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| a bit much expr | (excessive, intolerable) (excesivo, irónico) | un poco mucho expr |
| | (excesivo, irónico) | un poquito mucho expr |
| a bit of a mess n | UK, informal (chaotic) | un desastre art + nm |
| | His love life's a bit of a mess. |
| | Su vida amorosa es un desastre. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (difficult situation) | un pequeño desastre art + adj + nm |
| | (coloquial) | un pequeño lío art + adj + nm |
| | To say that the economy is in a bit of a mess is putting it mildly. |
| | Decir que la economía está hecha un pequeño desastre sería poco. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (place: untidy) (coloquial) | un desastre art + nm |
| | (coloquial) | un desmadre art + nm |
| | My house is a bit of a mess, but please come in. |
| | La casa está hecha un desastre, pero por favor pasa. |
| | | un caos art + nm |
| | | un desorden art + nm |
| | | un lío art + nm |
| | La casa está hecha un caos, pero por favor pasa. |
| a bit thick adj | (substance: not runny) | un poco espeso loc adj |
| | The gravy seems a bit thick; I can stand a spoon in it! |
| | La salsa parece un poco espesa; ¡puedo parar una cucharita encima! |
| a bit thick adj | UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (person: not intelligent) (figurado, peyorativo) | un poco corto, medio corto, un poco corto de entendederas loc adj |
| | (figurado, peyorativo) | un poco lento, medio lento loc adj |
| | | no muy sagaz loc adj |
| | He's a bit thick, but really nice all the same. |
| | Es un poco corto de entendederas pero es un encanto de persona. |
| a bit thick adj | informal (person, physique: not thin) | un poco ancho loc adj |
| | (eufemismo) | robusto/a, regordete/a adj |
| | He's a bit thick through the waist. |
| | Es un poco ancho de cintura. |
| a bit thin adj | (substance: too runny) | poco espesa loc adj |
| | The gravy seems a bit thin, so I think I'll add some more flour to thicken it up. |
| | La salsa se ve poco espesa, creo que le echaré algo de harina para espesarla. |
| | (AR) | medio chirle loc adj |
| | La salsa se ve medio chirle, creo que le echaré algo de harina para espesarla. |
| a bit thin adj | informal, figurative (resources: limited) (figurado) | un poco magro loc adj |
| | My budget is a bit thin, so I won't be going to Africa this year. |
| | Mi presupuesto está un poco magro, así que no iré a África este año. |
| | | un poco escaso loc adj |
| | Mi presupuesto está un poco escaso, así que no iré a África este año. |
| | | medio poco loc adj |
| | Mi presupuesto es medio poco, así que no iré a África este año. |
| | (coloquial) | medio flaco de bolsillo loc adj |
| | Estoy medio flaco de bolsillo, así que no iré a África este año. |
| a bit too adv | informal (overly) | demasiado adv |
| | (coloquial) | un poco demasiado loc adv |
| | His hair was a bit too long for me. |
| | She seemed a bit too calm; something must be wrong. |
| | Su cabello estaba demasiado largo para mí. |
| a little bit n | informal (small amount) (coloquial) | un poquitín nm |
| | | una pizca nf |
| | | un pelín nm |
| | There wasn't enough salt in the soup so I added a little bit. Could I please have a little bit of cheese? |
| | La sopa no tenía suficiente sal así que agregué un poquitín. |
| a little bit adv | informal (slightly) | un poco, un poquito adv |
| | | un pelín nm |
| | I'm just a little bit dizzy. It was a little bit cheeky of me to ask … but I asked anyway. |
| | Estoy un poco mareado. |
| a bit of [sth] n | (small amount) | pizca nf |
| | | poquito nm |
| | (informal) | poquitín nm |
| | I added a bit of cinnamon to the recipe. |
| | Añadí una pizca de canela a la receta. |
| for a bit adv | informal (for a short while) | por un rato, durante un rato, por un momento loc adv |
| in a bit adv | UK, informal (a short while from now) (coloquial) | en un rato loc adv |
| | | enseguida adv |
| | | dentro de un rato loc adv |
| | | en un momento loc adv |
| | I'm eating dinner now but I'll call you back in a bit. |
| | Ahora estoy cenando, pero te llamo en un rato. |
| in a little bit adv | informal (soon) | en un ratito loc adv |
| | Please set the table because dinner will be ready in a little bit. |
| | Pongan la mesa, la comida estará lista en un ratito. |
| just a bit adv | informal (slightly) | solo un poco loc adv |
| | | un poco loc adv |
| | (informal) | un poquito loc adv |
| | | levemente, ligeramente adv |
| | He has seemed to move just a bit to the left. |
| | Pareció moverse solo un poco hacia la izquierda. |
| just a bit n | informal (a small amount) (informal) | solo un poquito loc adv |
| | (informal) | un poquito loc adv |
| | Please, just give me a bit of sugar. |
| | Por favor, deme solo un poquito de azúcar. |
not a bit,
not one bit adv | informal (not at all) (CO, coloquial) | ni cinco loc adv |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ni ahí loc adv |
| | Am I bothered about missing the show. Not a bit. |
| | I'm not a bit worried about this exam because I've revised really hard for it. |
| | (coloquial) | para nada, en absoluto loc adv |
| | | ni un poco loc adv |
| | | ni una pizca, ni pizca loc adv |
| | ¿Que si estoy molesta por haberme perdido el concierto? Para nada. |
| not a bit of it interj | (not at all, certainly not) | ni un poco loc adv |
| quite a bit n | (a considerable amount) | bastante nm |
| | | un montón loc adv |
| | "How much rice do you think I should cook?" "You'll need quite a bit for six people." |
| | "¿Cuánto arroz crees que necesito cocinar?" "Necesitarás bastante para seis personas." |
| quite a bit adv | (a considerable length of time) | bastante adv |
| | | un montón loc adv |
| | I've been jogging quite a bit recently. |
| | Estuve corriendo bastante últimamente. |
rich,
a bit rich adj | informal, figurative (ironic) | irónico/a adj |
| | That's a bit rich, coming from you! |
| | Viniendo de ti, es irónico. |
a stretch,
a bit of a stretch n | informal, figurative (exaggeration) | exageración nf |
| | It's a bit of a stretch to call her a teacher. She helps out in the classroom occasionally, that's all. |
| | Es una exageración llamarle profesora. Ella solo ayuda en clase ocasionalmente, eso es todo. |
| a wee bit adv | UK, informal (little, slightly) | un poco loc adv |
| | Mexican food is a wee bit spicier than I'm used to. |
| | La comida mexicana es un poco más picante de lo que estoy acostumbrado. |