porque
/ˈpoɾke/, [ˈpoɾ.ke]because
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Tomé un taxi porque el bus venía atrasado.
I took a taxi because the bus was late.
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Le pidió que no renunciara al trabajo porque eran pobres y necesitaban el dinero.
She asked him to not quit his job because they were poor and needed the money.
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No llames al diablo, porque se puede aparecer.
Don't call the devil, because he can appear.
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Salté por la ventana porque quería ver si podía volar.
I jumped out the window because I wanted to see if I could fly.
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Muchas paradojas son paradójicas solo porque suenan extraño.
Many paradoxes are paradoxical only because they sound strange.
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Tom asesinó a Mary porque descubrió que ella había iniciado el incendio que había matado a su familia.
Tom killed Mary because he found out she had started the fire that had killed his family.
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Atesora cada encuentro con los demás, porque nunca sabes si vas a reunirte con una persona una sola vez en tu vida.
Treasure every encounter with others because you never know if you'll meet a person just once in your lifetime.
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Porque se sentía enferma.
Because she felt sick.
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Bebo agua porque tengo sed.
I'm drinking water because I'm thirsty.
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Si alguien te critica, es porque tienes algo que él nunca tendrá.
If someone criticizes you, it's because you have something which he will never have.
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Tiene una deuda con el banco porque compró esa casa grande.
He's in debt to the bank because he bought that big house.
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El entrenador suspendió el partido porque muchos de los jugadores estaban de baja con la gripe.
The coach called off the game because many of the players were down with the flu.
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Ella podría estar un poco enfadada conmigo, pero no debería porque estoy bien. Estoy mejor que bien.
She might be a little mad at me, but she shouldn't be because I'm fine. I'm finer than fine.
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Él fue respetado como un héroe porque él defendió a su país de los invasores.
He was respected as a hero because he defended his country against the invaders.
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Yo me lavo las manos porque están sucias.
I wash my hands because they're dirty.
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La gente la molestó porque llevaba un sombrero muy raro.
Since she was wearing the very strange hat, people teased her.
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Fuimos bien de tiempo porque hubo tráfico fluido.
We made good time since the traffic was light.
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Pero sería triste recoger estas frases y guardárnoslas para nosotros, porque se pueden hacer tantas cosas con ellas… Por eso Tatoeba está abierta, nuestro código fuente está abierto. Nuestra información está abierta al público.
But you know, it would be sad to collect all these sentences, and keep them for ourselves. Because there's so much you can do with them. Which is why Tatoeba is open. Our source code is open. Our data is open.
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Tom quería la muerte de Mary porque ella había matado a sus hijos.
Tom wanted Mary dead because she had murdered his kids.
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El chico se tiñó el pelo porque quería llamar la atención.
The boy dyed his hair because he wanted to be noticed.
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