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por [por] prep 1. (objetivo) → for;
luchar por la patria → to fight for one's country;
hazlo por mí → do it for my sake
2. (+ infin): por no llegar tarde → so as not to arrive late;
por citar unos ejemplos → to give a few examples
3. (causa) → out of, because of;
no es por eso → that's not the reason;
por escasez de fondos → through o for lack of funds
4. (tiempo): por la mañana/noche → in the morning/at night;
se queda por una semana → she's staying (for) a week
5. (lugar): pasar por Madrid → to pass through Madrid;
ir a Guayaquil por Quito → to go to Guayaquil via Quito;
caminar por la calle → to walk along the street;
por allí → over there;
se va por ahí → we have to go that way;
¿por dónde? → which way?;
está por el norte → it's somewhere in the north;
por todo el país → throughout the country
6. (cambio, precio): te doy uno nuevo por el que tienes → I'll give you a new one (in return) for the one you've got;
lo vendí por 15 dólares → I sold it for 15 dollars
7. (valor distributivo): 30 euros por hora/cabeza → 30 euros an o per hour/a o per head;
10 por ciento → 10 per cent;
80 (kms) por hora → 80 (km) an o per hour
8. (modo, medio) → by;
por correo/avión → by post/air;
día por día → day by day;
por orden → in order;
entrar por la entrada principal → to go in through the main entrance
9. (agente) → by;
hecho por él → done by him;
"dirigido por" → "directed by"
10. 10 por 10 son 100 → 10 by 10 is 100
11. (= en lugar de): vino él por su jefe → he came instead of his boss
12. por mí que revienten → as far as I'm concerned they can drop dead
13. (evidencia): por lo que dicen → judging by o from what they say
14. estar/quedar por hacer → to be still o remain to be done
15. por (muy) difícil que sea → however hard it is o may be;
por más que lo intente → no matter how o however hard I try
16. por qué → why;
¿por qué? → why?;
¿por? (fam) → why (do you ask)?

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