Significado de few en inglés
fewfew /fjuː/ determiner, pronoun, adjective (comparative fewer, superlative fewest) 
Ver todas las traducciones1[no comparative] a small number of things or peopleun pequeño número de cosas o personasa few
I have to buy a few things at the supermarket.Tengo que comprar algunas cosas en el supermercado. Pam called to say she’s going to be a few minutes late.Pam llamó para decir que llegará unos minutos tarde. There were a few people sitting at the back of the hall.Había algunas personas sentadas en la parte trasera del salón. There are a few more things I’d like to discuss.Hay algunas cosas más que me gustaría tratar.few of I’ve read a few of her books.He leído algunos de sus libros. I could suggest many different methods, but anyway, here are just a few.Podría sugerir muchos métodos diferentes, pero, de todos modos, aquí hay solo algunos. There are only a very few (=not many) exceptions.Solo hay muy pocas (=no muchas) excepciones.the last/next few The office has been closed for the last few days.La oficina ha estado cerrada estos últimos días.every few days/weeks etc The plants need to be watered every few days.Las plantas hay que regarlas cada pocos días.the/somebody’s few days/weeks etc She had enjoyed her few days in Monaco.Había disfrutado sus pocos días en Mónaco.2 quite a few/a good few/not a few a fairly large number of things or peopleun número bastante grande de cosas o personas: She must have cooked a good few dinners over the years.A lo largo de los años debe de haber cocinado bastantes cenas.few of There were hundreds of protesters, not a few of whom were women.Había cientos de manifestantes, y no pocas de ellas eran mujeres.3not many or hardly any people or thingsno muchas o casi ninguna persona o cosa OPP many: low-paid jobs that few people wanttrabajos mal pagados que poca gente quiere Many people expressed concern, but few were willing to help.Mucha gente expresó su preocupación, pero pocos estaban dispuestos a ayudar. The team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins.El equipo que comete menos errores suele ganar.few of Very few of the staff come from the local area.Muy pocos del personal son del área local. Mr Wingate was full of explanations, but precious few (=hardly any) of them made sense.El señor Wingate tenía un montón de explicaciones, pero poquísimas (=casi ninguna) tenían sentido.the few The cathedral was one of the few buildings not destroyed in the war.La catedral era uno de los pocos edificios que no fue destruido en la guerra. This hospital is one of the few that are equipped to provide transplant surgery.Este hospital es uno de los pocos que están equipados para realizar cirugías de trasplante.somebody’s few belongings/friends etc I gathered together my few possessions.Reuní mis pocas pertenencias.4 no fewer than used to emphasize that a number is largese usa para enfatizar que una cantidad es grande: I tried to contact him no fewer than ten times.Intenté contactarlo no menos de diez veces.5 as few as 5/10 etc used to emphasize how surprisingly small a number isse usa para enfatizar lo sorprendentemente pequeña que es una cantidad: Sometimes as few as 20 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests.A veces, solo 20 de 500 o más candidatos logran pasar todas las pruebas.6 to name/mention but a few used when you are mentioning only a small number of people or things as examples of a large groupse usa cuando se mencionan solo un pequeño número de personas o cosas como ejemplos de un grupo mayor: This is a feature of languages such as Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, to name but a few.Esta es una característica de lenguas como el árabe, el español y el portugués, por nombrar solo algunas.7 the (privileged/chosen) few the small number of people who are treated better than others and have special advantagesel pequeño número de personas que reciben mejor trato que otras y tienen ventajas especiales: Such information is made available only to the chosen few.Dicha información solo está disponible para unos pocos elegidos. The needs of the many have been ignored – instead, the priority has been to bring benefits only to the few.Las necesidades de la mayoría han sido ignoradas; en cambio, la prioridad ha sido llevar beneficios solo a unos pocos.8 be few and far between to be rareser escaso; ser raro: Jobs are few and far between at the moment.Los empleos escasean en este momento.9 have had a few (too many) informalinformal to have drunk too much alcoholhaber bebido demasiado alcohol: He looks as if he’s had a few!¡Parece que ha bebido de más!GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparacióna few• A few means ‘a small number, for example two or three people or things’.• A few significa "un pequeño número, por ejemplo dos o tres personas o cosas".• You use a few before plural nouns: · A few people were waiting.· He called me a few days later.• A few se usa antes de sustantivos en plural: · Había algunas personas esperando.· Me llamó unos días después.• You say a few of the: · A few of the people were getting annoyed. ✗Don’t say: A few of people were getting annoyed.• Se dice a few of the: · Algunas de las personas se estaban irritando. ✗No diga: A few of people were getting annoyed.• You say a few of my/her/his etc or a few of them/us/you: · A few of my friends came too.· A few of us left early.• Se dice a few of my/her/his etc o a few of them/us/you: · Algunos de mis amigos también vinieron.· Algunos de nosotros nos fuimos temprano.few• Few means ‘not many or hardly any’. It emphasizes how small the number is.• Few significa "no muchos o casi ninguno". Enfatiza lo pequeño que es el número.• In formal English, you use few before plural nouns, without ‘a’: · Few people knew he was ill.• En inglés formal, few se usa antes de sustantivos en plural, sin "a": · Pocas personas sabían que estaba enfermo.• In everyday English, people usually say not many instead: · Not many people knew he was ill.• En el inglés cotidiano, la gente suele decir not many en su lugar: · No mucha gente sabía que estaba enfermo.
