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A. adj (-ca)

• (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few muy poco vino = very little wine muy pocos niños = very few children había poquísimos coches = there were hardly any cars Definition of little in the British & World English dictionary Definition of little in the US English dictionary Translate little | into French | into German | into Italian

B. pron

• 1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa) había poco que hacer = there was little to do por poco que gane … = no matter how little o however little she earns … se conforma con poco = he's easily satisfied todo le parece poco = she is never satisfied pocos quisieron ayudar = few were willing to help pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo = not many people can afford to do that

• 2poco (refiriéndose a tiempo) lo vi hace poco = I saw him recently o not long ago hace muy poco que lo conoce = she hasn't known him for very long tardó poco en hacerlo = it didn't take him long to do it falta poco para las navidades = it's not long till Christmas a poco de venir él = soon o shortly after he came dentro de poco = soon poco antes de que … = a short while o shortly before …

• 3un poco a (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while dame un poco = I'll have some o a little espera un poco = wait a whileTranslate a little | into French | into German | into Italian b un poco de = a little, a bit of c un poco + adj/adv un poco caro/tarde = a bit o a little expensive/late

• 4 (en locs)

  a poco

  (Méx) ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! = isn't Acapulco just fantastic! ¡a poco ganaron! = don't tell me they won! de a poco (AmL) = gradually, little by little poco a poco = gradually poco más o menos = approximately, roughly por poco = nearly