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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
few /fjuː/ (comparative fewer;
superlative fewest)
NOTE:
When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few people, few shops) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de gens, peu de magasins. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I 1 in the entry.When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I 2 in the entry. When a few is used as a quantifier (a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres;
however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II in the entry. For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II, III in the entry. For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see III in the entry.
  1. quantif
    1. (not many) peu de;
      ~ visitors/letters peu de visiteurs/lettres;
      one of my ~ pleasures un de mes rares plaisirs;
      their needs are ~ ils ont peu de besoins;
      to be ~ in number être peu nombreux;
      too ~ women trop peu de femmes;
      with ~ exceptions à quelques exceptions près;
    1. (some, several) every ~ days tous les deux ou trois jours;
      over the next ~ days/weeks (in past) dans les jours/semaines qui ont suivi;
      (in future) dans les jours/semaines à venir;
      these past ~ days ces derniers jours;
      the first ~ weeks les premières semaines;
      the ~ books she possessed les quelques livres qu'elle possédait.
  1. a few quantif pronoun quelques;
    a ~ people/houses quelques personnes/maisons;
    I would like a ~ more j'en voudrais quelques-uns/quelques-unes de plus;
    quite a ~ people/houses pas mal (familier) de gens/maisons, un bon nombre de personnes/maisons;
    a good ~ years un bon nombre d'années;
    a ~ of the soldiers/countries quelques-uns or certains des soldats/pays;
    a ~ of us un certain nombre d'entre nous;
    there were only a ~ of them il n'y en avait que quelques-uns/quelques-unes;
    quite a ~ ou a good ~ of the tourists come from Germany un bon nombre des touristes viennent d'Allemagne;
    there are only a very ~ left il n'en reste que très peu.
  1. pronoun (not many) peu;
    ~ of us succeeded peu d'entre nous ont réussi;
    there are so ~ of them that il y en a tellement peu que;
    there are four too ~ il en manque quatre;
    as ~ as four people turned up quatre personnes seulement sont venues;
    the ~ who voted for him les rares personnes qui ont voté pour lui.
IDIOMS:
they are ~ and far between ils sont rarissimes;
to have had a ~ (too many) (familier) avoir bu quelques verres (de trop).


Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
fewer / ˈfjuːə(r)/ (comparative of few)
  1. adjective moins de;
    ~ and ~ pupils de moins en moins d'élèves.
  1. pronoun moins;
    ~ than 50 people moins de 50 personnes;
    no ~ than pas moins de;
    they were ~ than before ils étaient moins nombreux qu'avant.


Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
fewest / ˈfjuːɪst/ (superlative of few)
  1. adjective le moins de.
  1. pronoun le moins.


'few' found in these Oxford entries:
few: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
fewadj (not many) pas beaucouppeu de adj inv
Few people know that Schumann's wife was also a gifted composer.
Peu de gens savent que l'épouse de Schumann composait avec talent.
fewnpl (not many) pas beaucouppeu nm inv
Few have ever seen this painting.
Peu sont ceux qui ont pu voir ce tableau.
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
fewadj (infrequent) peu souventpeu de adj inv
 rare adj
I have only been there a few times.
Je n'y suis allé que peu de fois.
Je n'y suis allé que quelques rares fois.
fewnpl (minority) minoritépeu adj inv
 quelque adj
The happy few who knew him, loved him.
Le peu de chanceux à l'avoir connu l'ont adoré.
Les quelques chanceux qui l'ont connu l'ont adoré.
fewpron pl (small number of) petit nombrequelques-uns pron pl
 certains pron pl
A few came, but not many.
Quelques-uns sont venus, mais pas beaucoup.
Certains sont venus, mais pas beaucoup.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
a fewnpl (some, several)quelques adj
Could you spare a few minutes of your time?
Cette opération ne prendra que quelques minutes.
a few bobn UK, slang (a small amount of money)quelques pièces (de monnaie) nfpl
I gave a few bob to kid next door; he helped me wash the car.
a few timesadv (on several occasions)à plusieurs reprises loc adv
That boy has come over a few times and always behaved himself.
a few timesadv (with several repetitions )plusieurs fois loc adv
After you do it a few times it doesn't seem so terrible.
a few too manyadj (excessive quantity of)quelques [noms] de trop adj
Note: most often refers to too much alcohol
She kissed a few too many co-workers at last year's Christmas party.
She'd had a few too many and wasn't feeling well.
Elle a bu quelques verres de trop.
a few too manyn UK, slang (excess of alcohol) famun coup dans le nez nm
The bartender kept her car keys because she had a few too many.
Le barman ne lui a pas rendu ses clés de voiture car elle avait un coup dans le nez.
a few wordsn informal (short speech or commentary)quelques mots nmpl
I was asked to say a few words at my Grandpa's funeral.
On m'a demandé de dire quelques mots à l'enterrement de Papy.
happy fewnpl figurative (small number of fortunate people)privilégiés nmpl
 fig, famgratin nm
Quand il fait des fêtes sur la Côte d'Azur, tout le gratin se retrouve chez lui.
 anglicismehappy few nmpl
in a few wordsadv (succinctly)en quelques mots
That's such a long story! I'll tell you in a few words.
C'est une longue histoire. Je vais te la raconter en quelques mots.
man of few wordsn (man who speaks very little)homme peu loquace nm
He may be a man of few words, but when he does say something it's worth hearing.
Edwin est (un homme) peu loquace : mais quand il parle, il ne dit que des choses intéressantes.
not a fewadj (a considerable number of) fampas mal de
Not a few people were there; i was surprised by how many turned out.
Among us all, not a few were vegetarian.
À ce repas, pas mal des convives étaient végétariens
of few wordsadj (taciturn, who rarely speaks)peu loquace adv + adj
He's the strong, silent type, a man of few words.
Philippe est un homme peu loquace.
quite a fewadj (a considerable number of)un bon nombre loc adv
I didn't expect many participants, but quite a few people actually came.
select fewnpl (small number of chosen people)quelques privilégiés nmpl
 élite nf
 public trié sur le volet nm
too fewadj (not enough: in number)trop peu de loc adj
I have too few books to fill my bookcase.
very fewadj (not many)très peu de prép
Très peu de personnes sont venus à la manifestation.
very fewadj (rare)rares adj
J'ai fait de rares bonnes affaires pendant les soldes.
 peu nombreux adj
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