pocas

few, not many, a few

ˈp o k a s → poco
poc little, not much + as feminine plural
determiner · plural feminine Common #9,576
few, not many
SP: Quedan pocas sillas.
EN: There are few chairs left.
Forms of poco
pocapocospocas

Pocas granjas tenían electricidad.

Few farms had electricity.

¡En pocas horas serás un hombre libre!

In just a few hours, you'll be a free man!

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Hay pocas cosas más peligrosas que la ignorancia organizada.

There are few things more dangerous than organized ignorance.

Y yo he visto pocas Américas.

And I've seen few Americas.

— La leyenda de 1900 (1998)

Todos en pocas horas con usted.

All in a few hours.

— Mother Night (1996)

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)

Tiene pocas amigas.

She has few friends.

Pocas cervezas pequeñas.

Few small beers.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Tenemos pocas oportunidades de hablar alemán.

We have few opportunities to speak German.

Pocas posibilidades, Herr Goebbels.

Little chance, Mr. Goebbels.

— Mother Night (1996)

El medicamento ayuda a reducir el dolor en pocas horas.

The medication helps reduce pain within a few hours.

Me llegaban pocas noticias sobre lo demás que ocurría.

I didn’t hear much about what else was going on.

Necesitamos pocas palabras para expresar lo esencial.

We need few words to express what is essential.

Tantas preguntas y tan pocas respuestas.

So many questions and so few answers.

Me quedan pocas galletas de emergencia.

I only have a few emergency cookies left.

Es de las pocas novelas que tengo que acaban bien.

It's one of the few novels I have that have a happy ending.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

La función de búsqueda tiene muy pocas opciones.

The search function has very few options.

Solo pocas cosas nos traen tanto placer como la música.

Few things bring us as much pleasure as music.

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)

Si hay pocas señales, los conductores se confunden.

If there are few signs, drivers get confused.

Me operarán la próxima semana, pero hay pocas esperanzas.

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

— El mundo secreto de Arrietty (2010)

Pocas cosas nos hacen disfrutar tanto como la música.

Few things bring us as much joy as music.

Tenemos pocas posibilidades de ganar.

We have little chance of winning.

Con pocas expectativas conseguí un empleo como vendedor ambulante.

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

Pocas unidades tienen la puerta abierta.

Few units have the door open.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Hay pocas alternativas.

There are few alternatives.

Si pasa, sabemos que tenemos muy pocas posibilidades.

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

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Allí había muy pocas chicas.

There were very few girls there.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

En esa época había pocas rutas en Norteamérica.

At that time there were few routes in North America.

Se conocen pocas ruinas de esta civilización.

Few ruins of this civilization are known.

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 tiendas y el cine es terrible.

There are few shops and the cinema is terrible.

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)

Dejamos pocas cosas por escrito, pero algo dejamos.

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

— Zeta (2026)

Veo que eres una mujer de muy pocas palabras.

I see you are a woman of very few words.

Pocas familias controlan tales compañías.

Few families control such companies.

Hay pocas cosas en las que se pueda confiar.

There are few things you can trust.

Estos golpes tienen pocas horas.

These blows are only a few hours old.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Aquí hay mucha gente y pocas mesas.

There are a lot of people here and few tables.

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

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

— Drive: El Escape (2011)

La policía tiene pocas pistas para continuar en este caso.

The police have few leads to follow in this case.

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

We have few opportunities in life to witness extraordinary history.

Tom tiene muy pocas opciones.

Tom has very few options.

pronoun · plural feminine Rare #41,283
few, a few
SP: Quedan pocas entradas.
EN: Few tickets are left.
Forms of poco
pocopocospocas

Pocas.

Few.

— Tesis (1996)

Unas pocas de éstas son mías.

A few of these are mine.

Unas pocas quedaron satisfechas.

A few were satisfied.

Unas pocas.

A few.

Pocas, por no decir ninguna.

Few, if any.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

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.

— गल्ली बॉय (2019)

Hay muy pocas.

There are very few.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

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