women.
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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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But in his few leisure hours another ego gradually emerges from his subconscious.
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Under these systems, the government determines title ownership and encumbrances using its land registration; with only a few exceptions, the government's determination is conclusive.
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