| Spanish > English |
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| un poco |
| 1. adv. (modifying an adjective) a bit, a little, kind of, slightly, somewhat, kinda |
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| Es un poco tarde para almorzar. - It's kind of late for lunch. |
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| 2. adv. (modifying a verb) some, a bit, a little |
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| Estoy tratando de dormir un poco aquí. - I'm trying to sleep a bit here. |
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| 3. adv. a little bit, a little, a bit, some (when followed by de) |
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| Sólo necesitan un poco de orientación. - They just need a little bit of guidance. |
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| Analysis |
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| un |
| 1. art. a |
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| 2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one |
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| poco |
| 1. det. little, not much |
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| Bebí poca agua. - I drank little water. |
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| Nos casamos hace poco tiempo. - We got married a little time ago. |
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| 2. det. few, not many |
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| Muy pocas personas hacen eso. - Very few people do that. |
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