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

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He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life. Er kehrte in sein Heimatdorf zurück, wo er die letzten Jahre seines Lebens verbrachte.

In the last few years he has developed the bad habit of being rude to his friends. In den letzten paar Jahren hat er die schlechte Gewohnheit angenommen, grob zu seinen Freunden zu sein.

There were very few passengers in the last bus. Es waren sehr wenig Fahrgäste im letzten Bus.

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

I was expecting you last night. Ich habe dich gestern Abend erwartet.

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

I have at last learned the Gettysburg Address by heart. Wenigstens habe ich die Rede von Gettysburg auswendig gelernt.

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

Did you drive her home last night? Hast du sie gestern Abend nach Hause gefahren?

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

He would be the last man to break his word. Er wäre der Letzte, der seine Versprechen bräche.

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

We visited the museum last week. Wir haben das Museum letzte Woche besucht.

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

Did you call me up last night? Hast du mich gestern Abend angerufen?

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

The coup attempt was foiled at the last moment. Der Staatsstreich wurde im letzten Moment verhindert.

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

When was the last time you caught a fish? Wann haben Sie das letzte Mal geangelt?

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

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