English

rank|face|tell|because|177|few|whom|love|far

Etymology
Old English f�aw

Pronunciation
IPA|/fju�/, SAMPA|/fju:/
audio|en-us-few.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�|-u�

Adjective
en-adj|fewer|fewest

1. More than one, but not as many as usual or as expected.

#:There are few people who understand quantum theory.

1. meteorology uncomparable (Of the sky) one eighth to two eighths obscured by clouds
2. meteorology uncomparable (Of clouds) covering one eighth to two eighths of the sky

Usage notes
Few is used with plural nouns only. With uncountable nouns, little should be used.
Few, to some Americans, normally indicates a quantity of three.

Catalan: poc
Croatian: t+|hr|malo
Danish: t+|da|få
Dutch: t+|nl|weinig
Esperanto: t-|eo|malmulta|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|harva, t+|fi|vähän, t+|fi|muutama
French: t+|fr|peu
German: t+|de|wenig
Greek: λίγοι (pl. of t|el|λίγο�|scGrek), t|el|με�ικοί|scGrek
Hungarian: t+|hu|kevés
Ido: poka
Indonesian: t+|id|sedikit|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|poco
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Japanese: �� (���, sukoshi)
Korean: �� (jeokda)
Kurdish: t+|ku|ک���|sc=KUchar
Norwegian: t+|no|få
Polish: t+|pl|ma�o, t+|pl|niewiele
Portuguese: t+|pt|poucos m, poucas f
Russian: t+|ru|немногий|trnemnogij|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|poco
Swedish: t+|sv|få
Telugu: ��ద�ది (koddi), ��లది (koladi)
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trans-top|(meteorology) 1-2 eights covered with clouds
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trans-top|(meteorology) covering 1-2 eighths of the sky
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Related terms
a few
little
quite a few

Noun
en-noun|-

1. An indefinite small number of things or people.

#:I don't know how many drinks I've had, but I've had a few.

1. A small elite group.

#:He flew spitfires with the few.

Translations
trans-top|small number
Finnish: muutama
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Kurdish: KUchar|ک����
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trans-top|elite group
Finnish: t+|fi|harva|alt=harvat
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Pronoun
few

1. A small number of things or people.

#:I was expecting lots of people at the party, but few turned up.

Translations
trans-top|small number
Finnish: vähän, muutama
Italian: t-|it|pochi
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Kurdish: KUchar|ک���
Portuguese: poucos m, poucas f
Spanish: pocos m, pocas f
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Category:200 English basic words
Category:English determiners

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kk:few
hu:few
pl:few
ru:few
simple:few
fi:few
sv:few
ta:few
te:few
vi:few
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