a poco a poco

Asturian

Adverb

a poco a poco

  1. (idiomatic) little by little (a small amount at a time)

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Adverb

a poco a poco

  1. little by little, by degrees
    • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 58–60; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      tal mi fece la bestia sanza pace,
      che, venendomi ’ncontro, a poco a poco
      mi ripigneva là dove ’l sol tace.
      E'en such made me that beast withouten peace, which, coming on against me by degrees, thrust me back thither where the sun is silent.
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