Usage examples of "muy pocas" in Spanish with translation to English

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Muy pocas personas viven hasta los 100 años. Very few people live to be 100.
Hay muy pocas frases en feroés aquí. Me pregunto, ¿por qué será así? There are very few sentences in Faroese here. I wonder, why is that so?
Tom tiene muy pocas opciones. Tom has very little choice.
La función de búsqueda tiene muy pocas opciones. The search function has too few options.
Tres horas son muy pocas para que discutamos ese asunto. Three hours is too short for us to discuss that matter.
Las cámaras, autos y equipos de música japoneses son muy usados en el extranjero, y pocas son las industrias modernas que pueden prescindir de equipamiento electrónico de avanzada desarrollado en Japón. Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.
Hay pocas esperanzas de que se recupere. There is little hope of her recovery.
Sé que es muy improbable que tú alguna vez quisieras salir conmigo, pero aún así tengo que preguntar al menos una vez. I know that it is highly unlikely that you'd ever want to go out with me, but I still need to ask at least once.
A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan. A word is enough to a wise man.
Fue muy divertido. It was a lot of fun.
En pocas palabras, creo que es un payaso. In a word, I think he's a fool.
Ese plan avanza muy despacio. That project is proceeding slowly.
Pocas personas tienen máquina de escribir. Few people have a typewriter.
Muy a menudo la hambruna es acompañada por la plaga. More often than not, famine is accompanied by plague.
Él es un hombre de pocas palabras. He is a man of few words.
Ella es muy lista. She is very clever.
Sólo unas pocas personas se presentaron a tiempo. Only a few people showed up on time.
Hoy estoy muy cansado. I'm very tired today.
Pocas granjas tenían electricidad. Few farms had electricity.
Mike sabe nadar muy bien. Mike swims very well.
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