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por eso adverb

therefore(consequently; by consequence)
adverb
[UK: ˈðeə.fɔː(r)] [US: ˈðer.ˌfɔːr]

por esta vez preposition

for the nonce(for the time being)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ðə nɒns] [US: ˈfɔːr ðə nɒns]

por este adverb

hereby(formal phrase)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪə.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˌhɪr.ˈbaɪ]

por este medio adverb

hereby(formal phrase)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪə.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˌhɪr.ˈbaɪ]

por estirpe phrase

per stirpes(method of distributing an estate to the descendants of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches)
phrase

por excelencia adjective

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

por extensión preposition

by extension(broadly)
preposition

por favor phrase

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

one moment, please(one moment please)
phrase
[UK: wʌn ˈməʊ.mənt pliːz] [US: wʌn ˈmoʊ.mənt ˈpliːz]

please help mephrase

please pass the saltphrase

please sit downphrase
[UK: pliːz sɪt daʊn] [US: ˈpliːz ˈsɪt ˈdaʊn]

please turn leftphrase

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 habla más despacio phrase

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

por favor hable más despacio 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? - ¿Podría apagar la televisión 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 fin preposition

at last(after a long time; eventually)
preposition
[UK: ət lɑːst] [US: ət ˈlæst]

por fin adverb

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

por fortuna adverb

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

por fuerza adverb

perforce(by force)
adverb
[UK: pə.ˈfɔːs] [US: pər.ˈfɔːrs]

por goleada adverb

by a landslide(with big marginals)
adverb

por h o por b adverb

one way or another(somehow, but certainly)
adverb
[UK: wʌn ˈweɪ ɔː(r) ə.ˈnʌð.ə(r)] [US: wʌn ˈweɪ ɔːr ə.ˈnʌð.r̩]

por hora adjective

hourly(that occurs every hour)
adjective
[UK: ˈaʊə.li] [US: ˈaʊr.li]

por la boca muere el pez phrase

loose lips sink ships(saying too much or releasing confidential information can have dangerous consequences)
phrase

silence is golden(proverb)
phrase
[UK: ˈsaɪ.ləns ɪz ˈɡəʊl.dən] [US: ˈsaɪ.ləns ˈɪz ˈɡoʊl.dən]

por la cual adverb

whereby(by which)
adverb
[UK: ˌweə.ˈbaɪ] [US: wer.ˈbaɪ]

por la Gracia de Dios preposition

by the Grace of God(By divine right)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə ɡreɪs əv ɡɒd] [US: baɪ ðə ˈɡreɪs əv ˈɡɑːd]

por la misma razón preposition

by the same tokenpreposition
[UK: baɪ ðə seɪm ˈtəʊkən] [US: baɪ ðə ˈseɪm ˈtoʊkən]

por la noche adverb

at night(during the night)
adverb
[UK: ət naɪt] [US: ət ˈnaɪt]

por la presente adverb

hereby(formal phrase)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪə.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˌhɪr.ˈbaɪ]

por la puerta de atrás preposition

behind someone's back(secretly)
preposition

por lo bajini preposition

on the Q.T.(secretly)
preposition

por lo claro adverb

clearly((modal) without a doubt, obviously)
adverb
[UK: ˈklɪə.li] [US: ˈklɪr.li]

por lo demás adverb

otherwise(in all other respects)
adverb
[UK: ˈʌð.ə.waɪz] [US: ˈʌð.r̩.waɪz]

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