Usage examples of "poco" in Italian with translation to English

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Tom ha molto poco denaro. Tom has very little money.
Tom venne poco dopo mezzogiorno. Tom came a little after noon.
Per favore aspetta un poco. Please wait a bit.
Importa poco da dove viene. It matters little where he is from.
Tom aveva poco da bere. Tom had a little to drink.
C'è poco da fare. There's little to do.
Conosco poco riguardo a Shakespeare. I know a little about Shakespeare.
Ultimamente l'ho visto poco. I have seen little of him lately.
Ho poco denaro con me. I have a little money with me.
C'è poco vento oggi. There is little wind today.
Tom è venuto poco dopo mezzogiorno. Tom came a little after noon.
Ho poco tempo per leggere. I have little time to read.
Ho poco tempo per leggere in questi giorni. I have a little time for reading these days.
Il paziente migliorò poco alla volta. The patient got better little by little.
Con un poco più di sforzo, avremmo avuto successo. With a little more effort, he would have succeeded.
Un'automobile piccola occupa poco posto. A small car takes little room.
I critici pensarono poco allo spettacolo. Critics thought little of the play.
È rimasto poco vino nella bottiglia. There is little wine left in the bottle.
Un'auto piccola occupa poco posto. A small car takes little room.
Una macchina piccola occupa poco posto. A small car takes little room.
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