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pocas

few, not many

ˈp o k a s → poco
poc little, not much + as feminine plural
determiner · feminine plural Common #8,246
few, not many feminine plural form; used before a feminine plural noun (e.g., “pocas cosas”).
SP: Tengo pocas amigas en esta ciudad.
EN: I have few friends in this city.
Forms of poco
pocospocapocaspoco

Con pocas expectativas conseguí un empleo como vendedor ambulante.

With low expectations I got a job as a street vendor.

Hay pocas cosas más peligrosas que la ignorancia organizada.

There are few things more dangerous than organized ignorance.

Se conocen pocas ruinas de esta civilización.

Few ruins of this civilization are known.

Pocas cervezas pequeñas.

Few small beers.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

El medicamento ayuda a reducir el dolor en pocas horas.

The medication helps reduce pain within a few hours.

Estos golpes tienen pocas horas.

These blows are only a few hours old.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

La policía tiene pocas pistas para continuar en este caso.

The police have few leads to follow in this case.

La función de búsqueda tiene muy pocas opciones.

The search function has very few options.

Pocas posibilidades, Herr Goebbels.

Little chance, Mr. Goebbels.

— Mother Night (1996)

Si hay pocas señales, los conductores se confunden.

If there are few signs, drivers get confused.

Pocas familias controlan tales compañías.

Few families control such companies.

Todos en pocas horas con usted.

All in a few hours.

— Mother Night (1996)

Y yo he visto pocas Américas.

And I've seen few Americas.

— La leyenda del pianista en el océano (1998)

Tantas preguntas y tan pocas respuestas.

So many questions and so few answers.

Tenemos pocas ocasiones en la vida para ser testigos de historia extraordinaria.

We have few opportunities in life to witness extraordinary history.

Tiene pocas amigas.

She has few friends.

Allí había muy pocas chicas.

There were very few girls there.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Hay pocas cosas en las que se pueda confiar.

There are few things you can trust.

Si pasa, sabemos que tenemos muy pocas posibilidades.

If that happens, we know we have very little chance.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Me operarán la próxima semana, pero hay pocas esperanzas.

I'm scheduled for surgery next week, but there's little hope.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Dejamos pocas cosas por escrito, pero algo dejamos.

We left few things in writing, but we did leave something.

— Zeta (2026)

Solo pocas cosas nos traen tanto placer como la música.

Few things bring us as much pleasure as music.

Tenemos pocas posibilidades de ganar.

We have little chance of winning.

Aquí hay mucha gente y pocas mesas.

There are a lot of people here and few tables.

Veo que eres una mujer de muy pocas palabras.

I see you are a woman of very few words.

Rumanía es una de las pocas buenas decisiones de la UE.

Romania is one of the EU’s few good decisions.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Hay pocas esperanzas de que se recupere.

There is little hope that he will recover.

Pocas cosas nos hacen disfrutar tanto como la música.

Few things bring us as much joy as music.

Una de las pocas cosas de las que podemos seguir estando orgullosos.

One of the few things we can still be proud of.

— Senna (2010)

Tom tiene muy pocas opciones.

Tom has very few options.

En esa época había pocas rutas en Norteamérica.

At that time there were few routes in North America.

La justicia se hace justicia a las pocas horas de cometido un asesinato.

Justice is served within hours of a murder being committed.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Pocas unidades tienen la puerta abierta.

Few units have the door open.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Hay pocas alternativas.

There are few alternatives.

Hay pocas tiendas y el cine es terrible.

There are few shops and the cinema is terrible.

Pocas películas han causado mayor impresión en el mundo entero.

Few films have made a greater impression on the entire world.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Necesitamos pocas palabras para expresar lo esencial.

We need few words to express what is essential.

El dinero le pertenece a un tipo de pocas luces de Filadelfia.

The money belongs to a dim-witted guy from Philadelphia.

— Drive (2011)

Si ese es el caso, ¿no piensa que tiene muy pocas líneas?

If that's the case, don't you think it has too few lines?

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Tenemos pocas oportunidades de hablar alemán.

We have few opportunities to speak German.

pronoun · feminine plural Rare #35,789
few Feminine plural form; used when referring to feminine nouns or feminine groups.
SP: Pocas llegaron a tiempo.
EN: Few arrived on time.
Forms of poco
pocopocospocas

Unas pocas de éstas son mías.

A few of these are mine.

Unas pocas quedaron satisfechas.

A few were satisfied.

Sigo repitiendo mi ropa porque solo tengo unas pocas.

I keep wearing the same clothes over and over because I only have a few items.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Unas pocas.

A few.

Hay muy pocas.

There are very few.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Quedan pocas.

There are only a few left.

Pocas.

Few.

— Tesis (1996)

adjective · feminine plural Rare #38,636
few feminine plural form of “poco”; used before feminine plural nouns
SP: Hay pocas sillas en la sala.
EN: There are few chairs in the room.
Forms of poco
MasculineFeminine
Singular — poca
Plural pocos pocas

Aunque sus palabras, son simples y pocas, escucha, escucha.

Although his words are simple and few, listen, listen.

Tres horas son muy pocas para que discutamos ese asunto.

Three hours is far too short a time to discuss that matter.

Las noticias que recibimos de afuera son tan pocas y confusas.

The news we receive from outside is so scarce and confusing.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Muy pocas.

Very few.

— Tesis (1996)

No son pocas las casas que fueron destruidas en el tifón.

Many houses were destroyed in the typhoon.

Mis oportunidades de volver a volar son pocas.

My chances of flying again are slim.

Sounds similar to

pocos ˈp o k o s tocas ˈt o k a s rocas ˈr o k a s locas ˈl o k a s pecas ˈp e k a s bocas ˈb o k a s