 | English  | German |  |
 | shortly {adv} [in a few words, briefly] | 120 kurz [in wenigen Worten] |  |
 | bibl. [... for many be called, but few chosen.] | ... Viele sind berufen, aber wenige sind auserwählt. [hum.] [Redewendung] [nach dem Gleichnis von den Arbeitern im Weinberg] |  |
Verbs |
 | to skip sth. [omit] [e.g. a few lines] | 1401 etw.Akk. auslassen [überspringen] |  |
 | to quaff sth. [to empty in few gulps] [glass, tumbler, etc.] | etw. mit wenigen Schlucken leeren [Glas, Becher usw.] |  |
Nouns |
 | belongings [few, often portable things] | 432 Habseligkeiten {pl} |  |
 | rail halt [Br.] [small station, usually unstaffed or with very few staff] | 13 Haltestelle {f} <Hst> [österr.] [schweiz.] |  |
 | geogr. hamlet [loose settlement of a few houses] | 7 Rotte {f} [österr.] |  |
 | med. [crossing or wandering eyes of babies during the first few months of life] | Babyschielen {n} |  |
 | [situation where the press is owned by a few companies] | Pressekonzentration {f} |  |
 | chem. ferrotungsten [FeW] | Eisenwolfram {n} |  |
 | rail halt [Br.] [small station, usually unstaffed or with very few staff] | Haltepunkt {m} <Hp> [Deutschland] |  |
2 Words |
 | ... and change [a small fraction of the sum, originally a small fraction of a dollar, a few coins] [also fig.] | ... und ein paar Zerquetschte [ugs.] [ein geringer Teil eines Ganzen, früher ein bisschen Kleingeld] [auch fig.] |  |
 | in brief {adv} [in a few words] | in knappen Worten |  |
 | in short {adv} [in few words] | in Kürze [in wenigen Worten] |  |
 | archi. low-rise {adj} [having few storeys] | niedrig [Gebäude] |  |
 | fin. to be underbanked [have too few banks] | underbanked sein [zu wenig Banken haben] |  |
 | to comment on sth. [e.g.: a few points] | etw. ansprechen |  |
 | to squeeze sth. out [a few words] | etw.Akk. hervorpressen [Worte etc.] |  |
3 Words |
 | the other day {adv} [idiom] [a few days ago] | vor ein paar Tagen |  |
 | to run on fumes [idiom] [have few resources] | auf dem letzten Loch pfeifen [Redewendung] [mit seiner Kraft etc. am Ende sein] |  |
5+ Words |
 | quote We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. [William Shakespeare in Henry V] | Wir wenigen, wir wenigen Glücklichen, wir Schar von Brüdern. |  |
 | to usually last a few hours and only rarely more than a few days | gewöhnlich einige Stunden und nur selten mehr als einige Tage andauern |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | film quote F You can't handle the truth! [A Few Good Men] | Sie können die Wahrheit doch gar nicht vertragen! |  |