(quantifier – with countable nouns – negative meaning)
Übersetzungen
Few things in this world give me more pleasure than a long bath.
Немногие вещи в этом мире доставляют мне столько же удовольствия, как долгая расслабляющая ванна.
Definitionen
Used before plural countable nouns to indicate a small number (often implying 'not enough'). Very few people can afford to pay those prices.
Synonyme
scarcely any
hardly any
a small number of
not many
(quantifier – without nouns – countable – negative meaning)
Übersetzungen
Few of the students understood the material.
Немногие из студентов поняли материал.
Few were chosen for the team.
Несколько были выбраны в команду.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
Used alone to refer to a small number of people or things already mentioned or understood. Few were chosen for the final round of interviews.
Synonyme
hardly any
a small number
not many