A2determiner · frequent

few

кілька, мало, небагато

мало, несколько, немногий

wenig

An indefinite, but usually small, number ofAn indefinite, but usually small, number of.

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/fjuː/

» I gave him a few books.

Ich gab ihm einige Bücher.

Я дал ему несколько книг.

Я дав йому кілька книжок.

Я дала йому кілька книжок.

Meaning

4 senses

An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
There are a few cars (=some, but a relatively small number) in the street.
Quite a few people (=a significant number) were pleasantly surprised.
wenig
немно́гийnemnógij, ма́лоmálo, не́сколькоnéskolʹko
ма́лоmálo, кі́лькаkílʹka, небага́тоnebaháto
Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
Very few did she have not to go there, did she?
I was expecting a big crowd at the party, but very few people (=almost none) turned up.
ма́лоmálo
Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight.
(US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.

Examples

5869 sentences

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
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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
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She has very few close friends.
У неї мало близьких друзів. — deniko
ruУ неё очень мало близких друзей. — Biga
deSie hat sehr wenige enge Freunde. — Esperantostern
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I've met Tom a few times.
Я кілька разів зустрічав Тома. — deniko
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Just give me a few hours.
Просто дай мені кілька годин. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

indefinite, usually small number:

Русский

By meaning 1

indefinite, usually small number:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

indefinite, usually small number:

Origin

From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, fr

From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“few”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).

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