few in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.few <fewer fewest> [Am fju, Brit fjuː] ADJ

1. few (not many):

few
pocos / pocas
few people know about this
lo sabe poca gente
few people know about this
lo saben pocos
she's one of the few people who admire him
es una de las pocas personas que lo admiran
the or what few chances I had
las pocas posibilidades que tenía
with very few exceptions
con muy pocas excepciones
some few trivial errors excepted
exceptuando alguno que otro error sin importancia
there were far too few chairs
había poquísimas sillas
six books too few were delivered
entregaron seis libros de menos
every few days
cada pocos días
the last few days have been difficult
estos últimos días han sido difíciles
there were fewer people than usual
había menos gente que de costumbre
I had one card fewer than the others
tenía una carta menos que los demás
fewer and fewer trains stop here
cada vez paran menos trenes aquí
the fewest possible alterations
el menor número posible de cambios

II.few <fewer fewest> [Am fju, Brit fjuː] PRON

1. few (not many):

few
pocos / pocas
few were willing to help
pocos estaban dispuestos a ayudar
the few who did come refused to dance
los pocos que vinieron no quisieron bailar
we have too few to go around
no tenemos suficientes para todos
only the few will appreciate these subtleties
solo una minoría apreciará estas sutilezas
the privileged few
la minoría privilegiada
as few as 30% pass first time
tan solo un 30% aprueba a la primera
such exceptions are few (in number)
esas excepciones son raras
fewer than 200 tickets have been sold
se han vendido menos de 200 entradas
few attempt to escape and even fewer succeed
muy pocos intentan escapar y son aún menos los que lo logran
she received no fewer than ten presents
recibió nada menos que diez regalos
few of his stories are true
muy pocas de sus historias son ciertas
there are fewer of us/them than last time
somos/son menos que la última vez
to be few and far between good beaches are few and far between
las playas buenas son contadísimas
to be few and far between good beaches are few and far between
hay muy pocas playas buenas
his visits to her grew fewer and further between
cada vez la visitaba menos

Phrases:

a few (some), a few objected
algunos se opusieron
all but a few
casi todos
a good few or quite a few already know
ya lo saben bastantes
there are still quite a few left
todavía quedan unos cuantos
there are hundreds of applicants, but no more than a few are accepted
se presentan cientos, pero aceptan solo a unos pocos
not a few were taken aback by the news form
la noticia sorprendió a un buen número de personas
he's had a few (too many) inf
se ha tomado unas cuantas
a few of us complained
algunos (de nosotros) nos quejamos
a good few of the cases have been solved
bastantes de los casos han sido resueltos
more than a few of us are dissatisfied
más de uno de nosotros está descontento
not a few of them have criminal records form
un buen número de ellos tiene antecedentes penales
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a few miles upriver (from London)
a unas millas (de Londres) río arriba
I bet that cost a few bob!
¡eso ha tenido que costar un platal inf
I bet that cost a few bob!
¡eso ha tenido que costar un pastón Spain inf
I bet that cost a few bob!
¡eso ha tenido que costar un lanón! Mex inf
she's not short of a few bob or of a bob or two
está forrada inf
there are few standouts among this year's students
este año hay pocos alumnos que sobresalgan or (se) destaquen
there are few standouts among this year's students attr performer/athlete
destacado
there remain a few conundrums surrounding …
quedan unas cuantas interrogantes relacionadas con …
I'm not going to haggle over a few dollars
no voy a discutir por unos pocos dólares
a few drinks will lubricate his tongue inf
unas copas le soltarán la lengua inf

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few in the PONS Dictionary

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I.few <-er, -est> [fju] ADJ det

II.few <-er, -est> [fju] PRON

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to tell sb a few home truths
decir a alguien unas cuantas verdades
to say a few well-chosen words
decir unas palabras acertadas
to interject a few remarks
agregar algunos comentarios
it is another few miles downstream from here
eso está a unas cuantas millas río abajo

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A container ship can be loaded and unloaded in a few hours compared to days in a traditional cargo vessel.
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Few men were more relaxed and even-tempered, yet there came a time when he was biting his lip until it bled.
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For the first few years after Rollerblade was formed they were the only manufacturer of in-line skates that had worldwide distribution.
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But in his few leisure hours another ego gradually emerges from his subconscious.
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Within a few weeks of his return, he was beardless again.
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The trouble recently is that very few acknowledge the gesture and sometimes men barge through before women.
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Parenting classes, pre-marriage education, marriage enrichment programs, and family financial planning courses are a few examples of this human development profession.
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The agency expects growth to remain sluggish over the next few years.
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It only takes one off day -- or even a few bad overs -- for a favourite to be bundled out.
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The twosome, who have attempted to keep their not-so-secret relationship under wraps, are rumored to have been dating for the past few years.
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