poco a poco in Italian

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Etymology: Compare Spanish poco a poco, Galician and Portuguese pouco a pouco, and French peu à peu. See a poco a poco. Etymology templates: {{cog|es|poco a poco}} Spanish poco a poco, {{cog|gl,pt|pouco a pouco}} Galician and Portuguese pouco a pouco, {{cog|fr|peu à peu}} French peu à peu Head templates: {{it-adv}} poco a poco

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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Portuguese pouco a pouco",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "peu à peu"
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      "expansion": "French peu à peu",
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        "little by little, step by step, gradually, bit by bit"
      ],
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          "little by little",
          "little by little"
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          "step by step",
          "step by step"
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          "gradually",
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          "bit by bit",
          "bit by bit"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "a poco a poco"
        },
        {
          "word": "gradualmente"
        },
        {
          "word": "passo a passo"
        },
        {
          "word": "piano piano"
        }
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  "word": "poco a poco"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "poco a poco"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish poco a poco",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,pt",
        "2": "pouco a pouco"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Portuguese pouco a pouco",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "peu à peu"
      },
      "expansion": "French peu à peu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Spanish poco a poco, Galician and Portuguese pouco a pouco, and French peu à peu.\nSee a poco a poco.",
  "head_templates": [
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  "pos": "adv",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "little by little, step by step, gradually, bit by bit"
      ],
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          "little by little",
          "little by little"
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        [
          "step by step",
          "step by step"
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          "gradually",
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        ],
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          "bit by bit",
          "bit by bit"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "a poco a poco"
        },
        {
          "word": "gradualmente"
        },
        {
          "word": "passo a passo"
        },
        {
          "word": "piano piano"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "poco a poco"
}

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"poco a poco" meaning in Italian

Adverb