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por preposition

about(on every side 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]

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(near, or next to)
preposition
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

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

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

out of(with the motivation of)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv] [US: ˈaʊt əv]

per(for each)
preposition
[UK: pɜː(r)] [US: ˈpɝː]

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

times(multiplied by)
preposition
[UK: ˈtaɪmz] [US: ˈtaɪmz]

via(by way of)
preposition
[UK: ˈvaɪə] [US: ˈvaɪə]

with(by means of)
preposition
[UK: wɪð] [US: wɪθ]

por adverb

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

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

por conjunction

as(considering that, because)
conjunction
[UK: əz] [US: ˈæz]

por activa y por pasiva adverb

up and down(staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately)
adverb
[UK: ʌp ənd daʊn] [US: ʌp ænd ˈdaʊn]

por acá adverb

around(from place to place)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

por adelantado adverb

beforehand(at an earlier time)
adverb
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː.hænd] [US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr.hænd]

por ahora preposition

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

por ahora adverb

for the time being(temporarily; until later)
adverb
[UK: fɔː(r) ðə ˈtaɪm ˈbiːɪŋ] [US: ˈfɔːr ðə ˈtaɪm ˈbiːɪŋ]

so far(until now; previously; yet)
adverb
[UK: ˈsəʊ ˈfɑː(r)] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈfɑːr]

por algún casual preposition

by any chance(possibly; perhaps)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ˈe.ni tʃɑːns] [US: baɪ ˈe.ni ˈtʃæns]

por allí adverb

around(from place to place)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

there(to or into that place; thither)
adverb
[UK: ðeə(r)] [US: ˈðer]

thither(to that place)
adverb
[UK: ˈðɪ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈθɪ.ðər]

por amor a preposition

for the sake of(because of)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ðə seɪk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈfɔːr ðə ˈseɪk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

por amplio margen preposition

by far(to a large extent)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ˈfɑː(r)] [US: baɪ ˈfɑːr]

por antonomasia adjective

par excellence(being a quintessential example of a general type)
adjective
[UK: pɑːrˈ.ek.sə.lɑːns] [US: pɑːr.ˈek.sə.lɑːns]

por arte de magia phrase

as if by magic(in a very surprising or seemingly impossible way)
phrase

por así decirlo 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]

por añadidura adverb

furthermore(In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information)
adverb
[UK: ˌfɜː.ðə.ˈmɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɝː.ðər.ˌmɔːr]

in addition(also; as well)
adverb
[UK: ɪn ə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩] [US: ɪn ə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩]

por cabeza adjective

per capita(per person)
adjective
[UK: pɜː(r) pə ˈkæ.pɪ.tə] [US: ˈpɝː ˈkæ.pə.tə]

por casualidad preposition

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

por causa de preposition

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

por ciento noun

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

por cierto preposition

as a matter of fact(actually)
preposition
[UK: əz ə ˈmæ.tə(r) əv fækt] [US: ˈæz ə ˈmæ.tər əv ˈfækt]

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