few Significado & definición

Significado de few en español

• 0 some, or a small number of -- unos cuantos

  • I’m only here for a few days.

  • I’ve met a few of her friends.

• 1 quite a large number of -- bastantes

  • Quite a few people have had the same problem.

• 2 not many, or only a small number of -- pocos

  • Very few people can afford to pay those prices.

• 3 not happening or existing very often -- escasos

  • Opportunities like this are few and far between.

• 4 not many -- pocos/as [ masculine-feminine ]

  • There were only a few people there. Sólo había unas pocas personas allí.

  • Few of the birds came back. Solo algunos de los pájaros volvieron.

  • I’ll take a few more if you have any extra. Cogere unos pocos más si tienes algunos de más.

  • We had fewer visitors this year. Tuvimos unos pocos menos visitantes este año.

  • Every few minutes, she would ask the question again. Cada pocos minutos, ella volvía a hacer la pregunta.

• 5 a reasonable number -- bastantes [ masculine-feminine ]

  • I downloaded a few new songs. Descargué bastantes canciones nuevas.

  • There were quite a few people at the meeting. Había bastantes personas en la reunión.

• 6 emphasizes sth does not occur frequently or in many places -- contado/da

  • Good teachers are few and far between. Los buenos maestros están contados.

• 7 a small number of people or things -- algunos/as

  • There were only a few left. Sólo quedaban algunos.

  • Very few of my friends left our hometown. Algunos de mis amigos abandonaron nuestra ciudad natal.

• 8 not as many as -- menos de

  • Fewer than 50 people signed the petition. Menos de 50 personas firmaron la petición.