um pouco
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ũu pouco.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
um pouco (not comparable)
- slightly; a little; a bit (to a small extent or degree)
- Synonyms: levemente, ligeiramente
- Está um pouco frio.
- It’s a little cold.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see um, pouco.
Pronoun[edit]
- a few; a little; a bit (a small amount or number of something)
- Estava com fome, então comi um pouco.
- I was hungry, so I ate some [food].