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Summary

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few:
- weinig; luttel
- weinig
a few:
- sommige; enkele; enige; een paar; wat
- wat; enig; 'n beetje
Wiktionary:
- a few → enkel
- few → weinig
- few → paar, weinig, weinigen, karig, schaars, schraal, schriel, mager, spichtig, sprietig, zeldzaam, kostbaar, ongemeen

English

Detailed Translations for a few from English to Dutch

a few form of few:

few adj

few
weinig; luttel
- weinig adj
- luttel adj

few

few (not much; not many; little; not a lot)
weinig
- weinig adj

Translation Matrix for few:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
luttel	few	infinitesimal; insignificant; little; minimal; minor; scant; slight; small
weinig	few; little; not a lot; not many; not much	infinitesimal; insignificant; little; minimal; minor; scant; slight; small
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	few in number

Related Words for "few":

fewness, fewest

Synonyms for "few":

a few; a couple of; hardly a; fewer; some
small indefinite quantity; small indefinite amount
elite; elite group

Antonyms for "few":

many

Related Definitions for "few":

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number¹
- a few weeks ago¹
- a few more wagons than usual¹
- an invalid's pleasures are few and far between¹
- few roses were still blooming¹
- few women have led troops in battle¹
a small elite group¹
- it was designed for the discriminating few¹

Wiktionary Translations for few:

few

determiner

indefinite, usually small number
- few → weinig

few

enkele
- paar → couple; few
in een klein aantal
- weinig → few
zelfstandig gebruikt onbepaald hoofdtelwoord voor personen
- weinigen → few

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• few	→ karig; schaars; schraal; schriel	↔ insuffisant — Qui ne suffire pas.
• few	→ karig; schaars; schraal; schriel; mager; spichtig; sprietig	↔ maigre — Traductions à trier
• few	→ karig; schaars; schraal; schriel; zeldzaam; kostbaar; ongemeen	↔ rare — Qui est en petit nombre, qui se trouve difficilement.

a few:

a few adj

a few (some; certain; a couple of)
sommige; enkele; enige; een paar; wat
- sommige adj
- enkele adj
- enige adj
- een paar adj
- wat adj

a few

a few (a little; some)
wat; enig; 'n beetje
- wat
- enig adj
- 'n beetje

Translation Matrix for a few:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
wat		wad of cotton wool
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
enig	a few; a little; some	adorable; cute; dear; enchanting; exclusive; exclusively; exquisite; fabulous; fantastic; great; incomparable; inimitable; isolated; lovely; marvellous; marvelous; on its own; once in a life time; one and only; separate; sole; special; sweet; the one and only; unique; unparalleled; wild; wonderful
-	a couple of
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
'n beetje	a few; a little; some
sommige		some
wat	a few; a little; some	something
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
een paar	a couple of; a few; certain; some
enige	a couple of; a few; certain; some
enkele	a couple of; a few; certain; some
sommige	a couple of; a few; certain; some
wat	a couple of; a few; certain; some	how many; how much; what amount

Synonyms for "a few":

a couple of; few

Related Definitions for "a few":

more than one but indefinitely small in number¹
- a few roses¹

Wiktionary Translations for a few:

a few

adverb

weinig, een paar
- enkel → some; a few

Related Translations for a few

a
A
few

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