2. Phrases with por and para

Question 1

por adelantado

Hay que pagar un mes por adelantado.

Answer 1

in advance

One must pay one month in advance.

Question 2

por ahora

Answer 2

for now

Question 3

por allí

Answer 3

around there

Question 4

por amor de dios

Answer 4

for the love of god

Question 5

por aquí

Answer 5

around here

Question 6

por casualidad

Answer 6

by chance

Question 7

por ciento

Answer 7

percent

Question 8

por cierto

Answer 8

certainly

Question 9

completely

The clothes have not completely dried.

Answer 9

por completo
completamente

La ropa no ha secado por completo.

Question 10

por dentro

Answer 10

inside

Question 11

por desgracia

Answer 11

unfortunatley

Question 12

por ejemplo

Answer 12

for example

Question 13

por eso

Answer 13

therefore

Question 14

por favor

Answer 14

please

Question 15

por fin

Answer 15

finally

Question 16

por lo general
por lo común

Answer 16

generally (x2)

Question 17

por lo visto

Por lo visto, Macarena está saliendo con el vecino de al lado

Answer 17

apparently, it would appear

Apparently, Macarena is going out with the guy next door,

Question 18

por medio de

Los contrabandistas se comunicaban por medio de señales luminosas.

Answer 18

by means of, by using

The smugglers communicated by using light signals.

Question 19

por lo menos

Te puedes quedar con la casa, pero por lo menos déjame el perro.

Answer 19

at least

You can keep the house, but at least leave me the dog.

Question 20

por lo tanto

Has incurrido en una infracción, por lo tanto vas a la cárcel.

Answer 20

consequently, there fore

You have broken the law; therefore, you are going to prison.

Question 21

por mi parte

Answer 21

as for me

Question 22

por ningún lado

Answer 22

nowhere

Question 23

por otra parte

Answer 23

on the other hand

Question 24

palabra por palabra

Answer 24

word for word

Question 25

por primera vez

Answer 25

for the first time

Question 26

por separado Selena y su novio llegaron a la fiesta por separado.

Answer 26

separately Selena and her boyfriend arrived separately at the party.

Question 27

por supuesto

Answer 27

of course

Question 28

por suerte

Answer 28

luckly

Question 29

por todas partes

Answer 29

everywhere

Question 30

por todos lados

Answer 30

on all sides

Question 31

por último Por último, la estudiante dio las gracias a su mentor.

Answer 31

finally Finally, the student thanked her mentor.

Question 32

por lo mismo ¿Por qué no vas tú a la fiesta? - Por lo mismo que tú, porque tengo que estudiar.

Answer 32

for that very reason, for the same reason Why don't you go to the party? - For the same reason as you, because I have to study.

Question 33

por malo que sea

Answer 33

however bad it is

Question 34

por motivo de

Answer 34

on account of

Question 35

por poco Había un atasco y por poco perdemos el tren.

Answer 35

almost, nearly There was a traffic jam, and we almost missed the train.

Question 36

por si acaso

Answer 36

just in case

Question 37

por las buenas o por las malas

Answer 37

whether you like it or not

Question 38

por lo común Por lo común almuerzo a eso de la una de la tarde y ceno hacia las ocho.

Answer 38

generally, as a rule I generally have lunch at around one o'clock in the afternoon and dinner at around eight.

Question 39

estar por

Answer 39

to be about to

Question 40

para abajo

Answer 40

downward

Question 41

para adelante

Answer 41

forward

Question 42

para detrás

Answer 42

backward

Question 43

para entonces Me gradúo en dos años. Espero tener un trabajo para entonces.

Answer 43

by that time I'm graduating in two years. I hope I have a job by then.

Question 44

para otra vez

Answer 44

for another occasion

Question 45

para que

Answer 45

so that, in order to

Question 46

para siempre

Answer 46

forever

Question 47

para variar Siempre pido helado de chocolate. Hoy quiero helado de fresa para variar.

Answer 47

just for a change I always ask for chocolate ice cream. Today, I want strawberry ice cream for a change.

Question 48

ser tal para cual

Answer 48

to be two of a kind