einige — meaning in English

English meaning

• couple noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
• several det More than two or three, but not very many.
• some determiner An unspecified but limited amount or number of something.

Senses

einige is used for these senses in English:

• a few A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).
• a few A small number of things.
• couple One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
• several Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many. [from 17th c.]
• some (stressed) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
• some A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
• some A certain number, at least two.
• some An indefinite quantity.

couple — full definition

1. noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
2. noun A small, unspecified number of things or people — roughly two or a few.
3. verb To join or connect two things together.

several — full definition

1. det More than two or three, but not very many.
2. adj Separate and distinct from one another.

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