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a few form of few:

few adj

  1. few
    wenig; einige; sparsam; spärlich; ärmlich; karg; mager; kärglich; armselig; dürftig

few

  1. few (not much; not many; little; not a lot)
    wenig; ein wenig

Translation Matrix for few:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ein wenig little dashes
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ein wenig few; little; not a lot; not many; not much
einige some
wenig few; little; not a lot; not many; not much
- few in number
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
armselig few abominable; flimsy; immature; inferior; lean; lousy; meager; meagre; miserable; paltry; poor; poverty stricken; ragged; seedy; shabby; shady; terrible; thin; unsightly
dürftig few banal; below the belt; coarse; come off badly; flimsy; gross; immature; inferior; lean; low; meager; meagre; mean; miserable; nasty; not high; pedestrian; poor; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; rotten; shabby; skinny; small; thin; to a limited extent; to a small extent; trite; trivial; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vile; vulgar; wobbly; wonky; worst
ein wenig slightly; that little; the same small proportions
einige few a couple of; a few; certain; some
karg few barren; dry; flimsy; immature; inferior; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; parced; parched; poor; puny; scorched; shabby; skinny; thin; unfruitful; withered
kärglich few barren; immature; inferior; meager; meagre; parched; poor; puny; skinny; thin; unfruitful
mager few low-fat; meager; meagre; parched; poor; puny; skinny; thin
sparsam few austere; avaricious; economic; economical; economically; frugal; miserly; niggardly; poor; scanty; sober; sparing; stingy; thrifty
spärlich few economic; economical; economically; poor
wenig few
ärmlich few austere; come off badly; flimsy; frugal; immature; inferior; lean; miserable; paltry; poor; ragged; scanty; shabby; shady; sober; thin; unsightly; worst

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Related Definitions for "few":

  1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number1
    • a few weeks ago1
    • a few more wagons than usual1
    • an invalid's pleasures are few and far between1
    • few roses were still blooming1
    • few women have led troops in battle1
  2. a small elite group1
    • it was designed for the discriminating few1

Wiktionary Translations for few:

few
determiner
  1. indefinite, usually small number
few
  1. Pronomen: einige (der gleichen Art)
  2. unbestimmte Anzahl von Personen oder Dingen einer Art: mehrere
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• few → wenige ↔ weinig — in een klein aantal
• few → karg; schmal; dürftig; kärglich ↔ insuffisant — Qui ne suffire pas.
• few → knapp; selten; rar; karg; dürftig; kärglich; spärlich ↔ rare — Qui est en petit nombre, qui se trouve difficilement.

a few:

a few adj

  1. a few (some; certain; a couple of)
    einige; etwas; gewisse

a few

  1. a few (a little; some)
    etwas

Translation Matrix for a few:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- a couple of
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
einige some
etwas a few; a little; some something; that which; what; which
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
einige a couple of; a few; certain; some few
etwas a couple of; a few; certain; some something like that
gewisse a couple of; a few; certain; some

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Related Definitions for "a few":

  1. more than one but indefinitely small in number1
    • a few roses1

Wiktionary Translations for a few:

a few
pronoun
  1. a small number of things
en-det
  1. A small number of
a few
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• a few → einige; wenige ↔ enkel — weinig, een paar

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