Sentence examples of "rather few" in English
Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.
Rien ne semble plus surprenant à ceux qui considèrent les affaires humaines d'un œil philosophique que la facilité avec laquelle la multitude est gouvernée par une minorité; et la soumission implicite par laquelle les hommes renoncent à leurs propres sentiments et passions pour ceux de leurs gouvernants.
They prefer the shadows rather than the spotlight.
Ils préfèrent l'ombre à la lumière des projecteurs.
As elsewhere in India, growth most often occurs despite the government rather than because of it.
Comme ailleurs en Inde, la croissance se produit la plupart du temps plus malgré le gouvernement que grâce à lui.
You can see how much difference a few degrees can make.
Vous pouvez voir quelle différence quelques degrés font.
She refers to Nostradamus with the rather cloying nickname "Nosty".
Elle fait référence à Nostradamus sous le nom mièvre de « Nostro ».
Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
Peu de gens parlent parfaitement une langue étrangère.
It's so easy to write good example sentences, that even if we accidentally delete a few good sentences in the process of getting rid of a whole lot of bad ones, I think we could drastically improve the quality of this corpus by doing a lot of deleting.
Il est si facile d'écrire de bonnes phrases d'exemple que je crois que même si nous supprimons accidentellement quelques phrases correctes dans le processus de se débarrasser d'un tas de phrases incorrectes, nous pourrions augmenter drastiquement la qualité du corpus en faisant beaucoup de suppressions.
We decided to lie hidden for a few days.
Nous décidâmes de rester cachés deux ou trois jours de plus.
I'd rather clean my room than spend time doing my homework.
Je ferais mieux de nettoyer ma chambre que de passer du temps à faire mes devoirs.
It was a pleasant day, but there were few people in the park.
C'était une journée agréable, mais il y avait peu de monde dans le parc.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.
In this section, you can see how words and expressions are used in different contexts using examples of translations made by professionals. The Contexts section will help you learn English, German, Spanish and other languages. Here you can find examples with phrasal verbs and idioms in texts that vary in style and theme. Examples can be sorted by translations and topics.
Learn foreign languages, see the translation of millions of words and expressions, and use them in your e-mail communication.
Advert