Dictionary English German: [few]

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English German
shortly {adv} [in a few words, briefly]
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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 daysgewöhnlich 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!
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