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poco

/ˈpoko/, [ˈpo.ko]

little

Determiner poco m sg (feminine poca, superlative poquísimo)

  1. little, not much
    Bebí poca agua.
    I drank little water.
    Nos casamos hace poco tiempo.
    We got married recently.
  2. few, not many
    Muy pocas personas hacen eso.
    Very few people do that.
  3. un-, not
    poco saludable
    unhealthy

Adverb poco

  1. little (not much)
    Comí poco.
    I ate little / I didn’t eat much.

Noun poco m (plural pocos)

  1. little (a small amount)
    Hablo un poco (de) inglés.
    I speak a little English.
  2. a short time, a little while
    hace poco
    a little while ago
    dentro de poco
    in a little bit

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Duró poco más de una hora.

    It took little more than an hour.

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  • "¿Se va a servir un poco más de café?" "No gracias. Ya he bebido suficiente."

    "Will you have some more coffee?" "No, thanks. I've had enough."

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  • Y un poco de pan.

    And a little bread.

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  • No sabía eso hasta hace poco.

    I didn't know about that until quite recently.

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  • La pronunciación del danés es un poco difícil.

    Danish pronunciation is a little bit difficult.

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  • Estudié un poco esta mañana.

    I studied for a while this morning.

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  • Tom estaba preocupado de que su nivel de colesterol estuviera un poco alto.

    Tom was worried that his cholesterol level might be a little high.

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  • Con un poco más de esfuerzo.

    With a little more effort.

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  • Ella está un poco ebria.

    She's a bit drunk.

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  • Quiero un poco más de agua.

    I'd like some more water.

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