"poco a poco" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Español]

IPA: [ˌpo.ko a ˈpo.ko]
Rhymes: o.ko Etymology: poco + a + poco.
  1. De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.
    Sense id: es-poco_a_poco-es-phrase-M~VEc5wu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.): de a poco, gradualmente, paso a paso, paulatinamente, progresivamente Translations (de manera gradual): nach und nach (Alemán), a poc a poc (Catalán), petit à petit (Francés), peu à peu (Francés), little by little (Inglés), a poco a poco (Italiano), piano piano (Italiano), piano piano si arriva lontano (Italiano), domandiŋ-domandiŋ (Mandinká), domaŋ-domaŋ (Mandinká), pouco a pouco (Portugués), aos poucos (Portugués), puțin câte puțin (Rumano)
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  "etymology_text": "poco + a + poco.",
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  "lang_code": "es",
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        "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas."
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    },
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    {
      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
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      "word": "de a poco"
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      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
      "sense_index": "1",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "progresivamente"
    }
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      "lang": "Alemán",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "nach und nach"
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      "lang": "Catalán",
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      "sense": "de manera gradual",
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      "sense": "de manera gradual",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Inglés",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "little by little"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italiano",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "a poco a poco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italiano",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "piano piano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italiano",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "piano piano si arriva lontano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Mandinká",
      "lang_code": "mnk",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "domandiŋ-domandiŋ"
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    {
      "lang": "Mandinká",
      "lang_code": "mnk",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "domaŋ-domaŋ"
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      "lang": "Portugués",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "pouco a pouco"
    },
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      "lang": "Portugués",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
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      "word": "aos poucos"
    },
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      "lang": "Rumano",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "puțin câte puțin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "poco a poco"
}
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        "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas."
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    {
      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
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      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "paso a paso"
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      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
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      "word": "paulatinamente"
    },
    {
      "sense": "De manera gradual y constante, por etapas.",
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      "word": "progresivamente"
    }
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      "lang": "Alemán",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "nach und nach"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalán",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "a poc a poc"
    },
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      "lang": "Francés",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "petit à petit"
    },
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      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "little by little"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italiano",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "a poco a poco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italiano",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "piano piano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italiano",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "piano piano si arriva lontano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Mandinká",
      "lang_code": "mnk",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "domandiŋ-domandiŋ"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Mandinká",
      "lang_code": "mnk",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "domaŋ-domaŋ"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugués",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "pouco a pouco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugués",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "aos poucos"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Rumano",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "de manera gradual",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "puțin câte puțin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "poco a poco"
}

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