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por preposition

about(over or upon different parts of)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

after(in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)
preposition
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər]

against(in exchange for)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst]

along(in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈlɒŋ] [US: ə.ˈlɔːŋ]

around(at various places in)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

by(indicates the agent of a passive verb)
preposition
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

down(from one end to another)
preposition
[UK: daʊn] [US: ˈdaʊn]

for(because of)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

over(math: divided by)
preposition
[UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩]

per(in accordance with)
preposition
[UK: pɜː(r)] [US: ˈpɝː]

through(from one side of an opening to the other)
preposition
[UK: θruː] [US: θruː]

toward(located near)
preposition
[UK: tə.ˈwɔːd] [US: tə.ˈwɔːrd]

por adverb

past(in a direction that passes)
adverb
[UK: pɑːst] [US: ˈpæst]

por acaso preposition

by chance(unexpected(ly); accidental(ly))
preposition
[UK: baɪ tʃɑːns] [US: baɪ ˈtʃæns]

por acaso adverb

as it happens(by coincidence)
adverb
[UK: əz ɪt ˈhæ.pənz] [US: ˈæz ˈɪt ˈhæ.pənz]

incidentally(without looking for something/somebody)
adverb
[UK: ˌɪn.sɪ.ˈden.tə.li] [US: ˌɪn.sə.ˈden.tə.li]

por agora preposition

by now(now)
preposition
[UK: baɪ naʊ] [US: baɪ ˈnaʊ]

por algum meio adverb

somehow(in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.haʊ] [US: ˈsʌm.ˌhɑːw]

por alguém em seu devido lugar verb

settle someone's hash(To physically or verbally subdue someone.)
verb

por alto preposition

at a glance(on cursory examination)
preposition
[UK: ət ə ɡlɑːns] [US: ət ə ˈɡlæns]

por amor da Santa interjection

for God's sake(exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience)
interjection
[UK: fɔː(r) ɡɒdz seɪk] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈɡɑːdz ˈseɪk]

por amor de Deus! adverb

for heaven's sakeadverb

por aqui adverb

aroundadverb
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

hereabout(close, nearby)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪər.ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈhɪr.ə.ˌbaʊt]

por assim dizer adverb

as it were(to indicate a word or statement is not exact)
adverb
[UK: əz ɪt wɜː(r)] [US: ˈæz ˈɪt wər]

if you will(conceding a description)
adverb

so to speak(in a manner of speaking)
adverb
[UK: ˈsəʊ tuː spiːk] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈtuː ˈspiːk]

poradverb

about(here and there)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

aroundadverb
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

por baixo preposition

underneath(under, below, beneath)
preposition
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈniːθ] [US: ˌʌn.dər.ˈniːθ]

por baixo dos panos preposition

behind the scenes(in secret; out of public view)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsiːnz]

por bem ou por mal preposition

by hook or by crook(by any means possible)
preposition
[UK: baɪ hʊk ɔː(r) baɪ krʊk] [US: baɪ ˈhʊk ɔːr baɪ ˈkrʊk]

por causa de preposition

after(as a result of)
preposition
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər]

because of(on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of)
preposition
[UK: bɪˈkɒz əv] [US: bɪˈkɒz əv]

for(because of)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

por causa de adverb

because(on account)
adverb
[UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz]

por cento noun

percent [percents](a part or other object per hundred)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈsent] [US: pər.ˈsent]

por completo preposition

at large((obsolete in English) in full)
preposition
[UK: ət lɑːdʒ] [US: ət ˈlɑːrdʒ]

por completo adjective

proper(informal: utter)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɒ.pə(r)] [US: ˈprɑː.pər]

por conseguinte adverb

consequently(as a result or consequence)
adverb
[UK: ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt.li] [US: ˈkɑːn.sə.kwənt.li]

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