Sentence examples of "per poco" in Italian

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Un'auto per poco non mi veniva addosso. I was nearly hit by a car.
Starò qui per poco. I'll stay here for a bit.
Si arrabbia per cose da poco. He gets angry over trivial things.
Devi studiare l'inglese poco per volta. You have to study English step by step.
Ho poco tempo per leggere in questi giorni. I have a little time for reading these days.
Ho poco tempo per leggere. I have little time to read.
C'è poco spazio per il dubbio. There is little room for doubt.
È troppo bello per essere vero. It's too good to be true.
Il povero non è quello che ha troppo poco, ma quello che vuole troppo. Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.
Ho telefonato per assicurarmi che venisse. I telephoned to make sure that he was coming.
Fra poco è il mio compleanno. My birthday is coming soon.
Per piacere chiamatemi circa alle 7:30. Please call me at about 7:30.
Tom venne poco dopo mezzogiorno. Tom came a little after noon.
Noi ci siamo congratulate con lei per il suo fidanzamento. We congratulated her on her engagement.
Non è possibile padroneggiare una lingua straniera in poco tempo; devi studiare passo dopo passo. You can't master a foreign language in a short time; you have to study it step by step.
Non esisto per te. I don't exist to you.
Per favore aspetta un poco. Please wait a bit.
Adam passò 3 anni in prigione per possesso di droga. Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.
Mio nonno morì poco dopo la mia nascita. My grandfather died shortly after my birth.
Non so come ringraziarti per la tua gentilezza. I can't thank you enough for your kindness.
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