Few in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishA small number of countable things, fewer than one might expect; not many (few people know it).

Definition in FrenchUn petit nombre, moins qu'on ne pourrait le penser ; pas beaucoup (peu de).

Example sentences

• Peu de gens connaissent cet endroit.🔊

  Few people know this place.

• Le dimanche, très peu de magasins sont ouverts.🔊

  Very few shops are open on Sundays.

Learn it in a lesson

• Ordinal numbers and quantities in French

few in other languages

• What few means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese