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1
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to express gratitude or apology

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por

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for multiplication and division

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por

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for velocity, frequency and proportion

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por

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meaning “through” “along” “by” or “in the area of” (within!)

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por

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when talking about exchange, including sales

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por

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to mean “on behalf of” or “in favor of”

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por

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7
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to express a length of time

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por
alternately, you can use the preposition “durante” which means during/while

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to express an undetermined, or general time, meaning “during”

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por

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9
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for means of communication or transportation

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por
use “en” when talking about the transportation of living things

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10
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in cases of mistaken identity, or meaning “to be seen as”

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por

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11
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to show the reason for an errand (with ir, venir, pasar, mandar, volver, and preguntar)

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por

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when followed by an infinitive, to express an action that remains to be completed (something that still has to be done), use…

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por + infinitive

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13
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to express cause or reason

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por

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14
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to be in the mood, or inlined to do something

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estar por

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15
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in passive constructions

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por

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16
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in advance

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por adelantado

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17
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apparently

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por lo visto

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18
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for now

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por ahora

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19
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by means of

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por medio de

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20
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around there; that way

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por allí

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21
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at least

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por lo menos

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22
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for the love of God

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por amor de Dios

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23
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consequently

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por lo tanto

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around here; this way

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por aquí

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as for me

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por mi parte

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by chance

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por casualidad

27
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nowhere

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por ningún lado

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percent

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por ciento

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on the other hand

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por otra parte

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certainly

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por cierto

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word for word

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palabra por palabra

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completely

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por completo

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for the first time

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por primera vex

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inside

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por dentro

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seperately

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por separado

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unfortunately

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por desgracia

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of course

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por supuesto

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for example

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por ejemplo

39
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fortunately

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por suerte

40
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therefor

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por eso

41
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everywhere

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por todas partes

42
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please

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por favor

43
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on all sides

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por todos lados

44
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finally

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por fin/por último

45
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generally

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por lo general

46
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to indicate destination

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para
alternately, can use “a”

47
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to show the use or purpose of a thing

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para

48
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to mean “in order to” or “for the purpose of”

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para

49
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to indicate a recipient

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para

50
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to express a deadline or specific time

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para

51
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to express a contrast from what is expected (irony)

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para

52
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to express an action that will soon be completed

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estar para

53
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to express reason

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por

53
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to express purpose

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para

54
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purpose

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you have to accomplish something, to achieve what you want/a goal
has deep reason and idea behind it

55
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reason

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an explanation for something you have done or the cause of someting

56
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when in doubt us…

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por!