quelques-uns in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quelques-uns in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Translations for quelques-uns in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

us PRON The direct or indirect object pronoun us is always translated by nous: she knows us = elle nous connaît. Note that both the direct and the indirect object pronouns come before the verb in French and that in compound tenses like the present perfect and past perfect, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the direct object pronoun: he's seen us ( masculine or mixed gender object) il nous a vus; ( feminine object) il nous a vues.
In imperatives nous comes after the verb: tell us! = dis-nous!; give it to us or give us it = donne-le-nous (note the hyphens).
After the verb to be and after prepositions the translation is also nous: it's us = c'est nous.
For expressions with let us or let's see the entry → let .
For particular usages see the entry below.

quelques-uns/-unes d'entre nous
give us a hand, will you inf?
oh give us a break inf!
give us a look inf!

See also let2, let1

I.let2 [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] N

3. let LAW → hindrance

II.let2 <pres part letting, pret, pp let> [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] VB trans

I.let1 <pres part letting, pret, pp let> [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] VB trans

1. let (when making suggestion):

+ subj let's say (that)…

2. let (when expressing defiance or a command):

let y = 25 MATH
soit y = 25

3. let (allow):

let them have it! lit
let them have it! fig, inf (shoot)

them [Brit ðɛm, ðəm, Am ðɛm, ðəm] PRON

I.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] ADJ When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.

1. few (not many):

III.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] PRON

IV.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] N

V.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju]

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also old, late

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.name [Brit neɪm, Am neɪm] N

1. name (title):

nom m

See also second name, first name

I.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] DET ADJ When some is used as an adjective to mean an unspecified amount of something, it is translated by du, de l' before vowel or mute h, de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: I'd like some bread = je voudrais du pain; have some water = prenez de l'eau; we've bought some beer = nous avons acheté de la bière; they've bought some peaches = ils ont acheté des pêches.
But note that where some is followed by an adjective preceding a plural noun, de alone is used in all cases: some pretty dresses = de jolies robes.
For particular usages see I. below.
When some is used as a pronoun it is translated by en which is placed before the verb in French: would you like some? = est-ce que vous en voulez?; I've got some = j'en ai.
For particular usages see II. below.

II.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] PRON

III.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] ADV

IV.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm]

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Translations for quelques-uns in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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Les habitants survivants partirent tous en direction des villes, seulement quelques-uns revinrent à partir de 1440.
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Il va vite déchanter car un mystère entoure le cinéaste et surtout quelques-uns de ses films.
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On possède encore quelques-uns des comptes financiers du chantier.
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Au lieu de 34 bataillons de volontaires, il n'y en avait que 27, dont quelques-uns même achevaient à peine leur formation.
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Cependant, quelques-uns des problèmes posés par la sur-représentation sont réduits lors du calcul de l'indice par des facteurs de pondération.
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On peut même dire que quelques-uns de ses ouvrages sont dignes de ce titre.
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Aujourd'hui, ils sont quelques-uns mais la dentelle demeure indissociable de l'histoire de la ville.
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Aucun de ceux-ci ne participent à des actions lourdes de combat, et quelques-uns prennent part à de grandes batailles.
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Quelque temps après, une tentative d'évasion est organisée par quelques-uns de ses compagnons.
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Il commença à établir des ministres évangéliques dans quelques-uns de ses villages.
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