few

English - Turkish

Definition of few in English Turkish dictionary

birkaç

Sadece birkaç kişi beni anladı. - Only a few people understood me.

Aç olamazsın. Birkaç dakika önce abur cubur yedin. - You can't be hungry. You had a snack a few minutes ago.

{s} az

{s} kıt

{i} az miktar

Birkaç yıl önce, bizim odanın içinde az miktarda mobilya vardı. - A few years ago, our room had little furniture in it.

bazıları

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri dünyadaki en modern silahlardan bazılarına sahip olmasına rağmen, çok az sayıda savaş kazandı. - Although the United States has some of the most modern weapons in the world, it has won very few wars.

(Meteoroloji) az bulutlu

birkaç kişi/şey/tane

{s} azıcık

(Askeri) (RAID SIZE) AZ (TAARRUZ SIRASINDA): Hava önlemesinde yedi veya daha az sayıda uçak kullanılması. Ayrıca bakınız: "many (raid size) "

a few birkaç

(isim) az miktar

a man of few words az konuşan adam

a few of his friends dostlarından bazıları

quite a few birçok

every few days birkaç gündenot a few pek de az değil

birçok

Birçok insanın iki arabası var. - Quite a few people have two cars.

Birkaç yazar ve birkaç konuyla ilgili mükemmel bir bilgi birçoklarıyla ilgili yüzeysel olan birinden çok daha değerlidir. - A perfect knowledge of a few writers and a few subjects is more valuable than a superficial one of a great many.

some few birkaç

a few

birkaç

Yalnızca birkaç kişi vaktinde geldi. - Only a few people showed up on time.

Sadece birkaç kişi beni anladı. - Only a few people understood me.

few and far between

(deyim) az

few and far between

(deyim) bazı bazı

few and far between

(deyim) ara sıra

few of

birkaçı

few and far between

seyrek

Taksiler sağanak sırasında seyrekti. - Taxis are few and far between during a rainstorm.

few and far between

tek tük

Bu nehirde balıklar tek tük. - The fish in this river are few and far between.

few and far between

(isim)diren, kırk yılda bir

few and far

nadiren

few and far between

çok nadir

few and far between

nadir

few and far between

Adam bir kaç saat önce vefat etti. - The man passed away a few hours ago.

Tom Mary'den sadece bir kaç inç daha uzundur. - Tom is only a few inches taller than Mary.

a few times

birkaç kez

fewer

{f} daha az

Benim tavuklar geçen yıl daha az yumurtladı. - My hens laid fewer eggs last year.

Bu gazete gittikçe daha az kopya satıyor. - This newspaper is selling fewer and fewer copies.

Çok kötü! Çok az sayıda zengin insan yetimhaneye bağış yapıyor. - Too bad! Too few rich people donate to the orphanage.

Kötü beslenme bir kişinin diyetinde çok az ya da çok besin içerdiği zaman oluşur. - Malnutrition occurs when a person's diet contains too few or too many nutrients.

Birkaç kitap var ama onlarda bazı baskı hataları var. - There are a few books, but they have some misprints.

Go büyük ihtimalle benim ülkemdeki en popüler Japon oyunu olsa da o bile bazı üniversite öğrencileri dışında pek bilinmiyor. - Although Go is probably the most popular Japanese game in my country, at most only a few university students know it.

Birçok insan seksen yıldan fazla yaşamaz. - Not a few people live to be over eighty.

quite a few

birçok

Fransızcayı iyi konuşan birçok arkadaşım var. - I have quite a few friends who speak French well.

Birçok insanın iki arabası var. - Quite a few people have two cars.

Managua'da çok az Amerikan yerlisi vardır. - There are very few Native Americans in Managua.

Burada çok az mağaza var ve sinema da korkunç. - There are very few shops and the cinema is awful.

He´s a man of few words

a man of few words

some women menses may last as few as 2 days.

bearing few travellers

taşıyan birkaç gezginler

drop sb a line, a few lines

have a few friends in

birkaç arkadaşım var

having few syllables

birkaç hece sahip

hes gone for a few days.

Sadece birkaç kişi beni anladı. - Only a few people understood me.

Hayatta derece yapmak için hepimiz çok çalışırız fakat sadece birkaç kişi başarır. - We all try hard to make the grade in life, but only a few succeed.

over the last few years

son birkaç yılda

precious few

Sayılabilen bir şey için çok az

quite a few

Bir hayli

I have met quite a few people in America.

Onlar bir hayli çok kitap satın aldılar. - They bought quite a few books.

Bir hayli öğrenci bugün yok. - Quite a few students are absent today.

the few

birkaç

Tom kalan ve yardım eden birkaç kişinin arasındaydı. - Tom was among the few who stayed and helped.

Tom güvenebileceğim birkaç kişiden biridir. - Tom is one of the few people I can trust.

He's a man of few

a few times in a year

yılda birkaç kez

a few years after

(deyim) uygun sayıda

a good few

bir hayli kalabalık

a good few

(deyim) makul miktarda

a man of few wants

pek az isteği olan bir adam

be few and far between

nadir rastlanmak; çok seyrek olmak

escape with few scrapes

hafif sıyrıklarla atlatmak

escape with few scrapes

hafif sıyrıklarla kurtulmak

every few days

(deyim) bir kaç günde bir

{i} az miktar

{k} (deyim) bir kaçtane atmak,çok içmiş olmak

he's a man of few words

az konuşan biri o

i'd like to extend my stay for a few days

ziyaret süremi birkaç gün daha uzatmak istiyorum

quite a few

epeyce

Epeyce yer ziyaret ettik. - We visited quite a few places.

Partiye epeyce insan geldi. - Quite a few people came to the party.

too few knots

(Bilgisayar) çok fazla düğüm

too few tags

(Bilgisayar) çok az etiket

English - English

Definition of few in English English dictionary

The pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain

Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated

Few people, few things

Many are called, but few are chosen.

An indefinite, but usually small, number of

I don't know how many drinks I've had, but I've had a few.

Obscuring one eighth to two eighths of the sky

NOAA definition of the term few clouds: An official sky cover classification for aviation weather observations, descriptive of a sky cover of 1/8 to 2/8. This is applied only when obscuring phenomenon aloft are present--that is, not when obscuring phenomenon are surface-based, such as fog.

{a} not many, belonging to a small number

You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use `so', `too' and `very' in front of few. She had few friends, and was generally not very happy Few members planned to vote for him Very few firms collect the tax, even when they're required to do so by (Hukuk) many Few is also a pronoun. The trouble is that few want to buy, despite the knockdown prices on offer. a true singing and songwriting talent that few suspected. Few is also a quantifier. Few of the volunteers had military experience. Few is also an adjective. spending her few waking hours in front of the TV His memories of his father are few

adj [not many] sedikit

{i} not many, some, several; small number of -

emphasis Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often. In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between. = rare

A small number of things or people

An indefinite small number of things or people

{s} little, not many, some

Used to descrige a cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

emphasis You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small. One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility

a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few" an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few" a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle

A cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle

some, not many

The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have. This should not be an experience for the few. a system built on academic excellence for the few

More than one, but not as many as usual or as expected

pron. some, several

(n ) tren, trehn

few refers to count nouns, less and little to mass nouns

a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"

You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people. The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember in the last few chapters A train would pass through there every few minutes at that time of day

an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"

You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends Here are a few more ideas to consider She was silent for a few seconds. Few is also a pronoun. Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours A strict diet is appropriate for only a few. Few is also a quantifier. There are many ways eggs can be prepared; here are a few of them. a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers

covering one eighth to two eighths of the sky

one eighth to two eighths obscured by clouds

emphasis You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large. No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session

A small elite group

Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people

The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 1/8th and 2/8ths, based on the summation layer amount for that layer

oligo

few and far between

Rare and scarce

few-flowered sedge

A sedge species, Carex pauciflora

few-flowered sedges

plural form of few-flowered sedge

few against many

small number against a large number

few and far between

very scarce, very few, rare

few-flowered leek

leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran

few¨

A cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

few¨

some, not many

few¨

adj [not many] sedikit

few¨

The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 1/8th and 2/8ths, based on the summation layer amount for that layer

few¨

an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"

few¨

a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"

few¨

Used to descrige a cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

few¨

(n ) tren, trehn

few¨

few refers to count nouns, less and little to mass nouns

Few.

only

The only cars on the street were parked.

It'll only take a few minutes. - It will only take a few minutes.

Tom said he only needed a few more minutes. - Tom said that he only needed a few more minutes.

The Few

Name given to the British and Allied fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad

I think the lady down the road is a few sandwiches short of a picnic — you often hear strange bangings at odd hours in the morning.

fewer

The comparative of few; a smaller number

There are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.

fewness

The state, quality, or condition of being few

have a few

To drink enough alcohol to be slightly drunk

The phone at the lake house rings and rings, until my father's voice, very groggy — it's the way he sounds once he's had a few — is finally heard.

in a few shakes

Alternative form of in two shakes

man of few words

A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time

quite a few

An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few but fewer than a lot; a fair number of

I've watched quite a few basketball games in my time.

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed

fewness

paucity

fewness

{n} smallness or defect of number

precious few

Extremely few

a few

{s} small number of, one or two

a few

more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses"

a few of

some of, several

a few steps from the beach

very close to the beach, on the seashore

a few(a)

more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses

chosen few

select group, elite few (unique for their kind)

every few

each few, each group of several

every few days

once per several passing days, every several days

every few hours

every several hours, once per several passing hours

exchanged a few words

talked a little bit, conversed briefly

fewer

{s} less, of a smaller amount

fewer

pron. less, smaller amount

fewer

(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late

fewest

The superlative of few; the smallest number

fewest

{s} quantifier signifying the smallest in number

fewest

(superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number; "the fewest birds in recent memory"

fewness

Brevity; conciseness

fewness

The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity

fewness

the quality of being small in number

fewness

{i} scarcity, meagerness, scantiness

good few

{s} considerable amount

in a few words

briefly, in short

it was only a few moments before-

only a very short period of time ago-

man of few words

man who uses a few words, man who is laconic; taciturn person

minus a few buttons

has gone crazy, is insane, has lost his mind

of few words

using few words, laconic; taciturn, tending to be silent and uncommunicative

precious few

very small number, very little

quite a few

a great many, more than a few

raise few eyebrows

cause a few people to be shocked, cause wonder in only a few people

say a few words

speak briefly

scratch a few lines

scribble some lines, jot down a few lines of writing

smart few

very many (Slang)

the few

minority; small group

vacant within a few months

full evacuation to be completed during the course of the next several months

very few

extremely few, very little

few

Turkish pronunciation

fyu

Synonyms

exiguous, few and far between, imperceptible, inconsequential, inconsiderable, infrequent, insufficient, lean, less, meager, middling, minor, minority, minute, negligible

Antonyms

many, much

Pronunciation

/ˈfyo͞o/ /ˈfjuː/

Etymology

[ fyü ] (pronoun, plural in constructio.) before 12th century. From a speech by Winston Churchill that included the phrase "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."