por

/poɾ/, [poɾ]

by


Examples
  • Por favor, retira los platos.

    Please take the dishes away.

  • Deja de culparle por tus errores.

    Stop blaming him for your mistakes.

  • Por favor, préstame tu cuchillo.

    Please lend me your knife.

  • Ella prometió encontrarse con él ayer por la noche.

    She promised to meet him last night.

  • Ella ha sido enviada a prisión por asesinato.

    She’s been sent to jail for murder.

  • El viaje en avión es rápido; el viaje por mar es, sin embargo, relajante.

    Air travel is fast; sea travel is, however, restful.

  • Él está loco por ti.

    He's crazy about you.

  • Haré todo por él.

    I'll do everything for him.

  • Muchas personas exceden la velocidad máxima, por lo que debe ser aceptable.

    A lot of people exceed the speed limit so it must be acceptable.

  • Por alguna razón, me siento más vivo por la noche.

    For some reason I feel more alive at night.

  • Por lo menos terminamos la primera parte.

    At least, we finished the first part.

  • Hace un buen día, ¿no crees? ¿Por qué no salimos a dar un paseo?

    A nice day, isn't it? Why not go out for a walk?

  • ¿Me puedes alojar por esta noche?

    Can you put me up tonight?

  • Bob se puso impaciente por la demora de su esposa.

    Bob got impatient at his wife's delay.

  • Gracias por el regalo que le hiciste a mi hijo.

    Thank you for the present you gave my son.

  • Volveré por la mañana.

    I'll come back by the morning.

  • Por supuesto, muchos ciudadanos de la tercera edad son felices con la jubilación.

    Of course, many senior citizens are happy with retirement.

  • ¿Me puedes enviar un catálogo por correo?

    Would you please send me a catalogue by mail?

  • Vienen a por mí.

    They're coming for me.

  • La teoría científica que más me gusta es la de que los anillos de Saturno se componen por completo de equipajes perdidos.

    The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost luggage.


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