few nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di few nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.few [ingl brit fjuː, ingl am fju] fewer fewest AGG 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 SOST

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) colloq

avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo

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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 iron

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

Traduzioni di few nel dizionario italiano»inglese

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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

few nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di few nel dizionario inglese»italiano

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

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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

Traduzioni di few nel dizionario italiano»inglese

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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

few Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to iron out (a few) kinks

appianare (del)le difficoltà

there are few things that please him

sono poche le cose che gli piacciono

to be few and far between

contarsi sulla punta della dita

the few who have the book

i pochi che hanno il libro

to tell sb a few home truths

dire a qu come stanno veramente le cose

she was wearing too few clothes

si è scoperta troppo

do you have a few minutes?

hai qualche minuto?

I have to do a few things

devo fare -e cose

we have only a few photos

abbiamo solo -e foto

to be wearing too few clothes

essere troppo scoperto

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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