the phone system

system n abbreviated visual indicator system (глиссады) acceleration warning system accessory power system acoustical measurement system actuating system (механическая) aerial spraying system (например, удобрений) aerodrome alert system aerodrome approach control system aerodrome drainage system aerodrome marking system aerodynamic roll system aileron control system aileron trim system aileron trim tab control system air bleed system (от компрессора) air borne system air brake system air conditioning system (в кабине воздушного судна) air cooling system aircraft control system aircraft electric system aircraft heating system aircraft identification system aircraft integrated data system aircraft landing measurement system aircraft pneumatic system aircraft system aircraft warning system air data computer system airfield lighting system air humidifying system air induction system air-interpreted system airport communication system air pressurization system (кабины) air starting system air surveillance system air traffic audio simulation system (для тренажеров) air traffic control system airway system airworthiness control system alerting system altitude alert system angle guidance system angle-of-attack, slip and acceleration warning system angle-of-attack warning system anticollision lights system anti-icing system (постоянного действия) antiskid system antisurge system (двигателя) approach guidance nose-in to stand system approach lighting system (к ВПП) approach radar system approach system area forecast system (погоды) area navigation system artificial feel system associated aircraft system astronavigation system attitude control system (в полете) audio system augmented lift system noise augmented system autoalarm system autoland system automated data interchange system automated navigation system automated radar terminal system automatic approach system automatic feathering system automatic flight control system automatic landing system automatic monitor system automatic stabilization system (воздушного судна) automatic test system autopilot system autothrottle system (двигателя) autotrim system auxiliary hydraulic system aviation safety reporting system avionic system baggage-clearance system baggage-dispensing system baggage-handling system baggage-tracing system bank counteract system (при отказе одного из двигателей) beam approach beacon system beam-rider system blind landing system blowaway jet system braking system breather system (двигателя) build-in test system cabin heating system cabin temperature control system cable control system calibrate the system calibration system (напр. сигналов) caution system circulating oil system (двигателя) closed cooling system code letter system collective pitch control system (несущего винта) collision avoidance system collision prevention system color coded system Commission for basic Systems compass system compass system coupling unit conditioning-pressurization system (гермокабины) conflict alert system constant speed drive system containment system (фюзеляжа) control system control system load cooling system crew oxygen system crossbar approach lighting system (к ВПП) customs accelerated passenger inspection system cyclic pitch control system (несущего винта) data communication system data handling system data interchange system data link system data processing system data-record system data switching system data system day marking system (объектов в районе аэродрома) defueling system dehydrating system (межстекольного пространства) deicing system (переменного действия) determine air in a system deviation warning system digital flight guidance system dimmer system (напр. экрана локатора) direct-address transponder system direct lift control system discrete address beacon system discrete communication system distance measuring system docking system (воздушного судна с трапом) Doppler computer system (путевой скорости и угла сноса) drainage system drain system dual autoland system dual-channel system (оформления пассажиров) dual ignition system (топлива в двигателе) early warning system electrical generating system electronic engine control system electronic landing aids system emergency brake system emergency hydraulic system emergency lighting system emergency power system emergency shutdown system (двигателя) emergency system (для применения в случае отказа основной) emergency uplock release system (шасси) emergency warning system empennage anti-icing system (постоянного действия) engine anti-icing system (постоянного действия) engine breather system engine control system engine deicing system (переменного действия) engine fuel system engine starting system engine start system engine throttle interlock system engine vent system engine vibration indicating system environmental control system equipment environment control system (воздушного судна) environment control system noise exhaust system (двигателя) exhaust system manifold exhaust system muffler exterior lighting system (посадочные фары, габаритные огни) external electrical power system external load sling system (на вертолете) fail-operative system (сохраняющая работоспособность при единичном отказе) feedback control system feed system (напр. топливом) feel system fin hydraulic system fire detection system fire extinguisher system fire-protection system fire warning system fixed-time dissemination system flaps asymmetry warning system flaps drive system flaps interconnection system flight control boost system flight control gust-lock system (при стоянке воздушного судна) flight control system flight crew oxygen system flight director system flight director system control panel flight environment data system (условий полета) flight inspection system flight management computer system flight management system flight operations system flight recorder system flight simulation system fog dispersal system (в районе ВПП) follow-up cable system follow-up system foot-pound system fuel cross-feed system fuel dip system fuel dump system fuel enrichment system fuel feed system fuel flowmeter system fuel gravity system fuel indicating system fuel injection system fuel jettisoning system (fuel jettisonning system) fuel management system fuel manifold drain system fuel preheat system (на входе в двигатель) fuel storage system fuel supply system fuel system fuel usage system (из баков) gas-cooled system general alarm system generation system generator