Meanings (ES + gloss)
poco
An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
Quite a few people (=a significant number) were pleasantly surprised.
There are a few cars (=some, but a relatively small number) in the street.
pocas • pocos
Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
I was expecting a big crowd at the party, but very few people (=almost none) turned up.
Very few did she have not to go there, did she?
Phrases
a fair fewa fewa few clowns short of a circusa few fries short of a Happy Meala few roos loose in the top paddocka few spanners short of a tool boxa good fewcover-fewfew and far betweenfew cards short of a full deckfew cards shy of a full deckfew sandwiches short of a picnicfew-flowered sedgefew-shotfew-shot learningfewfoldfewlyfewnesshave a fewhave a few too manyin a few shakesman of few wordsprecious fewpull a few stringsquite a fewsome fewto name a fewwoman of few wordsyou've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette