"un peu" meaning in French

See un peu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /œ̃ pø/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-un peu.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} un peu
  1. a little, a bit Synonyms: un poil
    Sense id: en-un_peu-fr-adv-ZPT8nGen
  2. Used to soften an order.
    Sense id: en-un_peu-fr-adv-FEMzFqE4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: un peu mon neveu Related terms: quelque peu, une fois
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          "a bit",
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              6,
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              5,
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