few

UK
/fjuː/
US
/fjuː/

Translations

fewdeterminer
UK
/fjuː/
US
/fju/
(quantifier – with countable nouns – negative meaning)
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.
We get few complaints.
Мы получаем мало жалоб.
Synonyms
scarcely any
hardly any
a small number of
not many
Antonyms
plenty of
a lot of
fewpronoun
UK
/fjuː/
US
/fjuː/
(quantifier – without nouns – countable – negative meaning)
Few of the students understood the material.
Немногие из студентов поняли материал.
несколько(немного)
Few were chosen for the team.
Несколько были выбраны в команду.
Additional translations
мало кто
Synonyms
hardly any
a small number
not many

Definitions

fewdeterminer
Used before plural countable nouns to indicate a small number (often implying 'not enough').
Very few people can afford to pay those prices.
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.