"un poco" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /um ˈpoko/, [ũm ˈpo.ko]
Head templates: {{es-adv}} un poco
  1. (modifying an adjective) a bit, a little, kind of, slightly, somewhat, kinda
    Sense id: en-un_poco-es-adv-gxgia8jS
  2. (modifying a verb) some, a bit, a little
    Sense id: en-un_poco-es-adv-0isqRbVH
  3. a little bit, a little, a bit, some (when followed by de)
    Sense id: en-un_poco-es-adv-IHKOaKaH Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Size Related terms: poquito
Disambiguation of Size: 0 0 0

Download JSON data for un poco meaning in Spanish (2.1kB)

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        {
          "english": "It's kind of late for lunch.",
          "text": "Es un poco tarde para almorzar.",
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        }
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          "slightly",
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          "english": "They just need a little bit of guidance.",
          "text": "Sólo necesitan un poco de orientación.",
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      "ipa": "[ũm ˈpo.ko]"
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