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peu

little

adverb puh Common

Also means

few

Usage Note

Peu is the small-quantity word, the opposite of beaucoup, and the warm phrase un peu softens almost anything, as in un peu fatigué or attends un peu. Watch the contrast: peu de gens means few people, while un peu de means a little of something.

Examples

"Il reste peu de pain."

Natural Translation

There's little bread left.

Literal Translation

There remains little of bread.

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