several

sev·er·al  (svr-l, svrl)

adj.

1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.

2. Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).

3. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See Synonyms at distinct.

4. Law Relating separately to each party of a bond or note.

pron. (used with a pl. verb)

An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

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[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sparlis, sperlis, from Latin spar, from sparre, to separate; see separate.]

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sever·al·ly adv.

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several [ˈsɛvrəl]

determiner

a.  more than a few; an indefinite small number several people objected

b.  (as pronoun; functioning as plural) several of them know

adj

1. (prenominal) various; separate the members with their several occupations

2. (prenominal) distinct; different three several times

3. (Law) Law capable of being dealt with separately; not shared Compare joint [15]

[via Anglo-French from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpār, from sēparāre to separate]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	several - (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
	2.	several - considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" respective, various individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
	3.	several - distinct and individual; "three several times" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

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several

adjective

some, a few, a number of, a handful of, many, manifold I had lived two doors away from his family for several years.

pronoun

various, different, diverse, divers (archaic), assorted, disparate, indefinite, sundry one of several failed attempts

Translations

several [ˈsevrəl]

A. ADJ

1. (in number) → varios
several times → varias veces
several hundred people → varios cientos de personas

2. (frm) (= separate) → diverso
their several occupations → sus diversas ocupaciones
they went their several ways → tomaron cada uno su camino

B. PRON → varios
several of them wore hats → varios(de ellos)llevaban sombrero

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several [ˈsɛvrəl]

adj

pron → plusieurs mpl/fpl
several schools → plusieurs écoles
several hours later → plusieurs heures après
He returned home several hours later → Il est rentré plusieurs heures après.
several times → plusieurs fois
several of us → plusieurs d'entre nous
several of them → plusieurs d'entre eux
I've seen several of them → J'en ai vu plusieurs.

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several

adj

(= some) → einige, mehrere; (= different, diverse, various) → verschiedene; I went with several others → ich ging mit einigen or ein paar anderen zusammen; I’ve seen him several times/several times already → ich habe ihn einige Male gesehen/schon mehrmals or mehrere Male gesehen; there are several ways of doing it → das kann man auf mehrere or verschiedene Arten machen; I’ll need several more → ich brauche noch einige

(dated: = respective) → jeweilig; they went their several ways → jeder ging seinen Weg, sie gingen ihrer Wege (old)

pron → einige; several of the houses → einige (der) Häuser; several of us → einige von uns

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several [ˈsɛvr/əl]

1. adj → parecchi/ie pl, diversi/e pl
several times → diverse volte

2. pron → parecchi/ie pl, alcuni/e pl
several of us → parecchi di noi, alcuni di noi

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several [ˈsɛvr/əl]

1. adj → parecchi/ie pl, diversi/e pl
several times → diverse volte

2. pron → parecchi/ie pl, alcuni/e pl
several of us → parecchi di noi, alcuni di noi

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several

adj several [ˈsevrəl]

more than one or two, but not a great many Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter. verskeie عِدَّة неколцина několik adskillige mehrere μερικοί varios mitu چند نفر usea plusieurs אֲחָדִים अनेक nekoliko különféle, több beberapa nokkrir, fáeinir vari, parecchi いくつかの 몇몇의 keli daži; vairāki agak banyak verscheidene flere, atskillige kilka vários mai mulţi несколько niekoľko nekaj, več nekoliko flera, åtskilliga หลาย ๆ birkaç 幾個 кілька, декілька ایک یا دو سے زیادہ لیکن بہت زیادہ نہیں vài, dăm ba 几个（多于一两个，少于许多）

pron

some or a few Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken. verskeie عدَدٌ من، بَعْض няколко několik, pár flere mehrere μερικοί, αρκετοί varios mõned بعضي از jotkut, jotkin plusieurs; quelques אֲחָדִים कई, कुछ nekoliki, više njih több sebagian nokkrir parecchi; alcuni いくつか 몇 개, 사람 keli daži; vairāki beberapa enkele noen, flere niektórzy vários mai mulţi; unii некоторые niekoľko, pár nekateri nekoliko flera stycken มีบ้าง; สองสามคน birkaçı, bazıları 幾個 деякі; декілька چند، متعدد vài 数个

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several → عِدَّة, عديد několik adskillige, mange einige, mehrere κάμποσος, μερικοί varios usea plusieurs nekoliki, nekoliko parecchi いくつかの, 数個 몇몇, 몇몇의 meerdere, verscheidene flere, solidarisk kilku, osobny muitos, vários другой, несколько flera มากกว่าสอง, หลาย birkaç vài 数个, 若干个