Sentence examples of "wenigen" in German with translation "few"

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Der Bettler klapperte mit ein paar wenigen Münzen in seiner Dose. The beggar rattled a few meager coins in his tin can.
Der Buchstabe "ß" ist eine der wenigen Dinge, bei denen die Schweiz keine neutrale Position einnimmt. The letter "ß" is one of the few things Switzerland is not neutral about.
Anstatt auf diese beiden Berichte einzugehen, werde ich daher mit einigen wenigen Worten die in ihnen enthaltenen Argumente zu untermauern versuchen. That being the case, instead of elaborating on these two reports, I should like to say a few words to corroborate the arguments behind them.
Die Endung „um“ hat keine bestimmte Bedeutung, und deshalb muss man die (sehr wenigen) Wörter mit „um“ wie einfache Wörter lernen. Zum Beispiel: plenumi, kolumo, manumo. The suffix "um" doesn't have a definite meaning, and, for that reason, one must learn the (very few) words with "um" as simple words. For example: plenumi, kolumo, manumo.
Wenige Leute haben zwei Autos. Few people have two cars.
Ich habe wenige englische Bücher. I have few English books.
Ich bekomme dieser Tage wenig Besuch. Few people visit me these days.
Die Suchfunktion hat zu wenig Optionen. The search function has too few options.
Nur wenige Studenten kannten seinen Namen. Few students knew his name.
Nur wenige Wissenschaftler verstehen die Relativitätstheorie. Few scientists understand the theory of relativity.
Nur wenige wissen von dem Plan. Few people know about the plan.
Nur wenige Schüler kannten seinen Namen. Few students knew his name.
Wenige Menschen werden neunzig Jahre alt. Few people live to be ninety years old.
Der Besucher waren wenige im Museum. Visitors were few at the museum.
Wir hatten diesen Sommer wenige Sonnentage. We had few sunny days this summer.
Er besitzt nicht ganz wenige Schafe. He owns a good few sheep.
Sie hat sehr wenige enge Freunde. She has very few close friends.
Nur wenige Passagiere überlebten die Katastrophe. Few passengers survived the catastrophe.
Nur wenige wissen von dem Vorhaben. Few people know about the plan.
Nur wenige Studenten können Latein lesen. Few students can read Latin.
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