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fewer

UK
/ˈfjʊə.rə/
US
/ˈfjʊr/

Translations

fewerdeterminer
UK
/ˈfjʊə.rə/
US
/ˈfjʊr/
(quantifier – with plural countable nouns – comparative)
moinsDans les comparatifs de quantité, généralement avec « de » devant le nom.
There are fewer people at the concert than we expected.
Il y a moins de personnes au concert que nous ne l’avions prévu.
Synonyms
not as many
a smaller number of
Antonyms
a greater number of
more
fewerpronoun
UK
/ˈfjuː.ə/
US
/ˈfjuː.ɚ/
(quantifier – without nouns – comparative)
moins nombreuxEmploi pronominal pour désigner un groupe numériquement inférieur.
Fewer have shown interest in the proposal this year.
Ils sont moins nombreux à avoir manifesté de l’intérêt pour la proposition cette année.
Synonyms
a smaller number
not as many
Antonyms
a greater number
more
fewdeterminer

fewer

UK
/fjuː/
US
/fju/
(quantifier – with countable nouns – negative meaning)
Synonyms
scarcely any
hardly any
a small number of
not many
Antonyms
numerous
countless
plenty of
a lot of
many
a fewdeterminer

fewer

UK
/ə ˈfjuː/
US
/ə ˈfju/
(quantifier – with countable nouns – positive meaning)
Synonyms
several
some
a couple of
a number of
a handful of
Antonyms
no
none
not any
fewpronoun

fewer

UK
/fjuː/
US
/fjuː/
(quantifier – without nouns – countable – negative meaning)
Synonyms
handful
hardly any
a small number
not many
Antonyms
plenty
all
most
many
a fewpronoun

fewer

UK
/ə ˈfjuː/
US
/ə ˈfju/
Synonyms
a handful
a couple
some
several
Antonyms
not any
none

Definitions

fewerdeterminer
Used before plural count nouns to indicate a smaller number (comparative form of few).
There are fewer people at the concert than we expected.
fewerpronoun
Used alone to refer to a smaller number of people or things already mentioned or understood; those who are fewer (comparative form of few).
Fewer have shown interest in the proposal this year.
fewdeterminer
Used before plural countable nouns to indicate a small number (often implying 'not enough').
Very few people can afford to pay those prices.
a fewdeterminer
Used before plural countable nouns to indicate a small but positive number (meaning "some", not "not enough").
We need a few more minutes.
fewpronoun
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.
a fewpronoun
Used alone to refer to a small but positive number of people or things already mentioned or understood.
Many applied, but a few were chosen.
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