un po'

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Truncation of un poco. Compare French un peu, Portuguese um pouco, and Spanish un poco.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /um ˈpɔ/**
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Pronoun

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un po'

  1. a bit, a little
    un po' d'allegriaa bit of happiness

Adverb

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un po'

  1. a bit, a little, slightly, somewhat, sort of
    mi sento un po' ammalatoI feel sort of sick
  2. a while, some time
    resto a casa per un po' più a lungo
    I'll stay home a little while longer
  3. used to emphasize a command and make it less formal
    senti un po'listen here