autoparalleling system glide-path landing system gravity lubricating system (двигателя) ground control system (полетом) ground guidance system ground proximity warning system ground-referenced navigation system ground shift system guidance system guide beam system gyro-magnetic compass system gyro system hazard information system heating system heat system helicopter control system high-intensity lighting system (на аэродроме) high-pressure fuel system hijack alarm system (воздушного судна) hydraulic control boost system hydraulic starting system (двигателя) hydraulic system ice protection system ignition system illuminating system (приборов в кабине экипажа) independent starting system (двигателя) indicating system individual ventilation system inertial control system inertial navigation system inertial sensor system instrument failure warning system instrument guidance system instrument landing system integrated automatic system integrated control system integrated system of airspace control integrated world-wide system (управления полетами) intercommunication system intercooler system interlocking system interlock system international meteorological system interphone system jamming system (радиосигналов) jet deviation control system landing gear indication system landing guidance system landing system landline system lateral control system (воздушным судном) leading edge flap system lead-in lighting system (при заруливании на стоянку) life support system (воздушного судна) load feel system (на органах управления) load grip system localizer antenna system longitudinal control system (воздушным судном) long-range air navigation system loop circuit system low level wind-shear alert system lubrication system Mach-feel system Mach trim system malfunction detection system mandatory reporting system (на борт воздушного судна) mapping radar system maximum speed limiting system mechanical cooling system mechanized baggage dispensing system mileage system (построения тарифов) multichannel circuit system nacelle cooling system (двигателя) national airspace system navigation system navigation system selector noise annoyance rating system nosewheel steering follow-up system nozzle control system oil dilution system oiling system oil scavenge system omnibearing distance system onboard weight and balance system one-step inspection system (пассажиров путем совмещения паспортного и таможенного контроля) open cooling system organized track system passenger address system passenger bypass inspection system (перед вылетом) passenger oxygen system phone system pictorial navigation system (информации) pilot-controller system pilot-interpreted navigation system pitch control system pitch limit system (воздушного винта) pitot-static system platform stabilization system power-boost control system power-operated control system precision approach lighting system precision approach radar system preprocessed data system pressure control system pressure fueling system pressure fuel system pressurization system priming system (топлива в двигатель) propeller feathering system propeller pitch control system prove the system proximity warning system (воздушных судов) public address system push-pull control system (при помощи тяг) Q-feel system radar airborne weather system radar backup system radar guidance system radar homing system radar navigation system radar scanning beam system radar side looking system radar system radio-beacon landing system radio-beacon system radio navigation system radio system radiotelephony network system (воздушных судов) recording system reference system remote control system reproducing system reservations system (мест) restore the system return line system (рабочей жидкости в бак) reversible control system rho-theta navigation system robot-control system (полетом) rotor drive system rotor governing system rudder control system rudder limiting system rudder trim tab control system run fluid through the system runway classification system runway lead-in lighting system runway lighting system satellite-aided tracking system (за воздушным движением) scanning beam guidance system sealing system (напр. люков) search and rescue system selective calling system (на связь) self-contained navigation system self-contained oil system self-contained starting system self-test system shock absorption system short range radio navigation system simple approach lighting system (к ВПП) slip warning system slope indicator system smoke detection system (в кабине воздушного судна) speed brake system speed control system (полета) spraying system (удобрений) stall barrier system stall prevention system (на крыло) stall warning system (на крыло) standard approach system standard beam approach system standby system starting system static discharging system static system (система статического давления) steering system stick shaker system (при достижении критического угла атаки) suppressor exhaust system switching system system leakage device system of monitoring visual aids (на аэродроме) system of units (измерения) system preservation filler systems compartment systems operator pilot Systems Study section (ИКАО) tab control system tactical air navigation system takeoff monitoring system tank pressurizating system taxiing guidance system teletype broadcast system test the system three-axis autostabilization system thrust augmentor system (двигателя) thrust reverser interlock system thrust reverser system thrust system tracking system (за полетом) traffic alert system transmission rotor drive system trim system (воздушного судна) triplex system turn off the system turn on the system two-frequency glide path system two-frequency localizer system two-shot fire extinguishing system unarm the system unassisted control system utility hydraulic system ventilation system (кабины) vent system visual approach slope indicator system visual docking guidance system voice communication system voice recorder system (экипажа) warning flag movement system warning system warning system control unit water injection system (на входе в двигатель) water supply system weight system (багажа или груза) wind flaps control system window demisting system (межстекольного пространства) windshear warning system windshield anti-icing system wing anti-icing system wing flap control system wing-flap system wing spoiler system wire collision avoidance system wireless system wire system World Geographic Reference system

