Grammatical class

Adverb

peu

little; not very much/many

Details

Syllables

peu

Phonetics

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

60

Freq. (movies)

93

Freq. (news)

93

Variants

Sentences

Je dors peu.

I sleep little.

A1

C'est peu dire.

That's an understatement.

A1

Il a peu d'amis.

He has few friends.

A1

C'est peu dire !

That's an understatement!

A1

Ah, peu importe.

Ah, whatever.

A2

Le vent souffle peu.

The wind is weak.

A2

J'ai peu de livres.

I have few books.

B1

Il y a peu d'espoir.

There is not much hope.

B1

Tu pleureras avant peu.

You'll be crying before long.

B1

C'est très peu probable.

That's very unlikely.

B1

J'ai peu d'amis.

I have few friends.

B2

Pour obtenir de bons prix certains négociateurs emploieraient parfois des méthodes peu conventionnelles

To get good prices, certain negotiators sometimes employ unconventional methods

C2