2. Phrases with por and para Flashcards

1
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por adelantado

Hay que pagar un mes por adelantado.

A

in advance

One must pay one month in advance.

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2
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por ahora

A

for now

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3
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por allí

A

around there

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4
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por amor de dios

A

for the love of god

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5
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por aquí

A

around here

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6
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por casualidad

A

by chance

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7
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por ciento

A

percent

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8
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por cierto

A

certainly

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9
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completely

The clothes have not completely dried.

A

por completo
completamente

La ropa no ha secado por completo.

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10
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por dentro

A

inside

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11
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por desgracia

A

unfortunatley

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12
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por ejemplo

A

for example

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13
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por eso

A

therefore

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14
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por favor

A

please

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15
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por fin

A

finally

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16
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por lo general
por lo común

A

generally (x2)

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17
Q

por lo visto

Por lo visto, Macarena está saliendo con el vecino de al lado

A

apparently, it would appear

Apparently, Macarena is going out with the guy next door,

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18
Q

por medio de

Los contrabandistas se comunicaban por medio de señales luminosas.

A

by means of, by using

The smugglers communicated by using light signals.

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19
Q

por lo menos

Te puedes quedar con la casa, pero por lo menos déjame el perro.

A

at least

You can keep the house, but at least leave me the dog.

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20
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por lo tanto

Has incurrido en una infracción, por lo tanto vas a la cárcel.

A

consequently, there fore

You have broken the law; therefore, you are going to prison.

21
Q

por mi parte

A

as for me

22
Q

por ningún lado

A

nowhere

23
Q

por otra parte

A

on the other hand

24
Q

palabra por palabra

A

word for word

25
Q

por primera vez

A

for the first time

26
Q

por separado

Selena y su novio llegaron a la fiesta por separado.

A

separately

Selena and her boyfriend arrived separately at the party.

27
Q

por supuesto

A

of course

28
Q

por suerte

A

luckly

29
Q

por todas partes

A

everywhere

30
Q

por todos lados

A

on all sides

31
Q

por último

Por último, la estudiante dio las gracias a su mentor.

A

finally

Finally, the student thanked her mentor.

32
Q

por lo mismo

¿Por qué no vas tú a la fiesta? - Por lo mismo que tú, porque tengo que estudiar.

A

for that very reason, for the same reason

Why don’t you go to the party? - For the same reason as you, because I have to study.

33
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por malo que sea

A

however bad it is

34
Q

por motivo de

A

on account of

35
Q

por poco

Había un atasco y por poco perdemos el tren.

A

almost, nearly

There was a traffic jam, and we almost missed the train.

36
Q

por si acaso

A

just in case

37
Q

por las buenas o por las malas

A

whether you like it or not

38
Q

por lo común

Por lo común almuerzo a eso de la una de la tarde y ceno hacia las ocho.

A

generally, as a rule

I generally have lunch at around one o’clock in the afternoon and dinner at around eight.

39
Q

estar por

A

to be about to

40
Q

para abajo

A

downward

41
Q

para adelante

A

forward

42
Q

para detrás

A

backward

43
Q

para entonces

Me gradúo en dos años. Espero tener un trabajo para entonces.

A

by that time

I’m graduating in two years. I hope I have a job by then.

44
Q

para otra vez

A

for another occasion

45
Q

para que

A

so that, in order to

46
Q

para siempre

A

forever

47
Q

para variar

Siempre pido helado de chocolate. Hoy quiero helado de fresa para variar.

A

just for a change

I always ask for chocolate ice cream. Today, I want strawberry ice cream for a change.

48
Q

ser tal para cual

A

to be two of a kind