de poquito o de a poquito?

Question

I transcribed a phrase

va siendo soltado suavemente de poquito

But it sounds like he might be saying "de a poquito". Is this an actual expression and what would be the best translation?

Thanks much!

correct spelling and capitalization are mandatory on this site, welcome to the forum:) - 00494d19, Dec 28, 2010

Answer 1

English sentence that you want to say

Lorenzo, the "that" is not necessary here , why did you correct that?

In English the pronoun "that" is often optional, but not in Spanish. - Luzbonita, Dec 28, 2010

Answer 2

Hi Antonio - Definitely 'de a poquito' - I would translate that as 'little by little' Good phrase to go in the PB, do you want to do it?

or maybe 'a little at a time'? Heidita? - margaretbl, Dec 28, 2010

Answer 3

va siendo soltado suavemente de poquito

Can you send us a link to the audio?

sounds weird. But it could be

...suavemente porquito a poquito..

The expression is "poco a poco".

Answer 4

Antonio you have been here for a long time, I wonder why you use correct spelling in some posts and in others not...interesting

We need to know the English sentence you want to say.

. . .English sentence that you want to say. . . - lorenzo9, Dec 28, 2010

Disculpa - antonioquieto, Dec 28, 2010

Answer 5

The original sentence in Spanish is

va siendo soltado suavemente de poquito (o de a poquito)

which in English would mean, "it goes on being released gently, little by little.

I am just wondering if "de poquito" is the correct usage or if "de a poquito" is a Spanish expression. It sounds like that is what he says in the audio, but I don't see "de a poquito" mentioned in the phrasebook.

Thanks!