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to wait a while

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1 wait

اِنْتَظَرَ \ await: to wait for: He is anxiously awaiting the results of his exam. hang on: to wait: Hang on a moment while I finish this page - then we’ll go. wait: to stay or stop until sth. happens, or until sb. comes: Wait a moment. Please wait for me to get ready.

Arabic-English glossary > wait
2 wait

[weɪt]
1. verb

1) ( with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything):

Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside

I'm waiting for John (to arrive).
يَنْتَظِر
2) ( with for) to expect:

I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!
يَتَوَقَّع
3) ( with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table):

This servant will wait on your guests

He waits at table.
يَخْدُم الزَّبائِن
2. noun

an act of waiting; a delay:

There was a long wait before they could get on the train.
إنْتِظار، تأخير

Arabic-English dictionary > wait
3 while

مُدَّة قَصِيرة \ a little: a short time: Wait here a little. while: a period: I waited a long while. He arrived a short (or a little) while ago.

Arabic-English glossary > while
4 Wait while I go to the drugstore.

Radio: QRX

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Wait while I go to the drugstore.
5 While We Wait

Chat: WWW

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > While We Wait
6 While You Wait

Business: WYW

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > While You Wait
7 While You Wait Service

Business: WYW

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > While You Wait Service
8 a while

لِفَتْرَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ \ a while: for a short time: Let’s wait a while.

Arabic-English glossary > a while
9 потрайвам

wait a while, have a little patience

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потра̀йвам,

гл. wait a while, have a little patience.

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wait a while, have a little patience

Български-английски речник > потрайвам
10 poco

adj.

not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

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poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

■ hago muy poco ejercicio últimamente I do very little exercise these days

■ somos pocos para tanto trabajo there are too few of us for so much work

■ pocas Navidades salimos de viaje we don't often travel at Christmas

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

- poco a poco
- por poco 2. (f. - poca)
pron.

little, few
3. (f. - poca)
adj.

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

• poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

poca cosa se podría haber hecho — there wasn't much we could have done

comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

• y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

2) [en plural] few, not many

pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

me quedan pocas probabilidades — I don't have much chance

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use

una hora da para poco — you can't get much done in an hour

con lo poco que me quedaba — with what little I had left

ya sabes lo poco que me interesa — you know how little it interests me

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

voy a dormir un poco — I am going to have a little sleep

le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly

necesito descansar un poco — I need to rest for a while

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

es un poco lo que yo comentaba — that's more or less what I was saying

• un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

lo hice un poco como protesta — I did it partly as a protest

• un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

dame un poco de vino — can I have some wine?

¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

lleva poco trabajando aquí — he hasn't been working here long

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

tu hermana ha llamado hace poco — your sister called a short while ago

la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

pocos son los que... — there are few who...

ya somos pocos los que nos sentimos así — there are now very few of us who feel this way

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

es tonto como hay pocos — he's as stupid as they come

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

sus libros son poco conocidos aquí — his books are not very well known here

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

a poco Méx —
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¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

• de a poco — LAm gradually

• tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

tiene la vida en poco — he doesn't value his life

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

• a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

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= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *
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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *

poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful

es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice

para locs ver poco³ pron D. (↑ poco (3))

poco² -ca

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck

¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes

a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity

hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade

éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you

a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied

me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much

sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast

por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left

es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that

B

poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while

tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen

falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off

a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped

dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly

poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left

C

un poco

1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?

descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest

espera un poquito wait a little while

todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little

2

un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine

tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)

come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham

3

un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)

habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little

D ( en locs):

a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?

¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!

nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us

en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come

tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives

me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million

poco menos que nearly

es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible

le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her

poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

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poco 1 adverbio:
◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

( en plural) few;
◊ muy poco vino very little wine;

muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
◊ había poco que hacer there was little to do;

por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3
◊ un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

4 ( en locs)
◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually

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poco, -a

♦ adj
(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
de poca importancia of little importance;

poca agua not much water;

pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;

tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;

con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata

♦ pron

1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;

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poco

I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;

de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;

por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

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poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

1) : little, not much, (a) few

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

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poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

estuve con él hace poco I was with him not long ago

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco
11 Zeit

Präp. (+ Gen): zeit seines etc. Lebens gesamt: his etc. whole life long; (von da an) for the rest of his etc. life; zeitlebens

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die Zeit

(Ablauf) time;

(Grammatik) tense;

(Uhrzeit) hour; time;

