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

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Tom tiene muy pocas opciones. Tom has very little choice.
Pocas personas tienen dos coches. Few people have two cars.
Pocas personas saben mantener una relación afectiva con sus familiares. Not many people know how to keep an affectionate relation with their relatives.
Tenemos pocas posibilidades de ganar. We have little chance of winning.
Pocas personas entendieron su comentario. Few people understood his comment.
Hay pocas esperanzas de que se recupere. There is little hope of her recovery.
Pocas personas saben del plan. Few people know about the plan.
Hay pocas chances de mantenerte esbelto, a menos que te apegues a una dieta. There's little chance of keeping slim, unless you stick to a diet.
Pocas personas tienen máquina de escribir. Few people have a typewriter.
Unas pocas personas tienen dos vehículos. A few people have two cars.
Tenemos pocas oportunidades de hablar alemán. We have few opportunities to speak German.
Solo unas pocas personas lo escucharon. Only a few people listened to him.
Había pocas personas en el parque. There were few people in the park.
Pocas personas asistieron a la reunión. Few people attended the meeting.
Él es un hombre de pocas palabras. He is a man of few words.
Él murió unas pocas horas más tarde. He died a few hours later.
Tom es un hombre de pocas palabras. Tom is a man of few words.
Sólo unas pocas personas se presentaron a tiempo. Only a few people showed up on time.
La función de búsqueda tiene muy pocas opciones. The search function has too few options.
Tom tocó unas pocas canciones en el piano. Tom played a few tunes on the piano.
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