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Definition of plusieurs vs quelques

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Definition of plusieurs vs quelques

So are they synonyms?

This question relates to:French lesson "Quelque/quelques vs Un peu de/peu de = A couple/a few vs a bit of/few (French Indefinite Adjectives)"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Chris, 

I don't think you could say that 'several' (plusieurs) and 'a few' ( quelques) are synonyms in either language.

You would use plusieurs to stress a good quantity of something and quelques for a  small amount of something.

But that's semantics I suppose!

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

There's been ample previous discussion on that. Maybe look back a bit in the thread?

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Definition of plusieurs vs quelques

So are they synonyms?

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