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Por vs Para Flashcards

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What is the acronym for Para?

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PRODDS

Purpose
Recipients
Opinions
Destinations
Deadlines
Standards
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PRODDS: Purpose

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Used to indicate a purpose or a goal.

Translation: in order to

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PRODDS: Recipients

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Used to indicate the recipient of an action or thing.

Translation: for

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PRODDS: Opinions

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Used to talk about an opinion.
Translation: for, according to

e.g.
Para mí, el español es más romántico que el italiano.
For me, Spanish is more romantic than Italian.

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PRODDS: Destinations

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Used to indicate the destination or end point of an object or person.

Translation: for

Salgo para Chile esta noche.
I leave for Chile tonight.

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PRODDS: Deadlines

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Translations: for, by, on

Esta tarea es para mañana.
This homework is for tomorrow

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PRODDS: Standards

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Used to compare something or someone to a standard, such as cheapness or speed.
Translation: for, considering that

Para ser una tortuga, es muy rápida.
For a turtle, he is very fast.

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What is the acronym for Por?

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DREEMS

Duration
Reasons
Emotions
Exchanges
Mode of communication or transportation
Substitutions
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DREEMS: Duration

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Used to talk about how long it takes something to happen.

Translation: for

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DREEMS: Reasons

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Used to indicate a reason or motive for doing something.
Translation: because of

Por su amor al español, siempre lo estudiaba.
Because of his love for Spanish, he always studied it.

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DREEMS: Emotions

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Emotion
Used to indicate the recipient or or cause for an emotional reaction.
Translations: for, towards, at

Tengo tanto amor por ti.
I have so much love for you.

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DREEMS: Exchanges

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Used to talk about exchanges.
Translation: for

Pagué $60 por estos zapatos.
I paid $60 for these shoes.

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DREEMS: Mode of communication or transportation

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The manner in which something or someone travels.
Translations: by, on, through

Viajamos por tren a Italia.
We travel by train to Italy.

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DREEMS: Substitutions

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Used to indicate that someone or something is taking the place of another person or thing.
Translations: for, instead of

Hay una maestra sustituta por la Señora Martinez hoy.
There is a substitute teacher for Mrs. Martinez today.

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What does ‘para’ describe and what are 2 of its traits?

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Purpose.

– Usually future facing, signalling things to come.
– Usually a sequence of events; one bit of the sentence was the purpose of the other

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What is ‘por’ used for and what are 2 of its traits?

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Reason (cause)

– Backwards facing, usually describes the cause for something
– Everything usually happens at the same time; the two events occurring in the same sentence are inseparable

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Reason vs Purpose: Por

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Por is for reason (para is for purpose)
Translated to “because of”.

Estudio español por mi trabajo.
I’m studying Spanish because of my job

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Reason vs Purpose: Para

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Para is for purpose (por is for reason)
Translated to “in order to”

Estudio español para trabajar en Argentina.
I’m studying Spanish in order to work in Argentina.

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Travel vs Destination: Por

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Por is for travelling (para is for the final destination)
Describes travelling ‘through’ or ‘around’ a place.

Este autobús pasa por el centro de la ciudad.
This bus goes through the city centre.

El año pasado viajamos por España.
Last year we travelled around Spain.

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Travel vs Destination: Para

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Para is for the final destination of a journey (por is for travelling)

Este autobús va para el centro de la ciudad.
This bus goes to the city centre.

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Duration vs Deadlines: Por

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Por describes duration – in other words, how long something lasts (para refers to deadlines)
Can be switched for durante (“during”)

Estudié por (durante) dos horas.
I studied for (during) 2 hours.

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Duration vs Deadlines: Para

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Para refers to a date in the future such as a deadline (por refers to duration)

Necesito terminar el informe para mañana.
I need to finish the report by tomorrow.

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‘By’ someone vs ‘For’ someone: Por

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Por is “by” someone (para is “for” someone)
Refers to the agent who did something / caused something

Este puente fue construido por los romanos.
This bridge was built by the Romans.

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‘By’ someone vs ‘For’ someone: Para

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Para refers to the person something was done for (por is ‘by’ someone)

Compré este libro para mi hermana.
I bought this book for my sister.

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Cause vs. Effect: Por

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Por typically refers to an action’s cause (para is the effect)
Translation: “on behalf of”

Estoy trabajando por mi colega porque él está enfermo
I’m working for my colleague because he’s sick

Your colleague is the reason why—the cause—for you to be working

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Cause vs. Effect: Para

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Para refers to an action’s effect (‘effect’ being the results produced by the action)
Translation: “in order to” (i.e. to produce results for)

Trabajo para el dueño.
I work for the owner (I work to produce results for the owner)

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For a turtle, he is very fast.

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Para ser una tortuga, es muy rápida.

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We traveled by car for eight hours.

