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birkaç

Aç olamazsın. Birkaç dakika önce abur cubur yedin. - You can't be hungry. You had a snack a few minutes ago.

Sadece birkaç kişi beni anladı. - Only a few people understood me.

(deyim) ara sıra

(deyim) bazı bazı

(deyim) az

few of

birkaçı

seyrek

Taksiler sağanak sırasında seyrekti. - Taxis are few and far between during a rainstorm.

tek tük

Bu nehirde balıklar tek tük. - The fish in this river are few and far between.

(isim)diren, kırk yılda bir

nadir

çok nadir

Biz Tom'u ziyaret ederken geçen ay bir kaç gün Boston'daydık. - We were in Boston last month for a few days visiting Tom.

Tom bir kaç kere başını salladı. - Tom nodded his head a few times.

a few times

birkaç kez

{f} daha az

Bu yıl geçen yıla göre daha az kaza vardı. - There were fewer accidents this year than last.

Benim tavuklar geçen yıl daha az yumurtladı. - My hens laid fewer eggs last year.

Çok kötü! Çok az sayıda zengin insan yetimhaneye bağış yapıyor. - Too bad! Too few rich people donate to the orphanage.

Kötü beslenme bir kişinin diyetinde çok az ya da çok besin içerdiği zaman oluşur. - Malnutrition occurs when a person's diet contains too few or too many nutrients.

bazı

Mary ve diğer bazı kadınlar birkaç saattir buradaydı. - Mary and some other women were here for a few hours.

Teknik Oturum Gündeminde birkaç kişi daha sonra gün içindeki bazı oturumlara katılmak istediklerinden söz ettiler. - A few people mentioned they would like to attend some sessions later in the day on the Technical Session Agenda.

Birçok insan seksen yıldan fazla yaşamaz. - Not a few people live to be over eighty.

He´s a man of few words

birçok

Fransızcayı iyi konuşan birçok arkadaşım var. - I have quite a few friends who speak French well.

Birçok Amerikalılar suşi severler. - Quite a few Americans like sushi.

Çok az sayıda samimi arkadaşı var. - She has very few close friends.

Managua'da çok az Amerikan yerlisi vardır. - There are very few Native Americans in Managua.

a man of few words

some women menses may last as few as 2 days.

bearing few travellers

taşıyan birkaç gezginler

drop sb a line, a few lines

have a few friends in

birkaç arkadaşım var

having few syllables

birkaç hece sahip

hes gone for a few days.

Sadece birkaç kişi beni anladı. - Only a few people understood me.

Hayatta derece yapmak için hepimiz çok çalışırız fakat sadece birkaç kişi başarır. - We all try hard to make the grade in life, but only a few succeed.

over the last few years

son birkaç yılda

precious few

Sayılabilen bir şey için çok az

a few times in a year

Bir hayli

I have met quite a few people in America.

O, bu sabah bir hayli mektup aldı. - He received quite a few letters this morning.

Bir hayli öğrenci bugün yok. - Quite a few students are absent today.

the few

birkaç

Çekirdek aile genç bir önyargıdır; aslında, aileler sadece göreli zenginliğin son 50 ya da 60 yılı içinde birkaç yakın üyenin etrafında inşa edilmiştir. - The nuclear family is a young prejudice; in fact, families have only been built around the few immediate members in the last 50 or 60 years of relative wealth.

Tom kalan ve yardım eden birkaç kişinin arasındaydı. - Tom was among the few who stayed and helped.

He's a man of few

yılda birkaç kez

a few years after

(deyim) makul miktarda

a good few

(deyim) uygun sayıda

a good few

birçok

a man of few wants

pek az isteği olan bir adam

be few and far between

nadir rastlanmak; çok seyrek olmak

escape with few scrapes

hafif sıyrıklarla kurtulmak

escape with few scrapes

hafif sıyrıklarla atlatmak

every few days

(deyim) bir kaç günde bir

{i} az miktar

{k} (deyim) bir kaçtane atmak,çok içmiş olmak

he's a man of few words

az konuşan biri o

i'd like to extend my stay for a few days

ziyaret süremi birkaç gün daha uzatmak istiyorum

The pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain

epeyce

Hem Tom'un hem de Mary'nin epeyce arkadaşları var. - Tom and Mary both have quite a few friends.

