Usage examples of "poco más o menos" in Spanish with translation to English

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Lucy y yo tenemos más o menos el mismo número de amigos. Lucy and I have about the same number of friends.
Tom y Mary tienen más o menos la misma altura. Tom and Mary are about the same height.
El corazón de una persona es más o menos el mismo tamaño que su puño. A person's heart is approximately the same size as their fist.
¿Más o menos cuánto tiempo tardará? About how long will it take?
La población de Italia es más o menos la mitad que la de Japón. The population of Italy is about half as large as that of Japan.
Tanabata sale mucho en los mangas, así que lo conozco más o menos bien. Tanabata comes up in manga a lot so I also know it fairly well.
Por fin está más o menos explicado. That is somewhat explained at the end.
La gente dice que parezco más o menos de la misma edad que mi hermana. People say I look about the same age as my sister.
El señor White es más o menos de mi edad. Mr White is about my age.
¿Cuánto tomará para llegar a ser más o menos habilidoso? How long does it take to get reasonably skilled?
Él estaba más o menos borracho. He was more or less drunk.
Estoy más o menos feliz. I'm kind of happy.
Él está más o menos loco. More or less, he is crazy.
Peso más o menos 60 kilos. I weigh about 60 kilos.
Tom cenó hace más o menos una hora. Tom ate dinner about one hour ago.
¿Cuántos libros tienes más o menos? About how many books do you have?
Un litro de leche contiene más o menos treinta gramos de proteína. A liter of milk contains about thirty grams of protein.
Habían más o menos veinte personas allí. There were twenty or so people there.
Ella volvió después de más o menos media hora. She came back in about thirty minutes.
Tom no llegó hasta más o menos las 2:30. Tom didn't arrive until about 2:30.
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