Ver todas las traducciones1[no comparative] a small number of things or peopleun pequeño número de cosas o personasa few I have to buy a few things at the supermarket.Tengo que comprar algunas cosas en el supermercado. Pam called to say she’s going to be a few minutes late.Pam llamó para decir que llegará unos minutos tarde. There were a few people sitting at the back of the hall.Había algunas personas sentadas en la parte trasera del salón. There are a few more things I’d like to discuss.Hay algunas cosas más que me gustaría tratar.few of I’ve read a few of her books.He leído algunos de sus libros. I could suggest many different methods, but anyway, here are just a few.Podría sugerir muchos métodos diferentes, pero, de todos modos, aquí hay solo algunos. There are only a very few (=not many) exceptions.Solo hay muy pocas (=no muchas) excepciones.the last/next few The office has been closed for the last few days.La oficina ha estado cerrada estos últimos días.every few days/weeks etc The plants need to be watered every few days.Las plantas hay que regarlas cada pocos días.the/somebody’s few days/weeks etc She had enjoyed her few days in Monaco.Había disfrutado sus pocos días en Mónaco.2 quite a few/a good few/not a few a fairly large number of things or peopleun número bastante grande de cosas o personas: She must have cooked a good few dinners over the years.A lo largo de los años debe de haber cocinado bastantes cenas.few of There were hundreds of protesters, not a few of whom were women.Había cientos de manifestantes, y no pocas de ellas eran mujeres.3not many or hardly any people or thingsno muchas o casi ninguna persona o cosa OPP many: low-paid jobs that few people wanttrabajos mal pagados que poca gente quiere Many people expressed concern, but few were willing to help.Mucha gente expresó su preocupación, pero pocos estaban dispuestos a ayudar. The team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins.El equipo que comete menos errores suele ganar.few of Very few of the staff come from the local area.Muy pocos del personal son del área local. Mr Wingate was full of explanations, but precious few (=hardly any) of them made sense.El señor Wingate tenía un montón de explicaciones, pero poquísimas (=casi ninguna) tenían sentido.the few The cathedral was one of the few buildings not destroyed in the war.La catedral era uno de los pocos edificios que no fue destruido en la guerra. This hospital is one of the few that are equipped to provide transplant surgery.Este hospital es uno de los pocos que están equipados para realizar cirugías de trasplante.somebody’s few belongings/friends etc I gathered together my few possessions.Reuní mis pocas pertenencias.4 no fewer than used to emphasize that a number is largese usa para enfatizar que una cantidad es grande: I tried to contact him no fewer than ten times.Intenté contactarlo no menos de diez veces.5 as few as 5/10 etc used to emphasize how surprisingly small a number isse usa para enfatizar lo sorprendentemente pequeña que es una cantidad: Sometimes as few as 20 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests.A veces, solo 20 de 500 o más candidatos logran pasar todas las pruebas.6 to name/mention but a few used when you are mentioning only a small number of people or things as examples of a large groupse usa cuando se mencionan solo un pequeño número de personas o cosas como ejemplos de un grupo mayor: This is a feature of languages such as Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, to name but a few.Esta es una característica de lenguas como el árabe, el español y el portugués, por nombrar solo algunas.7 the (privileged/chosen) few the small number of people who are treated better than others and have special advantagesel pequeño número de personas que reciben mejor trato que otras y tienen ventajas especiales: Such information is made available only to the chosen few.Dicha información solo está disponible para unos pocos elegidos. The needs of the many have been ignored – instead, the priority has been to bring benefits only to the few.Las necesidades de la mayoría han sido ignoradas; en cambio, la prioridad ha sido llevar beneficios solo a unos pocos.8 be few and far between to be rareser escaso; ser raro: Jobs are few and far between at the moment.Los empleos escasean en este momento.9 have had a few (too many) informalinformal to have drunk too much alcoholhaber bebido demasiado alcohol: He looks as if he’s had a few!¡Parece que ha bebido de más!GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparacióna few• A few means ‘a small number, for example two or three people or things’.• A few significa "un pequeño número, por ejemplo dos o tres personas o cosas".• You use a few before plural nouns: · A few people were waiting.· He called me a few days later.• A few se usa antes de sustantivos en plural: · Había algunas personas esperando.· Me llamó unos días después.• You say a few of the: · A few of the people were getting annoyed. ✗Don’t say: A few of people were getting annoyed.• Se dice a few of the: · Algunas de las personas se estaban irritando. ✗No diga: A few of people were getting annoyed.• You say a few of my/her/his etc or a few of them/us/you: · A few of my friends came too.· A few of us left early.• Se dice a few of my/her/his etc o a few of them/us/you: · Algunos de mis amigos también vinieron.· Algunos de nosotros nos fuimos temprano.few• Few means ‘not many or hardly any’. It emphasizes how small the number is.• Few significa "no muchos o casi ninguno". Enfatiza lo pequeño que es el número.• In formal English, you use few before plural nouns, without ‘a’: · Few people knew he was ill.• En inglés formal, few se usa antes de sustantivos en plural, sin "a": · Pocas personas sabían que estaba enfermo.• In everyday English, people usually say not many instead: · Not many people knew he was ill.• En el inglés cotidiano, la gente suele decir not many en su lugar: · No mucha gente sabía que estaba enfermo.