| Principal Translations |
| poco a poco loc adv | (lentamente) | bit by bit, little by little adv |
| | Ve llenando poco a poco la botella, no se te vaya a derramar. |
| | Fill the bottle up little by little so that it doesn't spill. |
| poco a poco loc adv | (en poca cantidad) | bit by bit, little by little adv |
| | | gently adv |
| | Ve poniendo las naranjas poco a poco; si las pones todas a la vez, se rompe la balanza. |
| | Put the oranges on bit by bit. If you put them all on at once, you'll break the scales. |
Compound Forms:
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¿a poco...?,
¿a poco no...? loc interj | MX: coloquial (expresa incredulidad) | No way! interj |
| | (colloquial) | Get out of town! interj |
| | (colloquial) | You don't say! interj |
| | ¿A poco le creíste? ¡Se nota que es un mentiroso! |
| | ¿A poco no te gusta?; ¡pero si está delicioso! |
¡a poco!,
¡a poco no! loc interj | MX: coloquial (expresa sorpresa) | No way! interj |
| | (colloquial) | Get out of town! interj |
| | | You're kidding! interj |
| | ¡A poco! ¿Te vas a casar con él? |
| a poco de loc prep | (poco después de) | soon after expr |
| | | not long after expr |
| | | shortly after expr |
| | A poco de haber llegado a la casa, se fue a dormir. |
| | Soon after arriving home, she went to bed. |
a poco no,
a poco expr | GT, MX (expresa confirmación) (confirmation) | isn't it?, aren't they? expr |
| | | doesn't it?, don't they? expr |
| | | isn't that right?, isn't that the truth? expr |
| | (disagreement) | what do you mean? expr |
| Note: Se usa en frases interrogativas para confirmar lo dicho: ¿A poco le creíste? ¿A poco no te gusta? |
| | ¿A poco no te gusta?; ¡pero si está delicioso! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This music is terrible, isn't it? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This coffee tastes great, doesn't it? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The best part of the vacation was the first-class seats on the flight there. Isn't that right? |
| | What do you mean you don't like it? But it's delicious! |
| a poco que expr | (con mínimo esfuerzo) | with just, with nothing more than expr |
| | | simply by, just by expr |
| | | before you know it expr |
| | A poco que lo intentes lo conseguirás. |
| | Just by trying you'll succeed. |
| de a poco loc adv | AmL (poco a poco) | little by little adv |
| | | one at a time, one by one adv |
| | Ve poniendo las naranjas de a poco. Si las pones todas a la vez, se rompe la balanza. |
| | Place the oranges little by little. If you put them all on at once, you'll break the scales. |
de a pocos,
de a poco loc adv | coloquial (poco a poco) | step by step adv |
| | | one step at a time adv |
| | De a pocos vas a conseguir lo que quieres. |
| saber a poco loc verb | (quedarse con ganas de más) (event) | be over before you know it v expr |
| | | leave you wanting more v expr |
| | | be insufficient, not be enough v expr |
| | Las vacaciones siempre saben a poco. |
| | Vacations are always over before you know it. |
| tener en poco a alguien loc verb + prep | (no valorarlo) | look down on v expr |
| | | not think much of v expr |
| | ¿Por qué tienes en poco a Pedro? No tiene mucho dinero, pero es honesto y trabajador. |
| | Luisa es muy inteligente, pero sus colegas la tienen en poco por su falta de experiencia. |
| | Why do you look down on Pedro? He might not have much money, but he's honest and hardworking. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She was a very successful singer, but her peers did not think much of her. |