Kilo Lingo

peu

/pø/

#113 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

little, few, not much

Examples

.

He speaks little but works a lot in this group.

, .

In a short while, everyone will know the news.

patience .

A little patience helps to learn a language.

.

There is little bread left for breakfast tomorrow.

cuisiner plat correctement.

Few people really know how to cook this dish properly.

Peu est un adverbe de quantité indiquant une faible quantité ou intensité. La locution un peu de atténue le sens : un peu fatigué (slightly tired) vs peu fatigué (not very tired) - nuance importante que les apprenants confondent souvent.

Peu à peu (gradually, little by little) est une locution adverbiale très utile. Sous peu (shortly, before long) s'utilise dans un registre légèrement soutenu. Ne pas confondre avec peut (3e personne de pouvoir), homonyme à l'oral.

Related words

assez

enough, quite, rather

beaucoup

a lot, much, many

bien

well, good, very

moins

less, fewer, minus

trop

too, too much, too many

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This word is part of lesson 3.