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21 atinar en el blanco
(v.) = hit + the bull's eyeEx. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.* * *(v.) = hit + the bull's eyeEx: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
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22 con el primer intento
Ex. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.* * *Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
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23 dar en el blanco
to hit the mark 2 figurado to hit the nail on the head* * *(v.) = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + homeEx. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex. She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.Ex. He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.* * *(v.) = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + homeEx: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. -
24 caca
f.1 poo (British), poop (United States) (informal) (excrement).2 nasty or dirty thing (cosa sucia).3 poop, excrement, pooh.4 luck.* * *■ ¿has hecho caca? have you been to the toilet?■ ¿tienes caca? do you want to go to the toilet?2 familiar (en lenguaje infantil) dirt■ deja eso que es caca leave it, it's dirty3 figurado shit, rubbish■ esa película es una caca that film is shitty, that film is rubbish* * *a) (fam o leng infantil) ( excremento)hacer caca — to go to the bathroom (AmE) o (BrE) toilet (euph), to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) pooh (used to or by children)
el niño se hizo caca — the baby dirtied his diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy (colloq)
no toques eso! caca! — don't touch that, it's dirty!
b) (fam) ( porquería)su último libro es una caca — his last book is trash o rubbish
* * *= dung, poop.Ex. The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.Ex. Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.----* hacer caca = take + a dump.* * *a) (fam o leng infantil) ( excremento)hacer caca — to go to the bathroom (AmE) o (BrE) toilet (euph), to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) pooh (used to or by children)
el niño se hizo caca — the baby dirtied his diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy (colloq)
no toques eso! caca! — don't touch that, it's dirty!
b) (fam) ( porquería)su último libro es una caca — his last book is trash o rubbish
* * *= dung, poop.Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.* hacer caca = take + a dump.* * *A1 ( fam o leng infantil)(excremento): ¿has hecho caca? have you been to the bathroom ( AmE) o ( BrE) toilet? ( euph), have you done a poop ( AmE) o ( BrE) a pooh? ( used to or by children)el niño se ha hecho caca the baby needs changing, the baby's dirtied his diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy ( colloq)me hice caca I messed myself, I messed my pantscaca de perro dog mess¡no toques eso! ¡caca! don't touch that, it's dirty!2 ( fam)(porquería): su último libro es una caca his last book is trash, his last book is rubbish o a load of rubbish ( BrE colloq)¡qué caca! that was lucky! o a stroke of luck!de pura caca alcancé el camión it was just pure luck that I caught the bus* * *
caca sustantivo femenino (fam o leng infantil):◊ hacer caca to go to the bathroom (AmE) o (BrE) toilet (euph), to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) pooh (used to or by children);
hacerse caca to mess oneself;
el niño se hizo caca the baby dirtied his diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy (colloq);
caca de perro dog mess;
¡no toques eso! ¡caca! don't touch that, it's dirty!
caca sustantivo femenino familiar
1 (excremento) poo: el niño quiere hacer caca, the boy needs to have a poo
la calle está llena de cacas de perro, the street is full of dog mess
2 (basura) su primera película es una auténtica caca, his first film was a complete load of rubbish
' caca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
English:
mess
* * *caca nfFam1. [excremento] Br poo, US poop;hacerse caca encima to make a mess in one's pants, to mess one's pants;Espuna caca de vaca a cowpat;Esp¿que si te dejo el dinero? ¡una caca de vaca! will I lend you the money? that'll be the day o Br that'll be right!;2. [cosa sucia] nasty o dirty thing;no toques eso, es caca don't touch that, it's dirty* * *f fam1 poop fam, Brpooh fam ;hacer caca fam poop fam, Brdo a pooh fam* * *caca n dirtno toques eso, es caca don't touch that, it's dirty -
25 sell out
гл.1)а) торг. продавать, распродавать (билеты, товары и т. п.)they had nearly sold out of the initial run of 75,000 copies — они почти распродали первоначальный тираж в 75000 экземпляров
б) торг. распродаватьсяThe concert took place in a 1000 seat theater and the performance was sold out. — Концерт проводился в театральном зале на 1000 мест, и все билеты были распроданы.
the new model was sold out within days of its launch — новая модель была распродана в течение считанных дней с момента поступления в продажу
2)а) эк. продавать (полностью распродавать свою доли в каком-л. инвестиционном проекте и т. п. или продавать компанию)Green's in the High Street are selling out. — Компанию "Гринз" на Хай Стрит продают.
