poca (Latinoamérica)
pócar
(México) poker
poca [po’-co, cah]
adjective
1. Little, scanty (escaso), limited, small in quantity, small in extent (pequeño), not much, few, some.
- De poco interés -> of small interest
- Todas las medidas son pocas -> any measure will be inadequate
adverb
2. Little (no mucho), in a small degree or quantity, in a scanty manner, shortly, briefly, in a short time.
- Poco ante -> or poco después, a little before or after
- Poco a poco -> gently, softly; stop
- De poco tiempo acá -> latterly
- Tener en poco -> to set little value on a thing
- A poco -> por poco, en poco, to be very near a thing
- Qué poco -> how little: indicating the difficulty or impossibility of anything
- Ahora trabaja muy poco -> he only works a little now
- Poco amable -> unkind
- Por poco -> almost
noun
3. Little, a small part or proportion. (m)
- Un poco -> a little
by little and little.
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