Por - Common Expressions and Idioms Flashcards

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por adelantado

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in advance

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por allí

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around there; that way

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por aquí

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around here; this way

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por ciento

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percent

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por completo

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completely

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por ahora

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for now

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por amor de Dios

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for the love of God

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por casualidad

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by chance

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por lo común

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usually

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por consecuencia por consiguiente

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consequently

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por culpa de

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the fault of

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por los demás

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furthermore

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por dentro

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inside, on the inside

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por día

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per day

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por desgracia

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unfortunately

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por Dios

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for heaven’s sake

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por ejemplo

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for example

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por esa época

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around that time

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por eso

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  • therefore for that reason
  • that’s why
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por favor

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please

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por fin

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finally, at last

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por lo general

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generally

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por lo visto

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apparently

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por medio de

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by means of

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por lo menos

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at least

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por lo tanto

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consequently, therefore

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por mi parte

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as for me

by myself

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por ningún lado

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nowhere

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por otra parte

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on the other hand

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por primera vez

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for the first time

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por lo pronto

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for the time being

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por poco

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almost

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por si acaso

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just in case

in case

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por su cuenta

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on one’s own

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por supuesto

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of course

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por suerte

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fortunately

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por totas partes

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everywhere

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por todos lados

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on all sides

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por último

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finally

at last

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por ser

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for being

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al por mayor

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at (or by) wholesale

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al por menor

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at (or by) retail

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gracias por

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thank you for

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palabra por palabra

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word for word

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por algo

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for some reason

that’s why

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por arriba

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above

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por carga

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by frieght

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por casualidad

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by chance,

by accident

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por cierto

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certainly

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por delante

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ahead

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por despecho

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out of spite

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por detrás

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from behind

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por duplicado

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in duplicate

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por encima de

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on top of

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por encima de todo

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above all

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por ende

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hence, therefore

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por entre

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among, between

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por el contrario

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On the other hand

On the contrary

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por el estilo

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  • such as that
  • of that kind
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por el momento

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for the time being

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por esa razón

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  • for that reason
  • that is why
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por escrito

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in writing

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por fuera

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from/on the outside

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por hoy

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today only

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por instantes

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moment to moment

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por la mitad

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in half,

in the middle

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por las buenas o por las malas

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whether one likes it or not

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por lo común

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generally

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por lo demás

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as for the rest

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por lo que

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because of which

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por lo regular

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usually

as a rule

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por lo visto

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apparently

evidently

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por más que

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however much

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por motivo

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on account of

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por mucho que

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no matter how much

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por ningún lado

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nowhere

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por ningún motivo

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under no circumstances

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por otro lado

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on the other side

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por poco

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almost

nearly

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por prima vez

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for the first time

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por regla general

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as a general rule

usually

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por separado

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separately

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por sí mismo(a)

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by oneself

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por última vez

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finally

for the last time