This is the 3624th most frequent Swedish word.
fåtal
"Fåtal" means "a small number" or "few."
Here, 'fåtal' indicates a small number or minority of participants in an event.
Ett fåtal människor deltog i mötet.
A few people attended the meeting.
In this instance, 'fåtal' refers to a small quantity remaining in a selection.
Endast ett fåtal varor var kvar på hyllorna.
Only a few items were left on the shelves.
'Fåtal' is used here to express a limited count of time units remaining.