few, a few, not many
Este país tiene pocos recursos naturales.
This country has few natural resources.
La compañía usa pocos autobuses en esta línea.
The company uses few buses on this line.
Hay cientos de prisioneros y pocos guardias.
There are hundreds of prisoners and few guards.
There were very few supplies.
Quedan pocos minutos para el lanzamiento de la nave del GPM.
There are only a few minutes left until the launch of the GPM spacecraft.
— स्वदेस (2004)
Aunque veo el futuro, sólo son pocos segundos.
Although I can see the future, it's only for a few seconds.
— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)
Muy pocos pelos siguen creciendo porque quedan muy pocos de nosotros.
Very few hairs keep growing because there are very few of us left.
— La canción del mar (2014)
El cohete explotó pocos segundos después de su lanzamiento.
The rocket exploded a few seconds after its launch.
Pocos estudiantes entendieron lo que dijo.
Few students understood what he said.
There are few, very few of us now.
— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)
Se supone que todo el mundo conoce la ley, pero pocos lo hacen.
Everyone is supposed to know the law, but few actually do.
Few people there speak Spanish.
Pocos de mis amigos tienen dos automóviles.
Few of my friends own two cars.
Verás, en la universidad solo entran pocos.
You see, only a few people get into university.
Pocos sobreviven a esta enfermedad.
Few survive this disease.
Había pocos en la playa porque llovió.
There were few people on the beach because it rained.
No son pocos los extranjeros a los que les gusta la comida japonesa.
There are quite a few foreigners who like Japanese food.
Son pocos los soldados que quedan en el valle.
There are few soldiers left in the valley.
— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)
Somos muy pocos para el trabajo que hay que hacer.
There are too few of us for the work that needs to be done.
— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)
Y aun así son muy pocos los casos en los que eso sucede.
And yet there are very few cases in which that happens.
— Vivir (1952)