(Zeitalter) age; era

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[tsait]
f -, -en

1) time; (= Epoche) age

die gute alte Zéít — the good old days

es erinnerte ihn an alte Zéíten — it reminded him of the old days

das waren noch Zéíten! — those were the days

die Zéíten sind schlecht — times are bad

die Zéíten haben sich geändert — times have changed

die Zéít Goethes — the age of Goethe

die damalige Zéít machte die Einführung neuer Methoden erforderlich — the situation at the time required the introduction of new methods

wenn Zéít und Umstände es erfordern — if circumstances demand it, if the situation requires it

die jetzigen Zéíten erfordern,... — the present situation requires...

für alle Zéíten — for ever, for all time (liter)

etw für alle Zéíten entscheiden — to decide sth once and for all

in seiner/ihrer besten Zéít — at his/her peak

mit der Zéít gehen — to move with the times

vor der Zéít alt werden — to get old before one's time

Zéít — before sb's time

die Zéít ist knapp bemessen — time is short

die Zéít verging wie im Flug — time flew by

die Zéít wurde mir lang — time hung heavy on my hands

eine lange Zéít her sein or zurückliegen, dass... — to be a long time (ago or back) since...

eine Stunde Zéít haben — to have an hour (to spare)

Fräulein Glück, haben Sie vielleicht einen Augenblick Zéít? — Miss Glück, do you have a moment?

für jdn/etw Zéít nehmen — to devote time to sb/sth

sich Zéít füreinander nehmen — to make time for one another

dafür muss ich mir mehr Zéít nehmen — I need more time for that

die Zéít nehmen, etw zu tun — to take the time to do sth

du hast dir aber reichlich Zéít gelassen — you certainly took your time

hier bin ich die längste Zéít gewesen — it's about time or it's high time I was going

keine Zéít verlieren — to lose no time

damit hat es noch Zéít — there's no rush or hurry, there's plenty of time

das hat Zéít bis morgen — that can wait until tomorrow

lass dir Zéít — take your time

... aller Zéíten —... of all time,... ever

auf bestimmte Zéít — for a certain length of time

auf unbestimmte Zéít — for an indefinite period

in letzter Zéít — recently

die ganze Zéít über — the whole time

eine Zéít lang — a while, a time

wir sind eine Zéít lang dortgeblieben — we stayed there (for) a while or for a time

eine Zéít lang ist das ganz schön — for a while or time it's quite nice

mit der Zéít — gradually, in time

nach Zéít bezahlt werden — to be paid by the hour

die Zéít heilt alle Wunden (Prov) — time is a great healer (prov)

auf Zéít spielen (Sport, fig) — to play for time

es wird langsam Zéít, dass... — it's about time that...

für dich wird es langsam Zéít, dass... — it's about time that you...

seine Zéít ist gekommen — his time has come

hast du (die) genaue Zéít? — do you have the exact time?

in der Zéít von 10 bis 12 — between 10 and 12 (o'clock)

es ist an der Zéít, dass... — it is about time or it's high time (that)...

Vertrag auf Zéít — fixed-term contract

Beamter auf Zéít — ≈ nonpermanent civil servant

Soldat auf Zéít — soldier serving for a set time

seit dieser Zéít — since then

zur Zéít or zu Zéíten Königin Viktorias — in Queen Victoria's time

zu der Zéít, als... — (at the time) when...

alles zu seiner Zéít (prov) — all in good time

von Zéít zu Zéít — from time to time

See:

→ kommen

2) (LING) tense

in welcher Zéít steht das Verb? — what tense is the verb in?

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die

1) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) spell

2) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) time

3) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) time

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') time

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Zeit

<-, -en>

[tsait]

f

1. (Ablauf) time

wie doch die \Zeit vergeht! how time flies!

die \Zeit stand still time stood still

im Lauf der [o mit der] \Zeit in time, gradually

mit der \Zeit erholte er sich von seiner Krankheit as time passed, he recovered from his illness

mit der \Zeit wird sie darüber hinwegkommen she'll get over it in time

2. (Zeitraum) [period of] time

▪ eine \Zeit lang for a while [or a time]

die \Zeit ist knapp time is short

es ist erst kurze \Zeit her, dass... it's only a short time ago since...

