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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɪçt ˈveːnɪɡə
"Nicht wenige Experten haben Bedenken geäußert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A considerable number of; quite a few or many.
"Not a few experts have expressed concern over the new economic policy."
- 1
A fairly large group of people or things.
"Among the applicants, not a few were qualified for the senior position."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English roots combined with a litotes construction, which is a figure of speech employing understatement by using an affirmative expressed by the negative of its contrary. The phrase has been used in Germanic and English literary traditions since the Middle English period to intentionally emphasize a surprisingly large quantity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Not a few" is said worldwide
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plus d'un
Transliteration: plys d'œ̃
"Plus d'un expert a exprimé des inquiétudes."
nicht wenige
Transliteration: nɪçt ˈveːnɪɡə
"Nicht wenige Experten haben Bedenken geäußert."
non pochi
Transliteration: non ˈpɔki
"Non pochi esperti hanno espresso preoccupazione."
no pocos
Transliteration: no ˈpokos
"No pocos expertos han expresado su preocupación."
não poucos
Transliteration: nɐ̃w ˈpusuʃ
"Não poucos especialistas expressaram preocupação."
कई
Transliteration: kayi
"कई विशेषज्ञों ने चिंता व्यक्त की है।"
不少
Transliteration: bù shǎo
"不少专家对新政策表示担忧。"
상당수의
Transliteration: sangdangsu-ui
"상당수의 전문가들이 우려를 표명했다."
少なくない
Transliteration: sukunakunai
"少なくない専門家が懸念を表明している。"
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