Monday, December 13, 2010

Idioms and verbs with por

IDIOMS:

por allí = around there; that way
por aquí = around here; this way
por ejemplo = for example
por eso = therefore; that's why
por favor = please
por fin = at least; finally
por (lo) general = generally; as a rule
por medio de = by means of
por mi lado= by me; by my side; at my side
por lo visto= apparently
Por lo que veo = I can see that....
por los menos = at least
por primera vez = for the first time
por separado = separately
por supuesto = of course
por cierto = by the way; certainly
por todas partes = everywhere
por todos lados = all over; everywhere; on all sides
por algún lado = somewhere
* por ninguna parte = anywhere (in negative)
* por ningún lado = anywhere (in negative)

*- Ej.) No puedo encontrar la pluma por ninguna parte/ por ningún lado.= I can't find the pen anywhere.


VERBS:

abogar por = to please on behalf of something or someone
acabar por = to end by, to wind up doing something
apurarse por = to worry oneself about, fret over something, someone
cambiar por= to exchange something; to change something into something else
clasificar por = to classify in/by something
dar gracias por= to thank for, give thanks for something
esforzarse por = to strive for something
estar por = to be inclined to do something; to be in favor of doing something
hacer por = to try to do something
impacientarse por = to grow impatient for; to be impatient to someone, something
llorar por = to cry for/about someone, something
luchar por = to struggle for something
mandar por = to send via something (mail)
mirar por = to care about, worry about someone
morirse por = to be dying for something
ofenderse por = to be offended by something
optar por = to choose, opt for something
preocuparse por = to worry about someone, something
rabiar por = to be crazy about someone, something
terminar por = to end by doing something
trabajar por = to work for/ on behalf of someone (substitute)
votar por = to vote for someone, something

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