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por quê adverb

whyadverb
[UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ]

por quê conjunction

wherefore(because of which)
conjunction
[UK: ˈweə.fɔː(r)] [US: ˈweə.fɔːr]

por que não adverb

why not(why is that not true)
adverb
[UK: waɪ nɒt] [US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt]

pôr-se a milhas verb

sod off(go away)
verb
[UK: sɒd ɒf] [US: ˈsɑːd ˈɒf]

pôr-se de pé verb

get up(to move to a standing position)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ʌp] [US: ˈɡet ʌp]

pôr-se no lugar verb

put oneself in someone's shoes(look at a situation as if one were the other person)
verb

por si só preposition

by oneself(without company)
preposition
[UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]

in one's own right(as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state)
preposition
[UK: ɪn wʌnz əʊn raɪt] [US: ɪn wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈraɪt]

por sinal preposition

by the way(incidentally)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ]

por sorte adverb

luckily(in a lucky manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈlʌk.ɪ.li] [US: ˈlʌk.ə.li]

por sua vez preposition

in turn(having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned)
preposition
[UK: ɪn tɜːn] [US: ɪn ˈtɝːn]

por todo adverb

throughout(everywhere)
adverb
[UK: θruː.ˈaʊt] [US: θruː.ˈaʊt]

por todo lado adverb

everywhere(at all places)
adverb
[UK: ˈev.rɪ.weə(r)] [US: ˈev.ri.ˌwer]

por todo lado; em todo lugar preposition

all over the placepreposition
[UK: ɔːl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ðə ˈpleɪs] [US: ɔːl ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈpleɪs]

por trás preposition

behind(responsible for)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd]

por trás de todo grande homem existe uma grande mulher phrase

behind every successful man there stands a woman(men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners)
phrase

por último adverb

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

last(after everything else)
adverb
[UK: lɑːst] [US: ˈlæst]

por um acaso adverb

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

por um fio preposition

by a hair's breadth(by a narrow margin)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ə heə(r)z bredθ] [US: baɪ ə ˈherz ˈbredθ]

by the skin of one's teeth(barely, closely)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

por um lado preposition

on the one hand(from one point of view)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə wʌn hænd] [US: ɑːn ðə wʌn ˈhænd]

pôr um ovo verb

lay an egg(to produce an egg)
verb

por um tempo adverb

awhile(For some time; for a short time)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈwaɪl] [US: ə.ˈwaɪl]

por um triz preposition

by a hair's breadth(by a narrow margin)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ə heə(r)z bredθ] [US: baɪ ə ˈherz ˈbredθ]

by the skin of one's teeth(barely, closely)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

por um triz noun

narrow escape(a situation in which an accident or other unfortunate incident is only just avoided)
noun

por vez preposition

at a time(simultaneously)
preposition

in turn(one after the other; successively)
preposition
[UK: ɪn tɜːn] [US: ɪn ˈtɝːn]

por via de regra adverb

as a rule(in general; most often)
adverb
[UK: əz ə ruːl] [US: ˈæz ə ˈruːl]

por volta de preposition

aboutpreposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

around(near)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

por/em todo preposition

throughout(in every part of; all through)
preposition
[UK: θruː.ˈaʊt] [US: θruː.ˈaʊt]

porão noun
{m}

basement [basements](floor below ground level)
noun
[UK: ˈbeɪ.smənt] [US: ˈbeɪ.smənt]

cargo hold(ship's hold)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ həʊld] [US: ˈkɑːrˌɡo.ʊ hoʊld]

cellar [cellars](underground space)
noun
[UK: ˈse.lə(r)] [US: ˈse.lər]

hold [holds](cargo area)
noun
[UK: həʊld] [US: hoʊld]

poraquê noun
{m}

electric eel [electric eels](species of fish)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk iːl] [US: ə.ˈlek.trɪk ˈiːl]

porca noun
{f}

nut [nuts](that fits on a bolt)
noun
[UK: nʌt] [US: ˈnət]

sow [sows](female pig)
noun
[UK: saʊ] [US: ˈsaʊ]

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