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por favor phrase

please turn rightphrase

the bill, pleasephrase
[UK: ðə bɪl pliːz] [US: ðə ˈbɪl ˈpliːz]

two beers, pleasephrase
[UK: ˈtuː bɪəz pliːz] [US: ˈtuː ˈbɪrz ˈpliːz]

por favor adverb

please(interjection to make a polite request)
adverb
[UK: pliːz] [US: ˈpliːz]

por favor fale mais devagar phrase

please speak more slowlyphrase
[UK: pliːz spiːk mɔː(r) ˈsləʊ.li] [US: ˈpliːz ˈspiːk ˈmɔːr ˈsloʊ.li]

por favor; Would you please turn off the TV? - Pode desligar a televisão verb

would(used to express a polite request)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

por favor? verb

would(used to express a polite request)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

por favor? phrase

could I see the menu, please(said to ask for a menu)
phrase

por favorzinho interjection

pretty please(an emphatic interjection to make commands more polite)
interjection

por fim preposition

at last(in the end; finally; ultimately)
preposition
[UK: ət lɑːst] [US: ət ˈlæst]

at length(finally)
preposition
[UK: ət leŋθ] [US: ət ˈleŋkθ]

por fim adverb

finally(ultimately)
adverb
[UK: ˈfaɪ.nə.li] [US: ˈfaɪ.nə.li]

por isso adverb

therefore(for that or this reason)
adverb
[UK: ˈðeə.fɔː(r)] [US: ˈðer.ˌfɔːr]

por isto adverb

therefore(for that or this reason)
adverb
[UK: ˈðeə.fɔː(r)] [US: ˈðer.ˌfɔːr]

poradverb

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

pôr lenha na fogueira verb

add fuel to the fire(worsen a conflict)
verb
[UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

por mais que conjunction

as much as(even though; despite the fact that)
conjunction
[UK: əz ˈmʌtʃ əz] [US: ˈæz ˈmʌtʃ ˈæz]

por meio de preposition

by means of(By using)
preposition
[UK: baɪ miːnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: baɪ ˈmiːnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

por mil noun

permille(per thousand)
noun
[UK: pˈɜːmɪl] [US: pˈɜːmɪl]

por mim adverb
{S}

by(along a path)
adverb
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

por muito/bastante tempo adverb

long(for a long duration)
adverb
[UK: ˈlɒŋ] [US: ˈlɔːŋ]

por nada interjection

not at all(conventional reply to expression of gratitude)
interjection
[UK: nɒt ət ɔːl] [US: ˈnɑːt ət ɔːl]

por nós adverb
{Pl}

by(along a path)
adverb
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

pôr o dedo na ferida verb

rub salt in the wound(to make an injury feel worse)
verb

por omissão preposition

by default(in absence of any opposing action)
preposition
[UK: baɪ dɪ.ˈfɔːlt] [US: baɪ də.ˈfɒlt]

por ora preposition

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

for now(at the moment; until later)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) naʊ] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈnaʊ]

pôr os pés em polvorosa verb

take to one's heels(to flee or run away)
verb
[UK: teɪk tuː wʌnz hiːlz] [US: ˈteɪk ˈtuː wʌnz ˈhiːlz]

pôr os pingos nos is verb

dot the i's and cross the t's(Take care of every detail)
verb

pôr os pontos nos is verb

dot the i's and cross the t's(Take care of every detail)
verb

por outro lado preposition

at the same time(on the other hand)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə seɪm ˈtaɪm] [US: ət ðə ˈseɪm ˈtaɪm]

on the other hand(from another point of view)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə ˈʌð.ə(r) hænd] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈʌð.r̩ ˈhænd]

pôr para dormir verb

put to bed(help someone go to bed)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt tuː bed] [US: ˈpʊt ˈtuː ˈbed]

por perto adverb

nearby(close to)
adverb
[UK: ˈnɪə.baɪ] [US: ˈnɪr.ˈbaɪ]

por pouco adverb

just(by a narrow margin, nearly)
adverb
[UK: dʒəst] [US: dʒəst]

narrowly(closely; by a narrow margin)
adverb
[UK: ˈnæ.rəʊ.li] [US: ˈnæro.ʊ.li]

por precaução conjunction

just in case(in the event)
conjunction
[UK: dʒəst ɪn keɪs] [US: dʒəst ɪn ˈkeɪs]

por que adverb

whatadverb
[UK: ˈwɒt] [US: ˈhwʌt]

why(for what reason)
adverb
[UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ]

por quê adverb

how come(why)
adverb
[UK: ˈhaʊ kʌm] [US: ˈhaʊ ˈkəm]

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