shareholders have said they would like to sell out — инвесторы заявили, что они хотели бы продать свою долю
б) бирж. продавать [ликвидировать\] контракт (напр. в случае невзноса клиентом брокера дополнительного обеспечения)by pure luck I sold out my futures contracts at the exact top of the market — по чистой случайности я продал мои фьючерсные контракты точно в момент максимального подъема рынка
See:
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продажа, распродажа: 1) покрытие, зачет или закрытие срочной "длинной" позиции; 2) продажа брокером бумаг (или фьючерской позиции), не оплаченных в срок клиентом-покупателем; 3) распродажа всех бумаг нового займа; 4) ликвидация маргинального счета клиента у фондового брокера, открытого для совершения операций в кредит при поддержании фиксированного уровня обеспечения (в случае непоступления необходимых средств); см. margin account. -
26 Нам просто повезло, что мы нашли его
General subject: It was pure luck to find himУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Нам просто повезло, что мы нашли его
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27 просто (чистой воды) везенье
General subject: pure luckУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > просто (чистой воды) везенье
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28 чистой воды везенье
Makarov: pure luckУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > чистой воды везенье
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29 me salió de pura chapupa
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30 Camm, Sir Sydney
[br]b. 5 August 1893 Windsor, Berkshire, Englandd. 12 March 1966 Richmond, Surrey, England[br]English military aircraft designer.[br]He was the eldest of twelve children and his father was a journeyman carpenter, in whose footsteps Camm followed as an apprentice woodworker. He developed an early interest in aircraft, becoming a keen model maker in his early teens and taking a major role in founding a local society to this end, and in 1912 he designed and built a glider able to carry people. During the First World War he worked as a draughtsman for the aircraft firm Martinsyde, but became increasingly involved in design matters as the war progressed. In 1923 Camm was recruited by Sopwith to join his Hawker Engineering Company as Senior Draughtsman, but within two years had risen to be Chief Designer. His first important contribution was to develop a method of producing metal aircraft, using welded steel tubes, and in 1926 he designed his first significant aircraft, the Hawker Horsley torpedo-bomber, which briefly held the world long-distance record before it was snatched by Charles Lindbergh in his epic New York-Paris flight in 1927. His Hawker Hart light bomber followed in 1928, after which came his Hawker Fury fighter.By the mid-1930s Camm's reputation as a designer was such that he was able to wield significant influence on the Air Ministry when Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft specifications were being drawn up. His outstanding contribution came, however, with the unveiling of his Hawker Hurricane in 1935. This single-seater fighter was to prove one of the backbones of the RAF during 1939–45, but during the war he also designed two other excellent fighters: the Tempest and the Typhoon. After the Second World War Camm turned to jet aircraft, producing in 1951 the Hawker Hunter fighter/ground-attack aircraft, which saw lengthy service in the RAF and many other air forces. His most revolutionary contribution was the design of the Harrier jump-jet, beginning with the P.1127 prototype in 1961, followed by the Kestrel three years later. These were private ventures, but eventually the Government saw the enormous merit in the vertical take-off and landing concept, and the Harrier came to fruition in 1967. Sadly Camm, who was on the Board of Sopwith Hawker Siddeley Group, died before the aircraft came into service. He is permanently commemorated in the Camm Memorial Hall at the RAF Museum, Hendon, London.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsCBE 1941. Knighted 1953. Associate Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1918, Fellow 1932, President 1954–5, Gold Medal 1958. Daniel Guggenheim Medal (USA) 1965.Further ReadingAlan Bramson, 1990, Pure Luck: The Authorized Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith, 1888–1989, Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens (provides information about Camm and his association with Sopwith).Dictionary of National Biography, 1961–70.CM -
31 Sopwith, Sir Thomas (Tommy) Octave Murdoch
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 18 January 1888 London, Englandd. 27 January 1989 Stockbridge, Hampshire, England[br]English aeronautical engineer and industrialist.[br]Son of a successful mining engineer, Sopwith did not shine at school and, having been turned down by the Royal Navy as a result, attended an engineering college. His first interest was motor cars and, while still in his teens, he set up a business in London with a friend in order to sell them; he also took part in races and rallies.Sopwith's interest in aviation came initially through ballooning, and in 1906 he purchased his own balloon. Four years later, inspired by the recent flights across the Channel to France and after a joy-ride at Brooklands, he bought an Avis monoplane, followed by a larger biplane, and taught himself to fly. He was awarded the Royal Aero Society's Aviator Certificate No. 31 on 21 November 1910, and he quickly distinguished himself in flying competitions on both sides of the Atlantic and started his own flying school. In his races he was ably supported by his friend Fred Sigrist, a former motor engineer. Among the people Sopwith taught to fly were an Australian, Harry Hawker, and Major Hugh Trenchard, who later became the "father" of the RAF.In 1912, depressed by the poor quality of the aircraft on trial for the British Army, Sopwith, in conjunction with Hawker and Sigrist, bought a skating rink in Kingston-upon-Thames and, assisted by Fred Sigrist, started to design and build his first aircraft, the Sopwith Hybrid. He sold this to the Royal Navy in 1913, and the following year his aviation manufacturing company became the Sopwith Aviation Company Ltd. That year a seaplane version of his Sopwith Tabloid won the Schneider Trophy in the second running of this speed competition. During 1914–18, Sopwith concentrated on producing fighters (or "scouts" as they were then called), with the Pup, the Camel, the 1½ Strutter, the Snipe and the Sopwith Triplane proving among the best in the war. He also pioneered several ideas to make flying easier for the pilot, and in 1915 he patented his adjustable tailplane and his 1 ½ Strutter was the first aircraft to be fitted with air brakes. During the four years of the First World War, Sopwith Aviation designed thirty-two different aircraft types and produced over 16,000 aircraft.The end of the First World War brought recession to the aircraft industry and in 1920 Sopwith, like many others, put his company into receivership; none the less, he immediately launched a new, smaller company with Hawker, Sigrist and V.W.Eyre, which they called the H.G. Hawker Engineering Company Ltd to avoid any confusion with the former company. He began by producing cars and motor cycles under licence, but was determined to resume aircraft production. He suffered an early blow with the death of Hawker in an air crash in 1921, but soon began supplying aircraft to the Royal Air Force again. In this he was much helped by taking on a new designer, Sydney Camm, in 1923, and during the next decade they produced a number of military aircraft types, of which the Hart light bomber and the Fury fighter, the first to exceed 200 mph (322 km/h), were the best known. In the mid-1930s Sopwith began to build a large aviation empire, acquiring first the Gloster Aircraft Company and then, in quick succession, Armstrong-Whitworth, Armstrong-Siddeley Motors Ltd and its aero-engine counterpart, and A.V.Roe, which produced Avro aircraft. Under the umbrella of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company (set up in 1935) these companies produced a series of outstanding aircraft, ranging from the Hawker Hurricane, through the Avro Lancaster to the Gloster Meteor, Britain's first in-service jet aircraft, and the Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Hunter. When Sopwith retired as Chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1963 at the age of 75, a prototype jump-jet (the P-1127) was being tested, later to become the Harrier, a for cry from the fragile biplanes of 1910.Sopwith also had a passion for yachting and came close to wresting the America's Cup from the USA in 1934 when sailing his yacht Endeavour, which incorporated a number of features years ahead of their time; his greatest regret was that he failed in his attempts to win this famous yachting trophy for Britain. After his retirement as Chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group, he remained on the Board until 1978. The British aviation industry had been nationalized in April 1977, and Hawker Siddeley's aircraft interests merged with the British Aircraft Corporation to become British Aerospace (BAe). Nevertheless, by then the Group had built up a wide range of companies in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering, and its board conferred on Sopwith the title Founder and Life President.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1953. CBE 1918.Bibliography1961, "My first ten years in aviation", Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society (April) (a very informative and amusing paper).Further ReadingA.Bramson, 1990, Pure Luck: The Authorized Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith, 1888– 1989, Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens.B.Robertson, 1970, Sopwith. The Man and His Aircraft, London (a detailed publication giving plans of all the Sopwith aircraft).CM / JDSBiographical history of technology > Sopwith, Sir Thomas (Tommy) Octave Murdoch
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32 Zufall
m chance; (Zusammentreffen) coincidence; reiner Zufall pure chance; glücklicher Zufall lucky chance, bit of luck; unglücklicher Zufall bit of bad luck; das ist Zufall that’s chance ( oder luck); durch Zufall by chance, by accident; siehe auch zufällig I; es dem Zufall überlassen leave it to chance; nichts blieb dem Zufall überlassen nothing was left to chance; wie es der Zufall wollte as luck would have it; es hängt vom Zufall ab, ob... it’s a matter of luck whether...; es ist kein Zufall, wenn... it’s no accident that...; das ist aber ein Zufall! what a coincidence!; beim Treffen: auch well, fancy meeting you here ( oder you of all people)!; der Zufall kam ihr zu Hilfe luck was on her side, luck came to her aid geh.* * *der Zufallflukiness; fortune; luck; hazard; coincidence; chance; fortuity; accidence* * *Zu|fallmchance, accident; (= Zusammentreffen) coincidencedas ist Zúfall — it's pure chance
durch Zúfall — (quite) by chance or accident
ich habe durch Zúfall gesehen, wie er das Geld in die Tasche gesteckt hat — I happened to see him putting the money in his pocket
per Zúfall (inf) — by a (pure) fluke (inf)
per Zúfall trafen wir uns im Bus — we happened to meet on the bus
ein merkwürdiger Zúfall — a remarkable or strange coincidence
es war reiner or purer Zúfall, dass... — it was pure chance that...
es ist kein Zúfall, dass... — it's no accident that...
es war ein glücklicher Zúfall, dass... — it was lucky that..., it was a stroke or bit of luck that...
welch ein Zúfall! — what a coincidence!
wie es der Zúfall so will — as chance would have it
der Zúfall wollte es, dass er... — by a stroke of luck he..., as chance would have it he...
etw dem Zúfall überlassen — to leave sth to chance
etw dem Zúfall verdanken — to owe sth to chance
es hängt vom Zúfall ab, ob... — it's a matter of chance whether...
* * *der1) (chance: I met her by accident.) accident2) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) luck* * *Zu·fallm coincidence; (Schicksal) chancedas ist \Zufall that's a coincidencees ist [ein bestimmter] \Zufall/kein \Zufall, dass.. it is [a certain] coincidence/no coincidence [or accident] that...es ist reiner \Zufall, dass... it's pure coincidence that...etw dem \Zufall überlassen to leave sth to chancees dem \Zufall überlassen, ob/wann/wie/wo... to leave it to chance whether/when/how/where...etw dem \Zufall verdanken to owe sth to chancees dem \Zufall verdanken, dass... to owe it to chance that...der \Zufall wollte es, dass... chance would have it that...welch ein \Zufall! what a coincidence!* * *der chance; (zufälliges Zusammentreffen von Ereignissen) coincidencees war [ein] reiner Zufall — it was pure chance or coincidence
es ist kein Zufall, dass... — it is no accident that...
durch Zufall — by chance or accident
dass wir uns dort begegneten, war Zufall — our meeting there was a coincidence
* * *reiner Zufall pure chance;glücklicher Zufall lucky chance, bit of luck;unglücklicher Zufall bit of bad luck;das ist Zufall that’s chance ( oder luck);es dem Zufall überlassen leave it to chance;nichts blieb dem Zufall überlassen nothing was left to chance;wie es der Zufall wollte as luck would have it;es hängt vom Zufall ab, ob … it’s a matter of luck whether …;es ist kein Zufall, wenn … it’s no accident that …;das ist aber ein Zufall! what a coincidence!; beim Treffen: auch well, fancy meeting you here ( oder you of all people)!;der Zufall kam ihr zu Hilfe luck was on her side, luck came to her aid geh* * *der chance; (zufälliges Zusammentreffen von Ereignissen) coincidencees war [ein] reiner Zufall — it was pure chance or coincidence
es ist kein Zufall, dass... — it is no accident that...
durch Zufall — by chance or accident
dass wir uns dort begegneten, war Zufall — our meeting there was a coincidence
* * *-¨e m.chance n.coincidence n.contingency n.fortuity n.hap n.hazard n. -
33 azar
m.chance, fate.al azar at randompor (puro) azar by (pure) chance* * *1 chance2 (percance) misfortune, accident\al azar at randompor puro azar by pure chancejuegos de azar games of chancelos azares de la vida the ups and downs of life* * *SM1) (=suerte) chance, fatepor azar — accidentally, by chance
no es un azar que... — it is no mere accident that..., it is not a matter of chance that...
