Meaning

1 senses
  1. A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).

    She loves to sing karaoke, but there are a few songs that she refuses to cover.

    After a dismal few months my life at long last changed for the better.

    einige, ein paar

    не́сколькоnéskolʹko, немно́гоnemnógo

    декількаdekilʹka, небага́тоnebaháto

Examples

4606 sentences
  1. I gave him a few books.

    Я дав йому кілька книжок. — deniko

    ruЯ дал ему несколько книг. — V_Zmoova

    deIch gab ihm einige Bücher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. A few days later, he came.

    Він прийшов через декілька днів. — shanghainese

    ruНесколько дней позже он пришёл. — corvard

    deEin paar Tage später kam er. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I've met Tom a few times.

    Я кілька разів зустрічав Тома. — deniko

  4. Just give me a few hours.

    Просто дай мені кілька годин. — deniko

  5. Tom died a few days ago.

    Том помер кілька днів тому. — deniko

    ruТом умер несколько дней назад. — odexed

    deTom ist vor ein paar Tagen gestorben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a small number of:
Русский
By meaning 1
a small number of:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a small number of:

Synonyms

2 synonyms
severalA2a couple of

Antonyms

7 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
a few — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto