very few
очень мало
I found very few useful books on that subject.
Я нашёл очень мало полезных книг по этой теме.
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determiner · A1 · very often · UK/US
few
few
Meaning of few
English
a small number of things
Русский
небольшое число того, что можно посчитать, например друзей или книг
Pronunciation
British English
/fjuː/
American English
/fju/
few with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом few
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10 сочетаний
Малое количество и редкость
Small numbers and rarityfew people
мало кто
Few people noticed the small door behind the stairs.
Мало кто заметил маленькую дверь за лестницей.
- few and far betweenредки
- few of usмало кто из нас
- so fewтак мало
Несколько и немало
Several and quite a numbera few
несколько
I saved a few coins for the parking meter.
Я сохранил несколько монет для парковочного автомата.
only a few
лишь несколько
Only a few guests stayed to help us clean.
Лишь несколько гостей остались помочь нам с уборкой.
- quite a fewдовольно много
- a few moreещё несколько
- a few of themнесколько из них
few usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Few people came to the party.
На вечеринку пришло мало людей.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I have few friends here.
У меня здесь мало друзей.
few synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between few, not many, a small number of, a handful of, several, and a couple of
N
🇬🇧English
not many
not a large number; more common in speech
A1very often
ENNot many people called yesterday.
A
🇬🇧English
a small number of
a small amount; neutral, no sense of lack
A2often
ENA small number of students arrived late.
A
🇬🇧English
a handful of
a very small number
B1often
ENA handful of people knew the truth.
Advanced: broader words
ENSeveral people asked the same question.
A
🇬🇧English
a couple of
two or a few
A2very often
ENI waited a couple of minutes.
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few meaning: what does it mean?
a small number of things
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На вечеринку пришло мало людей. Translation: Few people came to the party.
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