Beamter auf \Zeit non-permanent civil servant

Vertrag auf \Zeit fixed-term contract

jdn auf \Zeit beschäftigen [o einstellen] to employ sb on a temporary basis

auf \Zeit kaufen BÖRSE to buy forward

etw auf \Zeit mieten to rent sth temporarily

auf bestimmte \Zeit for a certain length of time

auf unabsehbare \Zeit for an unforeseeable period, unforeseeably

auf unbestimmte \Zeit for an indefinite period, indefinitely

eine ganze/einige/längere \Zeit dauern to take quite some/some/a long time

die ganze \Zeit [über] the whole time

\Zeit gewinnen to gain time

[keine] \Zeit haben to [not] have time

\Zeit haben, etw zu tun to have the time to do sth

zehn Minuten/zwei Tage \Zeit haben[, etw zu tun] to have ten minutes/two days [to do sth]

haben Sie einen Augenblick \Zeit? have you got a moment to spare?

das hat [o damit hat es] noch \Zeit that can wait, there's no rush [or hurry]

mit etw dat hat es noch \Zeit sth can wait

in kurzer \Zeit very quickly

in kürzester \Zeit in no time

eine [o einige] \Zeit lang for a time

jdm wird die \Zeit lang sb is bored

jdm \Zeit lassen to give sb time

sich dat [mit etw dat] \Zeit lassen to take one's time [with sth]

in letzter \Zeit lately

in nächster \Zeit in the near future

in der \Zeit vom... bis... in the time between... and...

nach \Zeit bezahlt werden to be paid by the hour

sich dat [mehr] \Zeit [für jdn/etw] nehmen to devote [more] time [to sb/sth]

\Zeit raubend time-consuming

durch die \Zeit reisen to travel through time

\Zeit sparend time-saving

jdm die \Zeit stehlen (fam) to waste sb's time

keine \Zeit verlieren to not lose any more time

jdm/sich die \Zeit mit etw dat vertreiben to help sb/one pass the time with sth

vor langer \Zeit long [or a long time] ago

die \Zeit vor Weihnachten the period before Christmas

3. (Zeitpunkt) time

es ist [o wird] [höchste] \Zeit [o es ist an der \Zeit], etw zu tun it's [high] time to do sth

es ist höchste \Zeit, dass wir die Tickets kaufen it's high time we bought the tickets

es ist jetzt nicht die \Zeit, Entscheidungen zu treffen it's not the right time to make decisions

es wird [für jdn] \Zeit, dass... it's about time that [sb]...

wenn es an der \Zeit ist when the time is right

feste \Zeiten haben to have set times

zu gegebener \Zeit in due course

jds \Zeit ist gekommen (euph geh) sb's time has come euph

zur gleichen \Zeit at the same time

nächste Woche um diese \Zeit this time next week

zu nachtschlafender \Zeit in the middle of the night

seit dieser [o der] \Zeit since then

von \Zeit zu \Zeit from time to time

vor der \Zeit prematurely

vor seiner \Zeit alt werden/sterben to get old/die before one's time

zu jeder \Zeit at any time

zur rechten \Zeit at the right time

4. (Uhrzeit) time

jdn nach der \Zeit fragen to ask sb for the time

die genaue \Zeit the exact time

mitteleuropäische/westeuropäische \Zeit Central European/Greenwich Mean Time

5. (Epoche) age; (Lebensabschnitt) time

das waren noch \Zeiten those were the days

die \Zeiten ändern sich times are changing

das war die schönste \Zeit meines Lebens those were the best years of my life

... aller \Zeiten... of all times

die \Zeit der Aufklärung the age of enlightenment

in jds bester \Zeit at sb's peak

für alle \Zeiten for ever, for all time liter

ich wollte das für alle \Zeiten klarstellen I wanted to make that clear once and for all

mit der \Zeit gehen to move with the times

die gute alte \Zeit the good old days

in guten/schlechten \Zeiten in good/bad times

für kommende \Zeiten for times to come

für schlechte \Zeiten sparen to save money for a rainy day

seit uralten [o ewigen] \Zeiten since/from time immemorial

vor \Zeiten (liter) a long time ago

etw war vor jds \Zeit sth was before sb's time

jd ist seiner \Zeit voraus sb is ahead of his time

zu jener \Zeit at that time

zur \Zeit [o zu \Zeiten] Goethes in Goethe's day [or times

6. LING (Tempus) tense

7. SPORT time

eine gute \Zeit laufen to run a good time

auf \Zeit spielen to play for time

8.

▶ alle \Zeit der Welt haben to have all the time in the world

▶ alles zu seiner \Zeit all in good time

▶ die \Zeit arbeitet für jdn (fig) time is on sb's side

▶ die \Zeit drängt time presses

▶ \Zeit ist Geld time is money

▶ die \Zeit heilt alle Wunden (prov) time heals all wounds prov

▶ kommt \Zeit, kommt Rat (prov) things have a way of sorting themselves out

▶ wer nicht kommt zur rechten \Zeit, der muss nehmen, was übrig bleibt (prov) the early bird catches the worm prov

▶ ach du liebe \Zeit! (fam) goodness me! fam

▶ \Zeit schinden (fam) to play for time

▶ spare in der \Zeit, dann hast du in der Not (prov) waste not, want not

▶ die \Zeit totschlagen (fam) to kill time fam

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die; Zeit, Zeiten

1) o. Pl. time no art.

