English to Icelandic Meaning of few - fáir

Few :

fáir

adjective

fáir, nokkrir, lítill fjöldi, minna, lágt, undir, smá, lítið, kafara, sumir, ýmis, ýmsir, hversu margir, ekki mikið, bita, ekki margir, tempraða, dreifður, sjaldgæfur

Few :: fáirFewer :: færriFewest :: fæstFewness :: fewness

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Definitions of few in English

Noun(1) a small elite group
Adjective(1) a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number

Examples of few in English

(1) She also asked him a few more questions until we were certain he was my twin brother.(2) If we lose or draw, then I wouldn't see us being able to make up that ground in so few games.(3) It needs to have a mass appeal so it stays firmly in the mainstream and takes few risks.(4) there were as few as ten of us at first(5) Emancipation is not a right that can be curtailed in favour of the interests of the few .(6) he's a man of few words(7) The Thals are one of the very few powers in this world able to make me root for the Daleks.(8) one of the few who survived(9) few of the students are finding work(10) of the few that are available, two are old(11) it was one of the few times I spoke to him(12) It is one of Cumbria's few evergreen flora of the fells and can be seen all year round.(13) His education, he told me, was unlikely to get him a decent job and he had few friends.(14) Place the warm fennel on the plate and arrange the fish on top with a few of the cucumber pieces.(15) there are too few people willing to help(16) Try to be nice about it though and offer them a can of beer or you will make few friends.

Related Phrases of few

(1) a few ::

nokkrar

(2) very few ::

mjög fáir

(3) quite a few ::

þó nokkrir

(4) a few days ::

nokkrir dagar

(5) few days ::

fáeinir dagar

(6) a few days ago ::

fyrir nokkrum dögum

(7) only a few ::

bara nokkrir

(8) in a few minutes ::

eftir nokkrar mínútur

(9) too few ::

of fáir

(10) a few years ago ::

fyrir nokkrum árum

Related Phrases of few

(1) a few ::

nokkrar

(2) very few ::

mjög fáir

(3) quite a few ::

þó nokkrir

(4) a few days ::

nokkrir dagar

(5) few days ::

fáeinir dagar

(6) a few days ago ::

fyrir nokkrum dögum

(7) only a few ::

bara nokkrir

(8) in a few minutes ::

eftir nokkrar mínútur

(9) too few ::

of fáir

(10) a few years ago ::

fyrir nokkrum árum

Synonyms

Adjective

1. not many ::

ekki margir

2. hardly any ::

varla nokkur

3. scarcely any ::

varla allir

4. a small number of ::

fáeinum

5. a small amount of ::

lítið magn af

6. one or two ::

einn eða tveir

7. a handful of ::

handfylli af

8. little ::

smá

Pronoun

9. a small number ::

fáeinum

10. a handful ::

handfylli

11. one or two ::

einn eða tveir

12. a couple ::

a par

13. two or three ::

tveimur eða þremur

14. not many ::

ekki margir

15. hardly any ::

varla nokkur

Different Forms

few, fewer, fewest, fewness

Word Example from TV Shows

They want to draw us out, pick us off a FEW at a time.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 3

$I need you to leave the tent\Nfor a few minutes.$

I need you to leave the tent
for a FEW minutes.

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 8

Yeah, okay, whatever it takes to keep you busy for a FEW hours.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 12

I'm constantly worried, I'm always tired, and, in a FEW minutes,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 15

A couple years, but I just put a FEW bucks aside every month for emergencies.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 20

Examples of few from TV Shows

They want to draw us out, pick us off a FEW at a time.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 3

$I need you to leave the tent\Nfor a few minutes.$

I need you to leave the tent
for a FEW minutes.

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 8

Yeah, okay, whatever it takes to keep you busy for a FEW hours.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 12

I'm constantly worried, I'm always tired, and, in a FEW minutes,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 15

A couple years, but I just put a FEW bucks aside every month for emergencies.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 20

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