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fewer:
- weniger; geringer; schlechter; kleiner; kürzer
few:
- wenig; einige; sparsam; spärlich; ärmlich; karg; mager; kärglich; armselig; dürftig
- wenig; ein wenig
Wiktionary:
- fewer → weniger
- few → wenig
- few → paar, einige, wenige, karg, schmal, dürftig, kärglich, knapp, selten, rar, spärlich

English

Detailed Translations for fewer from English to German

fewer:

fewer adj

fewer (less)
weniger; geringer; schlechter
- weniger adj
- geringer adj
- schlechter adj
fewer (less; more restricted)
geringer; schlechter
- geringer adj
- schlechter adj
fewer (smaller; more restricted; shorter; less)
kleiner; kürzer; geringer
- kleiner adj
- kürzer adj
- geringer adj

Translation Matrix for fewer:

Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
geringer	fewer; less; more restricted; shorter; smaller	more marginal; on a smaller scale; worse
kleiner	fewer; less; more restricted; shorter; smaller
kürzer	fewer; less; more restricted; shorter; smaller	shorter; smaller
schlechter	fewer; less; more restricted	angrier; harder; more arduous; more difficult; more nasty; more trying; more wretched; nastier; worse; wretcheder
weniger	fewer; less	minus

Synonyms for "fewer":

less; few

Antonyms for "fewer":

more

Related Definitions for "fewer":

(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of¹
- fewer birds came this year¹
- the birds are fewer this year¹
- fewer trains were late¹

Wiktionary Translations for fewer:

fewer

en-det

comparative of few; a smaller number
- fewer → weniger

few:

few adj

few
wenig; einige; sparsam; spärlich; ärmlich; karg; mager; kärglich; armselig; dürftig
- wenig adj
- einige adj
- sparsam adj
- spärlich adj
- ärmlich adj
- karg adj
- mager adj
- kärglich adj
- armselig adj
- dürftig adj

few

few (not much; not many; little; not a lot)
wenig; ein wenig
- wenig
- ein wenig

Translation Matrix for few:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
ein wenig		little dashes
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
ein wenig	few; little; not a lot; not many; not much
einige		some
wenig	few; little; not a lot; not many; not much
-	few in number
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
armselig	few	abominable; flimsy; immature; inferior; lean; lousy; meager; meagre; miserable; paltry; poor; poverty stricken; ragged; seedy; shabby; shady; terrible; thin; unsightly
dürftig	few	banal; below the belt; coarse; come off badly; flimsy; gross; immature; inferior; lean; low; meager; meagre; mean; miserable; nasty; not high; pedestrian; poor; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; rotten; shabby; skinny; small; thin; to a limited extent; to a small extent; trite; trivial; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vile; vulgar; wobbly; wonky; worst
ein wenig		slightly; that little; the same small proportions
einige	few	a couple of; a few; certain; some
karg	few	barren; dry; flimsy; immature; inferior; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; parced; parched; poor; puny; scorched; shabby; skinny; thin; unfruitful; withered
kärglich	few	barren; immature; inferior; meager; meagre; parched; poor; puny; skinny; thin; unfruitful
mager	few	low-fat; meager; meagre; parched; poor; puny; skinny; thin
sparsam	few	austere; avaricious; economic; economical; economically; frugal; miserly; niggardly; poor; scanty; sober; sparing; stingy; thrifty
spärlich	few	economic; economical; economically; poor
wenig	few
ärmlich	few	austere; come off badly; flimsy; frugal; immature; inferior; lean; miserable; paltry; poor; ragged; scanty; shabby; shady; sober; thin; unsightly; worst

Related Words for "few":

fewness, fewest

Synonyms for "few":

a few; a couple of; hardly a; fewer; some
small indefinite quantity; small indefinite amount
elite; elite group

Antonyms for "few":

many

Related Definitions for "few":

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number¹
- a few weeks ago¹
- a few more wagons than usual¹
- an invalid's pleasures are few and far between¹
- few roses were still blooming¹
- few women have led troops in battle¹
a small elite group¹
- it was designed for the discriminating few¹

Wiktionary Translations for few:

few

determiner

indefinite, usually small number
- few → wenig

few

Pronomen: einige (der gleichen Art)
- paar → few
unbestimmte Anzahl von Personen oder Dingen einer Art: mehrere
- einige → few; some

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• few	→ wenige	↔ weinig — in een klein aantal
• few	→ karg; schmal; dürftig; kärglich	↔ insuffisant — Qui ne suffire pas.
• few	→ knapp; selten; rar; karg; dürftig; kärglich; spärlich	↔ rare — Qui est en petit nombre, qui se trouve difficilement.

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