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I. few [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju] fewer fewest ADJ. When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few horses, few shops, few people), it is translated by pochi + masculine nouns and poche + feminine nouns: pochi cavalli, pochi negozi, poche persone. Equally the few is translated by i pochi/le poche: the few people who knew her = le poche persone che la conoscevano. For examples and particular usages, see I1 in this entry. - When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I2 in this entry - When a few is used as a quantifier (a few books), it can often be translated by qualche, which is invariable and is always followed by the singular: qualche libro; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see I3 in this entry. - For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few), see II in theis entry - For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him), see III, in this entry.

1. few (not many):

few: pochi

few visitors, letters: pochi visitatori, poche lettere

few people came to the meeting: poche persone sono venute alla riunione

very few houses, families: pochissime case, famiglie

there are very few opportunities for graduates: ci sono pochissime opportunità per i laureati

one of my few pleasures: uno dei miei pochi piaceri

on the few occasions that she has visited this country: le rare volte che ha visitato questo paese

their needs are few: hanno poche necessità

their demands are few: sono poco esigenti or di poche pretese

to be few in number: essere pochi di numero

there are too few women in this profession: le donne sono troppo poche in questo mestiere

with few exceptions: con rare eccezioni

a man of few words: un uomo di poche parole

a man of few words (approvingly): un uomo che non si perde in chiacchiere

2. few (some, several):

every few days: a intervalli di pochi giorni or ogni due o tre giorni

over the next few days, weeks (in past): nei giorni successivi, nelle settimane successive

over the next few days, weeks (in future): nei giorni, nelle settimane a venire

these past few days: nei giorni scorsi

the first few weeks: le prime settimane

the few books she possessed: i pochi libri che possedeva

3. few:

a few: qualche

a few: alcuni

a few people, houses: alcune persone, case

I would like a few more: ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

quite a few people, houses: parecchie persone, case or un bel po' di persone, case

we've lived here for a good few years: viviamo qui da un bel po' di anni

a few weeks earlier: qualche settimana fa, prima

in a few minutes: tra qualche minuto

in a few more months: tra qualche mese ancora

a few more times: ancora qualche volta

II. few [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju] fewer fewest PRON.

1. few (not many):

few: pochi mpl (-e)

few of us succeeded: pochi di noi ci sono riusciti

few of them could swim: erano in pochi a saper nuotare

few of them survived: pochi di loro sono sopravvissuti

there are so few of them that … (objects): ce ne sono così pochi che …

there are so few of them that … (people): sono talmente pochi che …

there are four too few: ne mancano quattro

as few as four people turned up: sono arrivate soltanto quattro persone

few can deny that …: poche persone possono negare che …

2. few (some):

a few of the soldiers, countries: alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi

I only need a few: me ne servono solo alcuni

a few of us: qualcuno di noi

there were only a few of them (objects): ce n'erano solo alcuni

there were only a few of them (people): c'erano solo alcuni di loro

quite a few of the tourists come from Germany: un buon numero di turisti viene dalla Germania

a good few of the houses were damaged: sono state danneggiate un bel po' di case

there are only a very few left (objects): ne sono rimasti pochissimi

there are only a very few left (people): sono rimasti in pochissimi

a few wanted to go on strike: alcuni volevano entrare in sciopero

III. few [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju] fewer fewest SUST.

the few who voted for him: i pochi, le poche persone che hanno votato per lui

great wealth in the hands of the few: una grande ricchezza nelle mani di pochi

music that appeals only to the few: musica che piace solo ad una minoranza (di persone)

IV. few [ingl. brit. fjuː, ingl. am. fju] fewer fewest

to be few and far between: essere rarissimi

such people, opportunities are few and far between: persone, occasioni come queste sono rarissime

villages in this area are few and far between: ci sono pochissimi paesi in questa zona

to have had a few (too many) coloq.: avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo

a few errors have slipped through: sono sfuggiti alcuni errori

a few well-chosen words: qualche parola appropriata

the chosen few: gli eletti

I was not one of the chosen few irón.: non ero tra gli eletti

complaints are encouragingly few: per fortuna i reclami sono pochi

the faithful few: i pochi (veramente) fedeli

to make a few bucks: farsi un po' di soldi

to raise a few eyebrows: suscitare il disappunto di più di una persona

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dare una cucita (veloce) a qc: to put a few stitches in sth

qualche parola -a: a few well-chosen words

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I. few <-er, -est> [fju:] ADJ. det

1. few (small number):

few: pochi, poche

there are few things that please him: sono poche le cose che gli piacciono

one of her few friends: uno dei suoi pochi amici

quite a few people: abbastanza gente

not fewer than 100 people: non meno di 100 persone

the pickings are few: i guadagni sono scarsi

to be few and far between: contarsi sulla punta della dita

2. few (some):

few: qualche

they left a few boxes: hanno lasciato alcune scatole

II. few <-er, -est> [fju:] PRON.

few: pochi, poche

a few: alcuni, alcune

I'd like a few more: ne vorrei degli altri

the few who have the book: i pochi che hanno il libro

the happy/lucky few: i pochi felici/fortunati

to tell sb a few home truths: dire a qu come stanno veramente le cose

to interject a few remarks: interrompere con delle osservazioni

it is another few miles downstream from here: è a qualche miglio più a valle

I have a few criticisms about what you said: ho alcuni commenti su quello che ha detto

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alquanto: quite a few

alquanto: quite a few

qualche (nelle frasi interrogative): a few

hai qualche minuto?: do you have a few minutes?

qualche ora/giorno/mese: a few hours/days/months

tossicchiare (per attirare l'attenzione): to cough a few times

essere troppo scoperto: to be wearing too few clothes

avaro di parole fig.: of few words

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