Usage examples of "hasta hace poco" in Spanish with translation to English

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No sabía eso hasta hace poco. I didn't know about that until quite recently.
Oh, por supuesto, estudié inglés en la escuela. Pero no fue hasta hace un par de años o tres que realmente empecé a tomármelo en serio. Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.
Hace poco asistí a la boda de un amigo chino. La novia y el novio habían sido compañeros en la universidad, ambos se graduaron de la facultad china. Ya han estado juntos durante cinco años. Recently I attended the wedding of a Chinese friend. The bride and groom had been classmates at university, and both graduated from the Chinese faculty. They've already been together for five years.
Hace poco encontré nuevos diccionarios, en otros idiomas. Recently I found new dictionaries, in other languages.
Vi a James hace poco. I have recently seen James.
Ella solo lo conoció hace poco. She met him only recently.
La radio llegó al país hace poco tiempo. The radio arrived to this country not long ago.
Lo vi hace poco. I saw him recently.
Dejé de fumar hace poco. I have recently given up smoking.
Le vi hace poco. I saw him recently.
No me importa si hace un poco de frío. I don't care if it's a bit cold.
Hace un poco de frío hoy. It's a little cold today.
Hace un poco de frío. It is a little cold.
Tom decidió no salir de casa hasta ser un poco mayor. Tom decided not to leave home until he was a little older.
¿Puedes prestarme un poco de dinero hasta este fin de semana? Could you lend me some money until this weekend?
Ella es tímida y habla poco. She is shy and talks little.
Él siguió importunándola hasta que ella le dijo lo que quería saber. He kept badgering her until she told him what he wanted to know.
No hace falta decir que no se permiten mascotas. It is goes without saying that pets are not allowed.
¿Quieres un poco más de salsa? Would you like some more gravy?
Conversamos hasta las dos de la mañana. We talked until two in the morning.
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