"quite a few" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: : quite a few < → δείτε τις λέξεις quite, a και few
  1. αρκετός, κάμποσος, αρκετούτσικοι, αρκετούτσικες, αρκετούτσικα, πολλοί μα όχι σε υπερβολικό βαθμό
    Sense id: el-quite_a_few-en-phrase-PeSEb5WZ Categories (other): Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a fair few, a fair number, a good few, quite a bit, quite a lot
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Quite a few people gathered at the event.",
          "translation": "Στην εκδήλωση μαζεύτηκε αρκετός κόσμος."
        },
        {
          "text": "There were quite a few people in the room and it was hard to find a spot.",
          "translation": "Είχε κάμποσο κόσμο στην αίθουσα και δυσκολεύτηκα να βρω θέση."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "αρκετός, κάμποσος, αρκετούτσικοι, αρκετούτσικες, αρκετούτσικα, πολλοί μα όχι σε υπερβολικό βαθμό"
      ],
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    {
      "word": "a fair few"
    },
    {
      "word": "a fair number"
    },
    {
      "word": "a good few"
    },
    {
      "word": "quite a bit"
    },
    {
      "word": "quite a lot"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quite a few"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": quite a few < → δείτε τις λέξεις quite, a και few",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Quite a few people gathered at the event.",
          "translation": "Στην εκδήλωση μαζεύτηκε αρκετός κόσμος."
        },
        {
          "text": "There were quite a few people in the room and it was hard to find a spot.",
          "translation": "Είχε κάμποσο κόσμο στην αίθουσα και δυσκολεύτηκα να βρω θέση."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "αρκετός, κάμποσος, αρκετούτσικοι, αρκετούτσικες, αρκετούτσικα, πολλοί μα όχι σε υπερβολικό βαθμό"
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    {
      "word": "a fair few"
    },
    {
      "word": "a fair number"
    },
    {
      "word": "a good few"
    },
    {
      "word": "quite a bit"
    },
    {
      "word": "quite a lot"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quite a few"
}

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