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Viajamos en coche por ocho horas.

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Estudié por cinco horas.

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I studied for five hours.

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Because of his love for Spanish, he always studied it.

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Por su amor al español, siempre lo estudiaba.

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Because of the number of people who came, I ordered more food.

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Por el número de gente que vino, pedí más comida.

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I have so much love for you.

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Tengo tanto amor por ti.

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The girl felt a lot of jealousy towards the movie star.

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La chica sintió muchos celos por la estrella del cine.

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I paid $60 for these shoes.

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Pagué $60 por estos zapatos.

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I’ll give you my cookie for your cake.

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Te daré mi galleta por tu torta.

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We travel by train to Italy.

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Viajamos por tren a Italia.

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We talked on the phone last night.

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Hablamos por teléfono anoche.

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We walked through the park 2 days ago.

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Caminamos por el parque hace 2 días.

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“by a hair”, barely

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por los pelos

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at least

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por lo menos

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41
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day by day

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día por día

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42
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for the same reason, for the same thing

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por lo mismo

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43
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to be for (to support)

to be near

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estar por

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44
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as far as I’m concerned

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por lo que a mí respecta

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45
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word for word

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palabra por palabra

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46
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judging by what I’ve heard

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por lo que he oido

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47
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in advance

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por adelantado

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48
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therefore (2)

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por lo tanto

por eso

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around there

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por ahí, allí

50
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apparently

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por lo visto

51
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for now

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por ahora

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however bad it is

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por malo que sea

53
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for the love of God

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por amor de Dios

54
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by means of

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por medio de

55
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this way

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por aquí

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for my part

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por mi parte

57
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by chance

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por casualidad

58
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on account of

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por motivo de

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percent

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por ciento

60
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nowhere

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por ningún lado

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certainly, by the way

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por cierto

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in order

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por orden

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completely

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por completo

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on the other hand

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por otra parte

65
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by mail / post

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por correo

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almost

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por poco

67
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inside

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por dentro

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for the first / last time

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por primera / última vez

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unfortunately

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por desgracia

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why / for what reason

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¿por qué?

71
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oh my God/for heaven’s sake

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por Dios

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separately

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por separado

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for example

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por ejemplo

74
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just in case

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por si acaso

75
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in writing

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por escrito

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by one’s own hand

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por su propio mano

77
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therefore / that’s why

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por eso

78
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fortunately

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por suerte

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please

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por favor

80
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of course

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por supuesto

81
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finally

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por fin

82
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on the phone, by phone

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por teléfono

83
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in the morning

tomorrow morning

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por la mañana

mañana por la mañana

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in the afternoon

tomorrow afternoon

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por la tarde

mañana por la tarde

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in the evening, night

tomorrow night

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por la noche

mañana por la noche

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eveywhere

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por todas partes

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whether you like it or not

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por las buenas o por las malas

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on all sides/everywhere

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por todos lados

89
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usually

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por lo común

90
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finally

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por último

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furthermore

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por lo demás

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on the one hand

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por una parte

93
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generally / in general

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por lo general

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on one hand, on the other hand

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por un lado, por otro

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to be about to

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estar para

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down, downward

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para abajo

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forward

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para adelante

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backward

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para detrás

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by that time

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para entonces

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by that time

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para esa época

101
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for another occasion

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para otra vez

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so that, in order that

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para que

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why, for what purpose?

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para qué

104
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forever

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para siempre

105
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just for a change

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para variar

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to be two of a kind

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ser tal para cual

107
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By himself / herself / yourself

For himself / herself / yourself

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Por sí mismo / misma

108
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I study Spanish in order to talk to people from Argentina

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Estudio español para hablar con gente de Argentina.

109
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He works in order to earn money

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Trabaja para ganar dinero.

110
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We need to talk in order to discuss some important things.

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Necesitamos hablar para discutir unas cosas importantes.

111
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This cake is for my mother.

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Este pastel es para mi madre.

112
Q

Anita works for the UN.

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Anita trabaja para la ONU.

Organización de Naciones Unidas

113
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For me, Spanish is more romantic than Italian.

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Para mí, el español es más romántico que el italiano.

114
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According to the teacher, students are the future.

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Para la profesora los estudiantes son el futuro.

115
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This painting is for a museum in Madrid.

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Este cuadro es para un museo en Madrid.

116
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Juan used the telephone in order to to call her.

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Juan usó el teléfono para llamarla.

117
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Salgo para Chile esta noche.

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I leave for Chile tonight.

118
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This homework is for tomorrow.

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Esta tarea es para mañana.

119
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La cita es para el jueves.

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The appointment is on Thursday.

120
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This is delicious for a cheap hamburger (2)

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Para ser tan barata, esta hamburguesa es deliciosa.

Esto es delicioso para una hamburguesa barata.

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