im Laufe der Zeit — in the course of time

mit der Zeit — with time; in time; (allmählich) gradually

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen jemanden — time is on somebody's side/is against somebody

keine Zeit verlieren dürfen — have no time to lose

die Zeit drängt — time is pressing; there is [precious] little time

sich (Dat.) die Zeit [mit etwas] vertreiben — pass the time [with/doing something]

jemandem Zeit/drei Tage usw. Zeit lassen — give somebody time/three days etc.

sich (Dat.) Zeit lassen — take one's time

sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen — make time for somebody/something

eine Zeit lang — for a while or a time

2) (Zeitpunkt) time

seit der od. dieser Zeit — since that time

um diese Zeit — at this time

vor der Zeit — prematurely; early

von Zeit zu Zeit — from time to time

zur Zeit — at the moment; at present

3) (Zeitabschnitt, Lebensabschnitt) time; period; (Geschichtsabschnitt) age; period

die erste Zeit — at first

auf Zeit — temporarily

ein Vertrag auf Zeit — a fixed-term contract

zu meiner Zeit — in my day

4) (Sport) time

die Zeit bei etwas stoppen — time something

über die Zeit kommen — (Boxen) go the distance

5) (Sprachw.) tense

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Zeit f; -, -en

1. nur sg time;

auf Zeit Vertrag etc: fixed-term …;

Beamter/Soldat auf Zeit civil servant (appointed) on a fixed-term contract/soldier serving for a specified period of time;

eine Zeit lang for a while;

für alle Zeit obs forever;

(für) einige Zeit for a time;

es wird noch einige Zeit dauern, bis … it’ll be some time before …;

in meiner etc

freien Zeit in my etc free time;

die ganze Zeit hindurch the whole time;

sie hat es die ganze Zeit gewusst she knew all along ( oder all the time);

in kurzer Zeit (schnell) very quickly; (bald) very soon, shortly;

in kürzester Zeit in no time;

lange Zeit a long time;

vor langer Zeit long ago, a long time ago;

die längste Zeit umg long enough;

in letzter oder

der letzten Zeit lately, recently;

in nächster oder

der nächsten Zeit soon, presently;

im Laufe oder

mit der Zeit in the course of time; Vergangenheit: auch as time went on;

die Zeit schien stillzustehen time seemed to stand still;

die Zeit vergeht oder

verrinnt oder

verstreicht time goes by ( oder passes oder elapses);

wie doch die Zeit vergeht! how time flies!;

einige Zeit verstreichen lassen, bevor … wait a while before (+ger)

mir wird die Zeit nie lang I’ve got plenty to keep me occupied;

das dauert seine Zeit it takes time;

mir fehlt die Zeit I (just) haven’t got the time;

ich gebe dir Zeit bis morgen/5 Minuten Zeit I’ll give you till tomorrow/five minutes;

mit der Zeit gehen move ( oder keep up) with the times;

Zeit gewinnen gain time;

hast du ein paar Stunden Zeit? can you spare a couple of hours?;

sie hat nie Zeit für mich she never has any time for me;

wenn Sie Zeit haben whenever you have (the) time; (falls) if you have (the) time;

das hat Zeit (bis morgen) that can wait (till oder until tomorrow);

das hat Zeit oder

lass dir Zeit! there’s no hurry ( oder rush), take your time;

jemandem Zeit lassen give sb time;

sich (dat)

Zeit lassen take one’s time (

dazu over it);

sich (dat)

die Zeit nehmen zu (+inf) take time to (+inf)

er nimmt sich kaum Zeit zum Essen he hardly takes any time off to eat;

Zeit raubend → zeitraubend;

eine (viel) Zeit sparende Lösung a solution that will save (a lot of) time;

auf Zeit spielen play for time, temporize;

sich (dat)

die Zeit vertreiben while away the time;

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns time is on our side/not on our side;

(die) Zeit heilt alle Wunden sprichw time is the great healer;

Zeit ist Geld sprichw time is money;

ach du liebe Zeit! umg goodness (me)!;

zu Zeiten (während) at the time of, in the days of

2. (Zeitraum) (period of) time; (Zeitalter) era, age;

in der Zeit vom … bis … in the time between … and …;

in Goethes Zeit oder

zur Zeit Goethes in Goethe’s day ( oder time);

das war vor meiner Zeit that was before my time;

zu meiner Zeit in my time; an der Uni etc: auch when I was at university (besonders US in college) etc;

seiner Zeit voraus sein be ahead of one’s time;

das waren noch Zeiten! those were the days;

die Zeiten sind vorbei, wo … time was when …;

die Zeit des Barock the baroque age ( oder era, period);

die Zeit vor dem zweiten Weltkrieg the period before the Second World War (besonders US World War II);

der beste Spieler etc

aller Zeiten the best player etc of all time;

für alle Zeiten for ever, for good;

ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten a tale from days of yore;

in alten oder liter

vor Zeiten in the olden days;

andere Zeiten, andere Sitten sprichw times have changed; auf vergangenen Zeitraum bezogen: things were very different in those days;

sie hat bessere Zeiten gesehen she’s seen better days;

seine beste Zeit hinter sich haben have had one’s day;

seit ewigen Zeiten for ages;

die gute alte Zeit the good old days;

für kommende Zeiten ist gesorgt we’re well prepared for the future;

schlechte oder

schwere Zeiten hard times;

für schlechte Zeiten sparen save for a rainy day;

das war die schönste Zeit meines Lebens those were the best years of my life;

vor undenklichen Zeiten an unimaginably long time ago, (a)eons ago;

seit undenklichen Zeiten from ( oder since) time immemorial, ever since I can remember; weitS. for ages;

unsere oder

die heutige Zeit this ( oder the present) day and age

3. (Zeitpunkt) (point of) time; (Uhrzeit) time;

welche Zeit haben wir? what’s the time?;

feste Zeiten fixed times;

Zeit und Ort festlegen fix a ( oder the) time and place;

es ist (an der) Zeit it’s time;

es ist oder

wird (höchste) Zeit, dass er nach Hause kommt it’s (high) time he came home;

es ist nicht die Zeit zu (+inf) this is not the time to (+inf) ( oder to be +ger);

außer der Zeit at an unusual time, outside the usual hours;

seit der Zeit since then ( oder that time), ever since (then);

auf die Zeit achten keep an eye on the time ( oder clock);

ich habe mich in der Zeit geirrt I got the time wrong;

in der Zeit richte ich mich nach dir you suggest a time;

jemanden nach der Zeit fragen ask sb for the time;

um diese Zeit kommt sie immer: at this time; bin ich sonst schon im Bett: by this time;

morgen etc

um diese Zeit this time tomorrow etc;

von Zeit zu Zeit from time to time, now and then;

vor der Zeit prematurely; sterben: auch before one’s time;

zu bestimmten Zeiten at certain ( oder particular) times;

zu jeder Zeit (at) any time;

zur gleichen/rechten Zeit at the same/right time;

alles zu seiner Zeit there’s a time for everything; beruhigend: one thing after another;

wer nicht kommt zur rechten Zeit, muss nehmen oder

essen, was übrig bleibt sprichw first come, first served;

kommt Zeit, kommt Rat sprichw don’t worry, it’ll sort itself out

4. SPORT time;

die Zeit nehmen bei feststehender Spieldauer: be (the) timekeeper; bei Rennen: time sth;

eine gute/schlechte Zeit fahren etc clock up a good/bad time;

über die Zeit kommen Boxen: go the distance

5. LING tense;

zusammengesetzte Zeit compound tense;

in welcher Zeit steht der Satz? what is the tense of that sentence?

6. (Zeitrechnung):

im Jahre 400 vor unserer Zeit in 400 BC

7.

die stille Zeit (Advent) Advent; → schinden, sparen, stehlen, totschlagen etc, zurzeit

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die; Zeit, Zeiten

1) o. Pl. time no art.

im Laufe der Zeit — in the course of time

mit der Zeit — with time; in time; (allmählich) gradually

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen jemanden — time is on somebody's side/is against somebody

keine Zeit verlieren dürfen — have no time to lose

die Zeit drängt — time is pressing; there is [precious] little time

sich (Dat.) die Zeit [mit etwas] vertreiben — pass the time [with/doing something]

jemandem Zeit/drei Tage usw. Zeit lassen — give somebody time/three days etc.

sich (Dat.) Zeit lassen — take one's time

sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen — make time for somebody/something

eine Zeit lang — for a while or a time

2) (Zeitpunkt) time

seit der od. dieser Zeit — since that time

um diese Zeit — at this time

vor der Zeit — prematurely; early

von Zeit zu Zeit — from time to time

zur Zeit — at the moment; at present

3) (Zeitabschnitt, Lebensabschnitt) time; period; (Geschichtsabschnitt) age; period

die erste Zeit — at first

auf Zeit — temporarily

ein Vertrag auf Zeit — a fixed-term contract

zu meiner Zeit — in my day

4) (Sport) time

die Zeit bei etwas stoppen — time something

über die Zeit kommen — (Boxen) go the distance

5) (Sprachw.) tense

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-en f.

hours n.

terms n.

time n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Zeit
12 al momento

adv.

in a minute, immediately, instantly, at once.

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al momento

immediately

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immediately

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(adj.) = while-you-wait [while-u-wait]

Ex. While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms.

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(adj.) = while-you-wait [while-u-wait]

Ex: While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms.

Spanish-English dictionary > al momento
13 فترة

فَتْرَة \ period: a length of time: a short period: a period of three hours. spell: a period of time: a long spell of fine weather. while: a period: I waited a long while. He arrived a short (or a little) while ago. \ فَتْرَة \ interval: a space (in time or distance) between two things: an interval of ten minutes between two parts of a play; a wire fence, with posts at three metre intervals. \ See Also مسافَة فاصِلة \ فَتْرَة ازدِحام الطُّرق والمُواصَلات \ rush hour: the time when crowds of people are travelling to or from work: Buses are packed full during the rush hours. \ فَتْرَة انْتِظار \ wait: a time or act of waiting: We missed the bus and had a long wait for the next one. \ فَتْرَة انقِطاع \ intermission: a short pause or rest before sth. continues (as between acts in the theatre). \ فَتْرَة رَاحَة \ respite: a short period of rest or escape: There was no respite from the continual firing of the guns. \ فَتْرَة زمنية \ lapse: (of time) a period that has passed without sth. happening: There was a lapse of two years between his visits. time: a particular moment: Last time I saw him (When I last saw him), he looked ill. \ See Also مرة (مَرَّة)‏ \ فَتْرَة الصَّوْم الكبير قبل عيد الفِصْح \ Lent: (in the Christian religion) a period of forty days before Easter. \ فَتْرَة عشر سَنَوات \ decade: a period of ten years. \ لِفَتْرَةٍ طَويلَةٍ \ for ages: infml., for a long time: I haven’t seen him for ages. \ لِفَتْرَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ \ a while: for a short time: Let’s wait a while.

Arabic-English dictionary > فترة
14 немного

1. a sprinkling

это совсем немного — add up to much

он был немного навеселе — he was rather gay

немного чаю и сахару — a pickle tea and sugar

мы немного знакомы — we are but slight acquaintances

проводить вас немного? — shall I go a little way with you?

2. a bit

немного лучше — a bit better

подожди немного — wait a bit

дай мне немного — give me a bit

я немного устал — I am a bit tired

он немного приуныл — he feels a bit down

3. a small of

немного мал — a little too small

немного подогреть — to take the chill off

4. awhile

немного подождать — wait a while

немного подождал — waited a while

немного подождавший — waiting a while

подождите немного где-нибудь тут — wait around awhile

через некоторое время, немного погодя — after a while

5. quite a bit

поухаживай за ним немного — jolly him up a bit

6. a little; slightly; somewhat

зуб всё ещё болит немного — my tooth still hurts a little

немного развлечься — to allow oneself a little dissipation

вы немного поспешили — you have been a little too previous

дайте мне подумать немного — let me consider a little

возможно, немного широко — a little too broad perhaps

7. bit

8. few

9. little

ещё; совсем немного; чуть-чуть — a very little more

значить немного для — mean little to

немного странно — little wonder

10. a few; ?a little; ?little bit; $a little

немного риса — a few forkfuls of rice

Синонимический ряд:

1. мало (проч.) всего ничего; кот наплакал; мало; наперечет; не бог весть сколько; не густо; раз-два и обчелся; с гулькин нос

2. слегка (проч.) капельку; маленько; малую толику; немножко; несколько; слегка; чуток; чуточку; чуть; чуть-чуть

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > немного
15 белки

1. (може би) почакай го, белки дойде wait a while, he may come

2. (нима) белки е истина това? can it really be true?

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бѐлки,

и бѐлким част. диал.

1. ( може би): почакай го, \белки дойде wait a while, he may come;

2. ( нима): \белки е истина това? can it really be true?

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1. (може би): почакай го, БЕЛКИ дойде wait a while, he may come 2. (нима): БЕЛКИ е истина това? can it really be true?

Български-английски речник > белки
16 bisschen

I Adj.: ein bisschen a (little) bit of; a little; bei Flüssigkeiten: auch a drop of; ein kleines bisschen a tiny bit, just a little (bit); das bisschen Geld, das sie hat what little money she has; wegen dem bisschen Dreck hat sie sich aufgeregt? she got upset about a bit of dirt?; kein bisschen Geld etc. no money etc. at all; sie hatte kein bisschen Angst she wasn’t scared at all

II Adv.: ein bisschen a bit; slightly; kein bisschen not a bit; kein bisschen müde not (in) the least bit tired, not tired at all; ein bisschen viel a bit ( oder little) (too) much; das ist ein bisschen zu viel verlangt that’s asking a bit much; wenn du ein bisschen wartest if you wait a while ( oder hang on a bit umg.); ein bisschen schneller! a bit ( oder little) faster, (mach schnell) get a move on! umg.; ach du liebes bisschen! umg. goodness (me)!, good grief!

