No. 3,624 in Swedish
fåtal
"Fåtal" means "a small number" or "few."
In a sentence
Ett fåtal människor deltog i mötet.
A few people attended the meeting.
Here, 'fåtal' indicates a small number or minority of participants in an event.
Endast ett fåtal varor var kvar på hyllorna.
Only a few items were left on the shelves.
In this instance, 'fåtal' refers to a small quantity remaining in a selection.
Vi har bara ett fåtal dagar kvar innan semestern börjar.
We only have a few days left before the vacation starts.
'Fåtal' is used here to express a limited count of time units remaining.
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