Partiye epeyce insan geldi. - Quite a few people came to the party.

too few knots

(Bilgisayar) çok fazla düğüm

too few tags

(Bilgisayar) çok az etiket

English - English

Definition of few in English English dictionary

An indefinite, but usually small, number of

I don't know how many drinks I've had, but I've had a few.

Obscuring one eighth to two eighths of the sky

NOAA definition of the term few clouds: An official sky cover classification for aviation weather observations, descriptive of a sky cover of 1/8 to 2/8. This is applied only when obscuring phenomenon aloft are present--that is, not when obscuring phenomenon are surface-based, such as fog.

Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated

Few people, few things

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of

Many are called, but few are chosen.

{a} not many, belonging to a small number

You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people. The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember in the last few chapters A train would pass through there every few minutes at that time of day

(n ) tren, trehn

few refers to count nouns, less and little to mass nouns

a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"

covering one eighth to two eighths of the sky

an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"

You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends Here are a few more ideas to consider She was silent for a few seconds. Few is also a pronoun. Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours A strict diet is appropriate for only a few. Few is also a quantifier. There are many ways eggs can be prepared; here are a few of them. a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers

one eighth to two eighths obscured by clouds

emphasis You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large. No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session

A small elite group

Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people

pron. some, several

The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 1/8th and 2/8ths, based on the summation layer amount for that layer

More than one, but not as many as usual or as expected

{s} little, not many, some

The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have. This should not be an experience for the few. a system built on academic excellence for the few

adj [not many] sedikit

{i} not many, some, several; small number of -

emphasis Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often. In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between. = rare

A small number of things or people

An indefinite small number of things or people

Used to descrige a cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

emphasis You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small. One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility

a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few" an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few" a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle

A cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle

some, not many

You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use `so', `too' and `very' in front of few. She had few friends, and was generally not very happy Few members planned to vote for him Very few firms collect the tax, even when they're required to do so by (Hukuk) many Few is also a pronoun. The trouble is that few want to buy, despite the knockdown prices on offer. a true singing and songwriting talent that few suspected. Few is also a quantifier. Few of the volunteers had military experience. Few is also an adjective. spending her few waking hours in front of the TV His memories of his father are few

oligo

A sedge species, Carex pauciflora

Rare and scarce

few-flowered sedge

few-flowered sedges

plural form of few-flowered sedge

few against many

small number against a large number

very scarce, very few, rare

few-flowered leek

leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran

a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"

an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"

The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 1/8th and 2/8ths, based on the summation layer amount for that layer

adj [not many] sedikit

some, not many

A cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

Used to descrige a cloud layer that covers between 1/8th and 2/8ths of the sky

(n ) tren, trehn

few refers to count nouns, less and little to mass nouns

Few.

only

The only cars on the street were parked.

Tom said he only needed a few more minutes. - Tom said that he only needed a few more minutes.

It'll only take a few minutes. - It will only take a few minutes.

The Few

Name given to the British and Allied fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad

I think the lady down the road is a few sandwiches short of a picnic — you often hear strange bangings at odd hours in the morning.

The comparative of few; a smaller number

There are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.

The state, quality, or condition of being few

have a few

To drink enough alcohol to be slightly drunk

The phone at the lake house rings and rings, until my father's voice, very groggy — it's the way he sounds once he's had a few — is finally heard.

in a few shakes

Alternative form of in two shakes

man of few words

A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few but fewer than a lot; a fair number of

I've watched quite a few basketball games in my time.

In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed

paucity

{n} smallness or defect of number

precious few

Extremely few

more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses"

a few steps from the beach

{s} small number of, one or two

a few of

some of, several

very close to the beach, on the seashore

a few(a)

more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses

chosen few

select group, elite few (unique for their kind)

every few

each few, each group of several

every few days

once per several passing days, every several days

every few hours

every several hours, once per several passing hours

exchanged a few words

talked a little bit, conversed briefly

{s} less, of a smaller amount

pron. less, smaller amount

The superlative of few; the smallest number

(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late

fewest

(superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number; "the fewest birds in recent memory"

fewest

fewest

{s} quantifier signifying the smallest in number

The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity

{i} scarcity, meagerness, scantiness

the quality of being small in number

it was only a few moments before-

Brevity; conciseness

good few

{s} considerable amount

in a few words

briefly, in short

only a very short period of time ago-

man of few words

man who uses a few words, man who is laconic; taciturn person

minus a few buttons

has gone crazy, is insane, has lost his mind

of few words

using few words, laconic; taciturn, tending to be silent and uncommunicative

precious few

very small number, very little