Betydning av few på norsk

• 0 not many

  • There were only a few people there. Det var bare noen få personer der.

  • Few of the birds came back. Få av fuglene kom tilbake.

  • I’ll take a few more if you have any extra. Jeg tar noen få til hvis du har flere.

  • We had fewer visitors this year. Vi hadde færre besøkende i år.

  • Every few minutes, she would ask the question again. Med få minutters mellomrom kunne hun stille det samme spørsmålet om igjen.

• 1 a reasonable number

  • I downloaded a few new songs. Jeg lastet ned noen nye sanger.

  • There were quite a few people at the meeting. Det var ganske mye folk på møtet.

• 2 emphasizes sth does not occur frequently or in many places

  • Good teachers are few and far between. Det er langt mellom de gode lærerne.

• 3 a small number of people or things

  • There were only a few left. Det var bare noen få igjen.

  • Very few of my friends left our hometown. Svært få av vennene mine forlot hjembyen vår.

• 4 not as many as

  • Fewer than 50 people signed the petition. Færre enn 50 personer undertegnet oppropet.

• 5 not many; a very small number of

  • Few people visit me nowadays

  • every few minutes (= very frequently)

  • Such opportunities are few.