poco

/ˈpoko/, [ˈpo.ko]

little

Examples

Demasiadas cosas que hacer y muy poco tiempo.

So many things to do, and so little time.

Source
Sam recibió un trato injusto al ser despedido poco antes de que su trabajo se hiciera permanente.

Sam got a raw deal when he was laid off just before his job would have become permanent.

Source
Hice humo mi plata en muy poco tiempo.

I made my money go up in smoke in a very short time.

Source
El novio de Yumi es un poco antisocial.

Yumi's boyfriend is a bit antisocial.

Source
¡Un poco más a la derecha, así!

A little more to the right, just like so!

Source
Puede que tengas un poco de fiebre.

You may have a slight fever.

Source
La economía mundial no se recuperará en poco tiempo.

The world economy will not recover anytime soon.

Source
Le dejamos un poco de tarta.

We left him some cake.

Source
Hablo un poco de inglés.

I can speak English a little.

Source
¿Crees que podrías hacer un poco menos de ruido?

Do you think you could make a little less noise?

Source
La privatización del cobre chileno sería algo muy poco agradable de oír.

It was disappointing to hear about the privatization of Chilean copper.

Source
La razón principal fue que tuvo muy poco tiempo para eso.

The main reason was that he had too little time for it.

Source
Afloje usted un poco la venda.

Loosen the bandage a little.

Source
Creo que somos todos un poco locos.

I think we're all a bit crazy.

Source
Sé un poco de francés.

I know a little French.

Source
¿Querría un poco más de ternera?

Would you like some more beef?

Source
Me está dando un poco de hambre.

I'm getting a little hungry.

Source
Quiero hacer un poco de ejercicio.

I want to do a little physical exercise.

Source
Tom se siente un poco mejor después de tomar la medicina que le prescribió el doctor.

Tom feels a little better after taking the medicine that the doctor prescribed.

Source
Solo necesito un poco más de tiempo.

I just need a little more time.

Source

Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.

Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!