few

[US]/fjuː/
[UK]/fju/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. knapp; nästan icke existerande
pron. ett litet antal
n. ett litet antal

Phrases & Collocations

a few

några

few options

några alternativ

very few

mycket få

fewer calories

färre kalorier

quite a few

en bra bit

only a few

bara några

every few

varje några

few words

få ord

some few

några få

no fewer than

inte mindre än

with few exceptions

med få undantag

a good few

en bra bit

at the fewest

minst

Example Sentences

a few heroic individuals.

några hjältemodiga individer.

a few misty memories.

några dimmiga minnen.

ask for a few coppers

Be om några koppar.

in the past few days.

under de senaste dagarna.

a few stray crumbs.

några borttappade smulor.

a person of few words.

en person med få ord.

They have a few rifles.

De har några gevär.

a few words of comfort.

några tröstande ord.

a club with as few as 20 members.

en klubb med så få som 20 medlemmar.

a few grains of corn.

några korn av majs.

a few shovels of earth.

några skov av jord.

the simple utterance of a few platitudes.

den enkla yttrandet av några klyschor.

The house was ablaze in a few minutes.

Huset brann i brand inom några minuter.

Few people like snakes.

Få människor tycker om ormar.

It only cost a few pence.

Det kostade bara några pence.

He had few possessions.

Han hade få ägodelar.

He is a man of few words.

Han är en man med få ord.

The chairman made a few introductory remarks.

Ordföranden gjorde några inledande anmärkningar.

The actors began to rehearse a few scenes.

Skådespelarna började att repetera några scener.

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