pouco

Significat (Anglès)

Pron

1. a little of something; not enough
2. a short while

Adj

little; few (not many)

Adv

1. little (not much or not often)
2. for a short duration, while

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpowko̝/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de llatí: paucus

Cognat amb portuguès: pouco

Cognat amb espanyol: poco

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Portuguese pouco and Spanish poco.

Frases

A situación en Asia é pouco coñecida .

The situation in Asia is little known.

Faltaba pouco para tela a punto .

There was little time to get it on the right track.

Non preciso apurar tanto , podo ir un pouco máis amodo .

I don't need to hurry so much, I can go a little slower.

¡ Que pouco podemos agardar do Goberno galego se se fai esta afirmación!

How little we can expect from the Welsh Government if this assertion is made!

Arde dando unha chama azul curta e con pouco fume .

It burns, giving a short blue flame with little smoke.

Pouco despois viría a disolución do grupo .

Shortly thereafter, the group disbanded.