Preposition - Por Expressions 03 Flashcards

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  1. por otra parte/lado

2. Una guerra podría tener, por otra parte, consecuencias del todo imprevisibles.

A
  1. on the other hand, conversely

2. A war, on the other hand, could have completely unpredictable consequences.

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  1. por poco
  2. Te descuidaste y por poco te matan.(casi)
  3. Mi caballo murió y yo por poco me ahogué! (cerca)
A
  1. nearly, almost
  2. You were reckless and almost got killed (synonym)
  3. My horse died, I nearly drowned… (synonym)
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  1. por primera vez

2. Escuché esto por primera vez, también.

A
  1. for the first time

2. I’m hearing all this for the first time, too.

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  1. por separado

2. No tiene sentido administrarlo por separado.

A
  1. separately

2. It makes no sense to manage it separately.

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  1. por si acaso

2. Regresé por si acaso necesitabas ayuda.

A
  1. just in case

2. I came back just in case you needed any help.

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  1. por si las moscas

2. Envía un ayudante allí de todas formas, por si las moscas

A
  1. just to be on the safe side

2. Send a deputy down there anyway, just to be on the safe side.

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  1. por siempre jamás
  2. Que descansen en paz ahora y por siempre jamás.
  3. Y vivieron juntos felices para siempre.
A
  1. for ever and ever
  2. May they now, and forevermore, rest in peace.
  3. And they lived together happily ever after.
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  1. por su cuenta

2. Los perros tienen que buscar comida por su cuenta. (por si mismo)

A
  1. for his/her/their own, for themselves

2. The dogs would have to go and find food for themselves. (synonym)

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  1. por suerte

2. por suerte no estaba sola

A
  1. fortunately

2. And luckily, we have a witness.

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10
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  1. por su puesto
A
  1. of course
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  1. por todas partes
A
  1. everywhere
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  1. por todos lados
A
  1. on all sides/(it’s) all over
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  1. por tu culpa
A
  1. because of your fault
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  1. por último
A
  1. finally
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  1. por un lado…por (el) otro
A
  1. on one hand … on the other
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16
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  1. por una vez (y por todas)
A
  1. for once (and for all)