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few meaning in French

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few (few people, few things)
pronoun
[UK: fjuː]
[US: ˈfjuː]

peu◼◼◼pronoun

few (indefinite, usually small number)
determiner
[UK: fjuː]
[US: ˈfjuː]

peu◼◼◼determiner

few (meteorology: obscuring 1-2 eighths of the sky)
determiner
[UK: fjuː]
[US: ˈfjuː]

peu◼◼◼determiner

quelques◼◼◻determiner

few (small number)
determiner
[UK: fjuː]
[US: ˈfjuː]

peu◼◼◼determiner

fewer (comparative of few; a smaller number)
determiner
[UK: ˈfjuːə(r)]
[US: ˈfjuːər]

moins (de)◼◼◼determinerI have fewer books than you. = J'ai moins de livres que toi.

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

curfew [curfews] (evening bell)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜː.fjuː]
[US: ˈkɝː.fjuː]

couvre-feu◼◼◼nom {m}

curfew [curfews] (fire accessory)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜː.fjuː]
[US: ˈkɝː.fjuː]

couvre-feu◼◼◼nom {m}

curfew [curfews] (historical regulation requiring fire to be covered/extinguished)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜː.fjuː]
[US: ˈkɝː.fjuː]

couvre-feu◼◼◼nom {m}

curfew [curfews] (regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜː.fjuː]
[US: ˈkɝː.fjuː]

couvre-feu◼◼◼nom {m}

curfew [curfews] (signal indicating this time)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜː.fjuː]
[US: ˈkɝː.fjuː]

couvre-feu◼◼◼nom {m}

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
{m}

pas mal de◼◼◼determiner

bon nombre de◼◼◻determiner
{m}

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

on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufsphrase