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1. [causa, motiu o objectiu; substitució, bescanvi o distribució; delimitació; favor; consideració; dependència] forVa ser castigat per robatori - He was punished for stealingVaig deixar la feina per raons personals - I quit my job for personal reasonsEstem treballant per la justícia social - We are working for social justiceEstic fent cua per tu - I'm standing in line for youVam canviar el jersei per uns pantalons - We changed the sweater (Am.) / jumper (Br.) for some pants (Am.) / trousers (Br.)Va vendre un quadre per quinze mil euros - He sold a painting for fifteen thousand eurosUn per tots i tots per un! - All for one and one for all!és molt alt per l'edat que té - He's really tall for his age2. [agent; mitjà; instrument; manera] byAquest sopar ha estat fet pels nostres marits - This dinner has been prepared by our husbandsElla em va agafar per les mans - She took me by the handsEncarreguem el menjar per telèfon - We order our food by phone3. [lloc de pas] throughHan entrat per la finestra - They came in through the windowRespirem només pel nas - We are breathing only through our nosesnota: Cal esmentar les excepcions següents: la preposició 'per' es tradueix en anglès per 'by' en els girs 'per mar' i 'per terra' (by sea i by land) i per 'along' quan s'usa davant el nom d'una via (carrer, camí, carretera, etc.). Exemples: En el segle divuit era perillós viatjar per mar || It was dangerous to travel by sea in the eighteenth century; Anaven amb cotxe per la carretera || They were driving along the highway.4. [per + infinitiu, que denota causa, bescanvi o preu] for + (gerundi)Em van multar per aparcar en pas de peatons - They fined me for parking in a crosswalkUs donarem 600 euros per pintar la casa - We'll give you 600 euros for painting our housenota: Com a regla pràctica podem dir que, a grans trets, quan en castellà la preposició seria 'para', en anglès volem l'infinitiu 'to', sense cap preposició; en canvi, quan en castellà la preposició seria 'por', en anglès volem la preposició 'for' més el gerundi.5. [per + infinitiu] toVaig a Girona per veure el meu oncle - I'm going to Girona to see my uncleTenia moltes coses per explicar - He had a lot to say1. forTinc una carta per al teu germà - I have a letter for your brotherNecessito aquests llibres per a la meva tesina - I need these books for my term paperHe comprat un pastís per a demà - I've bought a pastry for tomorrowA les vuit surt un tren per a Madrid - A train leaves for Madrid at eight2. [per a + infinitiu, que denota causa, bescanvi o preu] for + (gerundi)és massa intel·ligent per a treballar aquí - He is too smart to work here3. [per a + infinitiu] toUs donarem 600 euros per a pintar la casa - We'll give you 600 euros to paint our house
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