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das Bisschen

bit

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bịss|chen ['bɪsçən]
1. adj inv

ein bisschen Geld/Liebe/Wärme — a bit of or a little money/love/warmth

ein bisschen Milch/Wasser — a drop or bit of milk/water, a little milk/water

ein klein bisschen... — a little bit/drop of...

kein bisschen... — not one (little) bit/not a drop of...

das bisschen Geld/Whisky — that little bit of money/drop of whisky

ich habe kein bisschen Hunger — I'm not a bit hungry

2. adv

ein bisschen — a bit, a little

ein klein bisschen — a little bit

ein bisschen wenig — not very much

ein bisschen mehr/viel/teuer etc — a bit more/much/expensive etc

ein bisschen zu wenig — not quite enough

ein bisschen sehr (inf) — a little bit too much

ein bisschen sehr teuer etc (inf) — a (little) bit too expensive etc

3. nt inv

ein bisschen — a bit, a little; (von Flüssigkeit) a drop, a little

ein ganz bisschen (inf) — just a tiny bit/drop

See:

→ lieb

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biss·chen^RR, biß·chen^ALT

[ˈbɪsçən]

pron indef

1. in der Funktion eines adj

▪ ein \bisschen... a bit of..., some...

kann ich noch ein \bisschen Milch haben? can I have another drop of [or a drop more] milk?

ich habe ein \bisschen Ärger im Büro gehabt! I've had a bit of bother at the office

▪ kein \bisschen... not one [little] bit of...

du hast aber auch kein \bisschen Verständnis für meine schwierige Situation you haven't got a scrap of sympathy for the awkward situation I'm in

ich habe kein \bisschen Geld I'm penniless

ich habe im Moment kein \bisschen Zeit! I haven't got a minute to spare at the moment!

▪ das \bisschen... the little bit of...

das \bisschen Geld, das ich habe, brauche ich selber I need what money I have myself

mit dem \bisschen Gehalt kann man in München keine großen Sprünge machen this salary won't get you far in Munich!

2. in der Funktion eines Adverbs

▪ ein \bisschen... a bit [or little]

das war ein \bisschen dumm von ihr! that was a little stupid of her!; + komp

darf's ein \bisschen mehr Käse sein, die Dame? would Madam like a little more cheese?

ich würde an deiner Stelle ein \bisschen weniger arbeiten! if I were you, I'd work a little less

▪ kein \bisschen... not the slightest bit...

es ist kein \bisschen teurer! it's not a bit more expensive!

sie war kein \bisschen schlechter als er she was no worse than him in the slightest

3. in der Funktion eines Substantivs

▪ ein \bisschen a bit [or little]

wenn man nur so ein \bisschen verdient wie ich! when one earns as little as I do!

für so ein \bisschen wollen die 1.000 Euro! they want 1,000 euros for a little bit like that!

von so einem \bisschen wirst du doch nicht satt a little portion like that won't fill you up

nimmst du Milch in den Kaffee? — ja, aber nur ein \bisschen do you take milk with your coffee? — yes, but just a drop

▪ das \bisschen the little

drei Eier, zwei Semmeln, etwas Butter— und für das \bisschen wollen die 10 Euro? three eggs, two rolls and some butter — and they want ten euros for these few items!

ein klein \bisschen (fam) a little bit

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1.
indeklinabeles Indefinitpronomen adjektivisch

ein bisschen Geld/Brot/Milch/Wasser — a bit of or a little money/bread/a drop of or a little milk/water

ich würde ihm kein bisschen Geld mehr leihen — I wouldn't lend him any more money at all

ein/kein bisschen Angst haben — be a bit/not a bit frightened
2.
adverbial

ein/kein bisschen — a bit or a little/not a or one bit

ich werde mich ein bisschen aufs Ohr legen — I'm going to lie down for a bit

ein klein bisschen — a little bit

ein bisschen zu viel/mehr — a bit too much/a bit more
3.
subst

ein bisschen — a bit; a little; (bei Flüssigkeiten) a drop; a little

von dem bisschen werde ich nicht satt — that little bit/drop won't fill me up

das/kein bisschen — the little [bit]/not a or one bit

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bisschen

A. adj:

ein bisschen a (little) bit of; a little; bei Flüssigkeiten: auch a drop of;