ɛ̃stalasjɔ̃
1.

2.
ɛ̃stalasjɔ̃

Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.

Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.

Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.

Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.

Ex: People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.

Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.

Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.

* aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.

* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.

* aparato de grabación = recorder.

* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.

* aparato de lectura = reading machine.

* aparato del partido = party machinery.

* aparato de medición = meter.

* aparato de radio = radio set.

* aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.

* aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.

* aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.

* aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.

* aparato electrónico = electronic device.

* aparato motorizado = motorised device.

* aparato óptico = optical device.

* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.

* aparato político = machine politics.

* aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.

* aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.

* aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.

* aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.

* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.

* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.

* aparato urinario = urinary tract.

 

aparato sustantivo masculino
1


aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances

( de radio) receiver


aparato auditivo hearing aid




2 ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus;

3 (frml) ( avión) aircraft
4 (estructura, sistema) machine;

aparato circulatorio/digestivo/respiratorio circulatory/digestive/respiratory system
aparato sustantivo masculino
1 (piece of) apparatus
(dispositivo) device
(instrumento) instrument
aparato de radio/televisión, radio/television set
2 Med system
aparato reproductor, reproductive system
3 (lujo, pompa) display, pomp
4 fam (teléfono) phone: ponte al aparato, come to the phone
5 (corrector de los dientes) braces
6 (señal que acompaña a un suceso) fue una tormenta con mucho aparato eléctrico, it was a storm with lots of thunder and lightning
7 (grupo que decide en una organización, Estado, etc) machine
' aparato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear
- cable
- chisme
- deshecha
- deshecho
- escacharrarse
- escénica
- escénico
- esfera
- extensor
- extensora
- frigoría
- ingenio
- joder
- lector
- lectora
- palanca
- probar
- programar
- radio
- registrador
- registradora
- sensibilidad
- sensible
- simulador
- simuladora
- soldador
- soldadora
- trastorno
- vídeo
- ala
- arreglar
- artilugio
- asador
- aspirar
- bip
- cacharro
- cámara
- carcacha
- carcasa
- cocina
- compact disc
- cuatrapearse
- dañar
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- desconectar
- digestivo
- digital
- dispositivo
English:
apparatus
- balance
- brace
- built-in
- damage
- detector
- device
- disconnect
- domestic
- fax
- foolproof
- hire
- life-support
- machine
- machinery
- mechanics
- misuse
- perform
- radio set
- scrambler
- set
- setting
- television (set)
- time-saving
- toilet
- transmitter
- try
- useful
- video
- walkie-talkie
- watch
- wire
- appliance
- calipers
- gadget
- system
- two
- widget
[electrodoméstico] appliance; aparato de diálisis dialysis machine; [para dientes] braces, Br brace aparato para sordos hearing aid [en gimnasio privado] exercise machine aparatos gimnásticos [en competición, escuela] apparatus; [organización] the party machinery;

- llamarse hache mandar 1., 1) atención 1) llamado 1., 3) 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.

Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.

Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.

Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.

Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.

Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.

Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.

Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* llamar a = call in.

* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.

* llamar a filas = draft.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.

* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.

* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.

* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.

* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.

* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* llamar por el busca = bleep.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* llamarse = refer to as.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.

 

llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;

el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;

llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3

(dar el título, apodo de) to call


verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);

2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;

ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;

¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring

' llamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- avisar
- cantar
- cobro
- dejar
- eh
- encargarse
- GEO
- instancia
- más
- molestarse
- nombre
- ocurrirse
- orden
- palmada
- pan
- retraer
- show
- sin
- sudaca
- timbre
- titular2
- tratar
- amenazar
- bombero
- golpear
- intuir
- licitar
- mandar
- oír
- puerta
- tal
- teléfono
- tocar
English:
alternatively
- attention
- attract
- beckon
- call
- call in
- call out
- call up
- collect
- dispose
- draw
- engage
- entitle
- eye
- for
- get in
- hail
- have in
- knock
- name
- ought
- page
- reverse
- ring
- ring back
- ring up
- send for
- spade
- telephone
- certainly
- conspicuous
- draft
- effect
- get
- good
- kind
- more
- muster
- phone
- radio
- recall
- send
- summon
- use
[con gestos] to beckon; [por teléfono] to call for a taxi [con el buscapersonas] to page; [con timbre] to ring;

+ subjun + infin por qué why ¿por? * why (do you ask)?

Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

 

por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;

por naturaleza by nature;
por necesidad out of necessity;
por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything;
fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you;
si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …;
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2 ( en locs)

no dijo por qué he didn't say why;
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?;
por si in case;
por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand;
See Also→ acaso 2, mosca
3 ( en expresiones concesivas):

por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4


por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writing


lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio;
por avión by air;
la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice;
me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend
5


120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour;
por metro/docena by the meter/dozen;
tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people;
tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide;
uno por uno one by one;
See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino b


6


pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwoman


7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;

1 (finalidad, objetivo):

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money;
no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him;
por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him
2 (indicando inclinación, elección):

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him;
votó por ella he voted for her
3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
4 ( en lo que respecta a):

5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;

deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute
1


sal por aquí go out this way;
se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs;
¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?;
¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?;
está por ahí he's over there somewhere;
¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?;
viven por mi barrio they live around my area;
voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle


ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc
2 ( tiempo) for;

por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now;
ver tb mañana, tarde, noche
3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;

por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you
(en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it
♦ Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why
' por' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogar
- abonar
- abonarse
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abuelo
- acabar
- acaso
- accidente
- acercarse
- acertar
- aclamación
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acomplejarse
- acoquinar
- acostumbrar
- actual
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adivinar
- admitir
- adoración
- aérea
- aéreo
- afanarse
- afectada I
- afectado
- afición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahí
- ahogada
- ahogado
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ahorrar
- aire
- alegrarse
- algo
- allá
- allí
- almacén
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- aludida
- aludido
- amarga
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- about
- above
- absence
- absorb
- accident
- accidentally
- acclaim
- accompany
- accord
- accordingly
- account
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- add to
- advocate
- after
- afternoon
- again
- against
- air
- airmail
- alert
- allowance
- alone
- alphabetically
- alternately
- amble
- amends
- amok
- angry
- annihilate
- annoy
- answer for
- answering service
- antipathy
- anxious
- anywhere
- apologetic
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- appointment
- appreciate
Esp Fam