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a few (a small number of) determiner [UK: ə fjuː] [US: ə ˈfjuː] | quelques◼◼◼determiner |
a few (a small number of things) pronoun [UK: ə fjuː] [US: ə ˈfjuː] | quelques-uns◼◼◻pronoun |
quite a few (large number) noun [UK: kwaɪt ə fjuː] [US: ˈkwaɪt ə ˈfjuː] | pas mal◼◼◼nom {m} un bon nombre◼◼◻nom {m} |
quite a few (indefinite and somewhat large number) determiner [UK: kwaɪt ə fjuː] [US: ˈkwaɪt ə ˈfjuː] | nombre de◼◼◼determiner pas mal de◼◼◼determiner bon nombre de◼◼◻determiner |
you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette (phrase) phrase | on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs [one doesn't make an omelette without breaking eggs]phrase |