ein kleines bisschen a tiny bit, just a little (bit);

das bisschen Geld, das sie hat what little money she has;

wegen dem bisschen Dreck hat sie sich aufgeregt? she got upset about a bit of dirt?;

kein bisschen Geld etc no money etc at all;

sie hatte kein bisschen Angst she wasn’t scared at all

B. adv:

ein bisschen a bit; slightly;

kein bisschen not a bit;

kein bisschen müde not (in) the least bit tired, not tired at all;

ein bisschen viel a bit ( oder little) (too) much;

das ist ein bisschen zu viel verlangt that’s asking a bit much;

wenn du ein bisschen wartest if you wait a while ( oder hang on a bit umg);

ein bisschen schneller! a bit ( oder little) faster, (mach schnell) get a move on! umg;

ach du liebes bisschen! umg goodness (me)!, good grief!

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1.
indeklinabeles Indefinitpronomen adjektivisch

ein bisschen Geld/Brot/Milch/Wasser — a bit of or a little money/bread/a drop of or a little milk/water

ich würde ihm kein bisschen Geld mehr leihen — I wouldn't lend him any more money at all

ein/kein bisschen Angst haben — be a bit/not a bit frightened
2.
adverbial

ein/kein bisschen — a bit or a little/not a or one bit

ich werde mich ein bisschen aufs Ohr legen — I'm going to lie down for a bit

ein klein bisschen — a little bit

ein bisschen zu viel/mehr — a bit too much/a bit more
3.
subst

ein bisschen — a bit; a little; (bei Flüssigkeiten) a drop; a little

von dem bisschen werde ich nicht satt — that little bit/drop won't fill me up

das/kein bisschen — the little [bit]/not a or one bit

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n.

whit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bisschen
17 пождать

(рд.) разг.
wait (for some time, или for a while) (d.)

ждать- пождать — wait a while, или a long time (for)

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > пождать
18 אריך I

אֲרִיךְI (b. h. אָרַךְ) to be long, to project. Targ. 1 Kings 8:8; 2 Chr. 5:9.Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c top, v. אִימָמָא. Af. אוֹרֵיךְ, Pa. אָרֵךְ 1) to be prolonged; to lengthen. Targ. Ex. 20:12. Targ. Y. Deut. 28:67 מְאַרְכַן make appear long; a. fr.Y.Taan.IV, 68a מְאַיְכָה יומין to live long; Koh. R. to VII, 7. 2) to be tall. Snh.109b כי מאריך when one was tall. 3) to tarry, wait, hope. Targ. Num. 9:22. Targ. Job 6:11.Y.Yoma VI, 43d אורכין צבחר wait a while. Y.R. Hash. I, 57a bot. הוות מוֹרְכָהוכ׳ she waited a whole year. Ib. הוו מורכין. Y.M. Kat. II, 81b top אילפא מורכא לך the ship will wait for thee.

Jewish literature > אריך I
19 אֲרִיךְ

אֲרִיךְI (b. h. אָרַךְ) to be long, to project. Targ. 1 Kings 8:8; 2 Chr. 5:9.Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c top, v. אִימָמָא. Af. אוֹרֵיךְ, Pa. אָרֵךְ 1) to be prolonged; to lengthen. Targ. Ex. 20:12. Targ. Y. Deut. 28:67 מְאַרְכַן make appear long; a. fr.Y.Taan.IV, 68a מְאַיְכָה יומין to live long; Koh. R. to VII, 7. 2) to be tall. Snh.109b כי מאריך when one was tall. 3) to tarry, wait, hope. Targ. Num. 9:22. Targ. Job 6:11.Y.Yoma VI, 43d אורכין צבחר wait a while. Y.R. Hash. I, 57a bot. הוות מוֹרְכָהוכ׳ she waited a whole year. Ib. הוו מורכין. Y.M. Kat. II, 81b top אילפא מורכא לך the ship will wait for thee.

Jewish literature > אֲרִיךְ
20 trochę

adv

a little, a bit; ( niedługo) (for) a while

zarobić ( perf) trochę pieniędzy — to earn a little money

jestem trochę zmęczony — I'm a bit lub a little tired

ani trochę — not a bit

musisz trochę poczekać — you'll have to wait a while

po trochu — bit by bit, little by little

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trochę

adv.

1. (= niewiele) a little, a bit ( czegoś of sth); po trochu little by little, bit by bit; po trosze lit. just a little; w tym jest trochę racji there is some truth in it.

2. (= w pewnym stopniu) somewhat, a little; ani trochę not a bit.

3. (= przez krótką chwilę) for a while, for a moment; przyjdź trochę później come a bit later.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > trochę

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