el poco / poca (adjective, adverb, noun, pronoun)

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  1. little, not much
  2. few (poco/pocos + noun)
  3. a little, a bit (as adverb, modifying verbs/adjectives)
  4. short (of time), briefly (poco tiempo)

Pudieron escapar por poco.

They managed to escape by a narrow margin.

He abierto la ventana un poco.

I have opened the window a bit.

Esa idea suena un poco loca, pero podría funcionar.

That idea sounds a bit crazy, but it might work.

Estamos sabiendo la verdad poco a poco.

We're finding out the truth little by little.

Después del apagón, la vida en el barrio se normalizó poco a poco.

After the blackout, life in the neighbourhood gradually got back to normal.