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"Sigo" is a form of "seguir", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to follow". "Un poco de" is a phrase which is often translated as "a bit of". Learn more about the difference between "sigo" and "un poco de" below.
seguir(
seh
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geer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to follow
Sígueme y te enseño el camino a casa.Follow me and I will show you the way home.
Los niños siguieron a su padre hasta el parque.The children followed their dad to the park.
4. (to study)
a. to follow
Millones de adolescentes siguen al cantante en Twitter.Millions of teenagers follow the singer on Twitter.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to resume)
a. to carry on
¿Seguimos o prefieres tomar un descanso?Shall we carry on or would you rather have a break?
b. to go on
No podemos seguir así. Hay que hacer algo.We can't go on like this. We have to do something.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Tu hermana sigue acusándote de haberle robado la pulsera?Is your sister still accusing you of stealing her bracelet?
Seguimos bailando hasta no poder más.We kept dancing until we couldn't go on anymore.
a. to carry on
Sigan por el malecón unos cinco minutos y verán el restaurante a la derecha.Carry on along the boardwalk for five minutes and you'll see the restaurant on your right.
b. to keep going
Siga todo recto hasta el banco y luego doble a la izquierda.Keep going straight ahead as far as the bank and then turn left.
11. (to persist)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Seguimos sin saber si van a venir a la boda o no.We still don't know if they're coming to the wedding or not.
Mejor que aplacemos la salida porque sigue nevando.We'd better delay our departure because it is still snowing.
seguirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
12. (to deduce)
a. to follow
Por tus malas notas se sigue que no has estudiado en absoluto.From your bad grades, it follows that you have not studied at all.
a. to follow
Las etiquetas HTML en esta secuencia deben seguirse una tras otra sin un espacio intermedio.The HTML tags in this sequence need to follow one after the other without an intervening space.
un poco de(
oon
poh
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koh
deh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. a bit of
El ambiente está muy cargado. Voy a salir a la terraza, necesito un poco de aire.It's very stuffy in here. I'm going out to the terrace; I need a bit of air.
b. a little
Si tuviera un poco de dinero, me compraba un pequeño terreno en el campo y me hacía una casa.If I had a little money, I'd buy a small piece of land in the country and build a house.
c. a little bit of
Todo lo que te pedí fue un poco de amor, nada más, pero ni eso supiste darme.All I asked from you was a little bit of love, no more, but you couldn't even give me that.
d. some
Ve a casa de la vecina a pedirle un poco de sal. Nos hemos quedado sin.Go to the neighbor's to ask for some salt. We have none left.
