Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prefix of Latin origin, ultimately a form of
pro- . It occurs in portend, portent, etc.
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Examples
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Es decir, ningún miembro de la Corte Suprema de Justicia estuvo por encima del Juzgado de Letras de lo Contencioso Administrativo para ver que una decisión innecesaria por insuficiencia de procedimiento, nunca fue publicada legalmente, no podía extenderse a otra que si había cumplido con los requisitos procedimentales y además preguntarse ¿por qué el Juzgado de Letras de lo Contencioso Administrativo estaba discutiendo documentos que no habían cumplido procedimiento legal para ser considerados legalmente?
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Hay violencia causa y violencia efecto, solo hay que identificarlas, los palestinos lo unico que hacen es defender la tierra en la que siempre han vivio, por otro lado solo basta ver los antecedentes judios, ¿por que nadie los quiere?,
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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“Uh, not really,” I said, focusing on a worksheet about usage of the word por versus the word para, just in case Señora Alvarez showed up, just in case she remembered that she had assigned us homework.
mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010
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“Uh, not really,” I said, focusing on a worksheet about usage of the word por versus the word para, just in case Señora Alvarez showed up, just in case she remembered that she had assigned us homework.
mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010
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“Uh, not really,” I said, focusing on a worksheet about usage of the word por versus the word para, just in case Señora Alvarez showed up, just in case she remembered that she had assigned us homework.
mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010
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Es momento de aplaudir a Joaquín Baldwin por su premiación en Cannes por dar una espectacular animación a un muñeco con piel de arpillera
Global Voices in English » Paraguay: Animated Film “Sebastian’s Voodoo” Wins at Cannes 2009
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Even in religious paintings such as the Visitation, where depictions of pregnant women is required, the bodies of the Virgin and Saint Elizabeth were usually completely hidden by draperies De Winkel further argues that to my knowledge there are no examples of or pregnant women in Dutch portraiture, an interesting fact considering that many women were painted in their first year of marriage, a time when they could have been with child.
Were Some of Vermeer's Models Pregnant? Hels 2008
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Even in religious paintings such as the Visitation, where depictions of pregnant women is required, the bodies of the Virgin and Saint Elizabeth were usually completely hidden by draperies De Winkel further argues that to my knowledge there are no examples of or pregnant women in Dutch portraiture, an interesting fact considering that many women were painted in their first year of marriage, a time when they could have been with child.
Archive 2008-12-01 Hels 2008
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However, I used the word “yet” in Spanish: por ahora, that brings special memories to Venezuelans...
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However, I used the word “yet” in Spanish: por ahora, that brings special memories to Venezuelans...
Venezuela Separation of Powers is Dead. Is this the end of democracy? 2005
lampbane commented on the word por
By; through; because of. Not to be confused with para.
December 2, 2007
yarb commented on the word por
Not to be confused, unless you're me. These two words are my Spanish achilles' heel.
December 2, 2007
lampbane commented on the word por
There's a reason I made that notation - so I don't screw it up myself.
December 2, 2007
sionnach commented on the word por
"Not to be confused with para.'
Indeed. The por/para distinction could be considered the pons asinorum of Spanish for foreigners.
'By; through; because of.'
If only the distinction were this simple. Alas, it is not.
December 2, 2007
lampbane commented on the word por
Well, it's more of a "done and over with" versus "ongoing." The journey versus the destination.
(At least, that's the best I can manage when I'm not actively using the language anymore.)
December 3, 2007