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

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Tom tiene muy poco dinero. Tom has very little money.
María sabe muy poco sobre economía. Maria knows very little about economy.
Este verano ha llovido muy poco. This summer it has rained very little.
Él tiene muy poco interés en sus niños. He has very little interest in his children.
Ella escribió el libro con muy poco esfuerzo. She wrote the book with very little effort.
Queda muy poco papel, así que ordena un poco más. There is very little paper left, so order some more.
Hay muy poco vino en la botella, si es que algo. There is very little wine in the bottle, if any.
Yo sé muy poco sobre fútbol, pero mi papá entiende bien. I know very little about soccer, but my father knows good.
María dice que quiere ser modelo, pero sabe muy poco sobre moda. Maria says she wants to become a model, but she knows very little about fashion.
Nos queda muy poco tiempo. We have not much time.
Se sabe muy poco sobre esta extraña planta. Little is known of this curious plant.
Queda muy poco papel. There is very little paper left.
Estudio muy poco. I study very little.
No es pobre quien tiene muy poco, sino quien ansía demasiado. Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.
Tom come muy poco. Tom eats very little.
Demasiadas cosas que hacer y muy poco tiempo. So many things to do, and so little time.
Se enoja muy poco. Seldom does he get angry.
Sé que es muy poco probable que alguien esté dispuesto a ayudarme. I know that it is highly unlikely that anyone would be willing to help me.
El problema con el mundo no es que la gente sepa muy poco, sino que saben demasiadas cosas que no son verdad. The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but they know so many things that ain't so.
A veces decimos: "El sentido común es muy poco común". We sometimes say: "Common sense is quite uncommon."
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