Usage examples of "first few" in English with translation to German

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The first few years were difficult. Die ersten paar Jahre waren schwierig.

I skipped the first few pages of the book. Ich habe die ersten Seiten des Buches überschlagen.

I could understand the first few sentences, but the rest of his speech was all Greek to me. Die ersten Sätze seiner Rede konnte ich verstehen, aber der Rest war nur Bahnhof.

Few people have two cars. Wenige Leute haben zwei Autos.

January is the first month of the calendar. Der Januar ist der erste Monat im Kalender.

Few people know how to do it. Wenige Leute wissen, wie man das macht.

I didn't believe him at first. Anfangs glaubte ich ihm nicht.

We have few opportunities to speak German. Wir haben wenig Gelegenheit, Deutsch zu sprechen.

Did you catch the first train? Hast du den ersten Zug bekommen?

Few passengers survived the catastrophe. Nur wenige Passagiere überlebten die Katastrophe.

Please, take a look at my first post and let me know what you think about it. Bitte seh dir meinen ersten Beitrag an und lass mich wissen, was du darüber denkst.

Few people live to be 100 years old. Es gibt kaum Menschen, die hundert Jahre alt werden.

It's the first time I open this door. Es ist das erste Mal, dass ich diese Türe öffne.

There are few apples in the basket. In dem Korb sind ein paar Äpfel.

First I'll look at the prices, and only then I'll decide whether I'll buy the camera or not. Zuerst werde ich die Preise vergleichen und erst dann werde ich entscheiden, ob ich die Kamera kaufe.

The search function has too few options. Die Suchfunktion hat zu wenig Optionen.

In American movies, the black guy always dies first. In amerikanischen Filmen stirbt der Schwarze immer zuerst.

Few elephants would volunteer to move to Europe. Wenige Elephanten würden freiwillig nach Europa wandern.

Armstrong was the first man to reach the moon. Armstrong erreichte als allererster Mensch den Mond.

Few people will admit their faults. Nur wenige Menschen geben ihre Fehler zu.

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