Ít, vài

a man of few words

một người ít nói

very few people

rất ít người

every few minutes

cứ vài phút

( a few) một vài, một ít

to go away for a few days

đi xa trong một vài ngày

quite a few

một số kha khá

Ít, số ít, vài

he has many books but a few of them are interesting

anh ấy có nhiều sách, nhưng chỉ có một vài cuốn là hay

ít

một vài

Hardly or scarcely any, not many, insufficient;infrequent, occasional: Few people came to my party. He is aman of few words.

N.

Handful, some, scattering: I invited a lot of people,but only a few came.

Pron.

(only) one or two, not many: Many apply but few arechosen.

Adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors arefew).

N. (as pl.) 1 (prec. by a) some but not many (a fewwords should be added; a few of his friends were there).

Asmall number, not many (many are called but few are chosen).

(prec. by the) a the minority. b the elect.

(the Few)colloq. the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain.

Fewness n. [OE feawe, feawa f. Gmc]