QUITE A FEW

quite a few: translation

quite a few & quite a lot & quite a bit & quite a number
much or many. •

Do you need one? I have quite a few.

I have quite a bit—enough to spare some.

How many? Oh, quite a number.

* * *
or[quite a number] also {formal}[not a few] {n.} or {adj. phr.} Rather a large number; more than a few. * /Quite a few went to the game./ * /The basket had quite a few rotten apples in it./ - The phrase "quite a number" is used like an adjective only before "less", "more". * /Few people saw the play on the first night but quite a number more came on the second night./ - Sometimes used like an adverb. * /We still have quite a few more miles to go before we reach New York./ Syn.: GOOD MANY, NOT A FEW. Compare: A FEW, A NUMBER.

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порядочное число, довольно много, немало

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QUITE A FEW

фраз.немалодовольно многодобрая половинаThere are still a good few empty seats.

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QUITE A FEW

quite a few порядочное число, довольно много

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довольно много, порядочное число, порядочно

QUITE A FEW

довольно много

QUITE A FEW

порядочное число, довольно много, немало

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довольно много; немало; добрая половина

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багатодосить досить багато достатньо

QUITE A FEW

(разг.) - довольно много, достаточно

QUITE A FEW

довольно много

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