2) (=desgracia) accident, piece of bad luck* * *a) ( casualidad) chanceno es por azar que... — it's no chance o coincidence that...
b) azares masculino plural ( vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)* * *= fortuity.Ex. Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.----* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, lucky draw, lucky dip, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* asignado al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* azares = vicissitudes, ups and downs.* código generado al azar = nonce.* comprobación al azar = spot check.* control al azar = spot check.* dejado al azar = stochastic.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* distribuido al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* inspección al azar = spot check.* juegos de azar = gambling.* jugar al azar = gamble.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* seleccionado al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* * *a) ( casualidad) chanceno es por azar que... — it's no chance o coincidence that...
b) azares masculino plural ( vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)* * *= fortuity.Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, lucky draw, lucky dip, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* asignado al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* azares = vicissitudes, ups and downs.* código generado al azar = nonce.* comprobación al azar = spot check.* control al azar = spot check.* dejado al azar = stochastic.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* distribuido al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* inspección al azar = spot check.* juegos de azar = gambling.* jugar al azar = gamble.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* seleccionado al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* * *1 (casualidad) chanceno dejó nada librado al azar she left nothing to chanceno es por azar que estoy aquí it's no chance o coincidence that I'm herequiso el azar que coincidieran en aquel lugar fate decreed that they should meet in that placeal azar at randomelegí una carta al azar I chose a card at random* * *
azar sustantivo masculino
al azar at randomb)
azar sustantivo masculino
1 (suerte, fortuna) chance
por azar by chance
2 (imprevisto, infortunio) mishap
♦ Locuciones: al azar, at random
' azar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aleatoria
- aleatorio
- imprevista
- imprevisto
- juego
- número
- suerte
- tuntún
- adivinar
- fortuna
- voleo
English:
chance
- dark
- game
- haphazard
- haphazardly
- potshot
- random
- random shot
- randomly
- throw together
- wildly
- leave
- pot
- spot
- wild
* * *azar nm1. [casualidad] chance;juego de azar game of chance;al azar at random;dos concursantes elegidos al azar two randomly chosen contestants;no dejaron nada al azar they left nothing to chance;por azar by (pure) chance;si por algún azar no puedes venir, llámanos if by any chance you should be unable to come, give us a call o Br ring;quiso el azar que pasara yo por allí en ese preciso instante fate decreed that I should be passing that way at that very moment* * *m fate, chance;al azar at random;por azar by chance* * *azar nm1) : chancejuegos de azar: games of chance2) : accident, misfortune3)al azar : at random, randomly* * *azar n1. (destino) fate2. (casualidad) chance -
34 chance
1. nounleave something to chance — es dem Zufall od. Schicksal überlassen
by chance — zufällig; durch Zufall
2) (trick of fate) Zufall, dercould you by any chance give me a lift? — könntest du mich vielleicht mitnehmen?
give somebody half a chance — jemandem nur die [geringste] Chance geben
given the chance — wenn ich usw. die Gelegenheit dazu hätte
give something a chance to do something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gelegenheit geben, etwas zu tun
get a/the chance to do something — eine/die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun
on the [off] chance of doing something/that... — in der vagen Hoffnung, etwas zu tun/dass...
stand a chance of doing something — die Chance haben, etwas zu tun
4) in sing. or pl. (probability)have a good/fair chance of doing something — gute Aussichten haben, etwas zu tun
[is there] any chance of your attending? — besteht eine Chance, dass Sie kommen können?
there is every/not the slightest chance that... — es ist sehr gut möglich/es besteht keine Möglichkeit, dass...
the chances are that... — es ist wahrscheinlich, dass...
5) (risk)2. transitive verbtake a chance/chances — ein Risiko/Risiken eingehen; es riskieren
chance it — es riskieren od. darauf ankommen lassen
chance one's arm — (Brit. coll.) es riskieren
* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) der Zufall, das Glück2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) die Chance3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) die Aussicht4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) das Risiko2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) riskieren2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) zufällig geschehen3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) zufällig- academic.ru/12029/chancy">chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are* * *[tʃɑ:n(t)s, AM tʃæ:n(t)s]I. nto be pure [or sheer] \chance [that...] reiner Zufall sein[, dass...]to leave nothing to \chance nichts dem Zufall überlassenas \chance would have it wie es der Zufall wollteby any \chance vielleichtdo you have a light by any \chance? hätten Sie vielleicht zufällig Feuer?there's not much of a \chance of my coming to the party es ist eher unwahrscheinlich, dass ich zur Party kommethere's not a \chance in hell of my ever going out with him again mit dem werde ich nie im Leben nochmal weggehenthe \chance was one in a million die Chancen standen eins zu einer Million\chances are [that] they'll be late as usual aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach werden sie wie immer zu spät kommen\chances are against it es ist eher unwahrscheinlichthere's a faint [or slight] [or slim] chance that... es besteht eine geringe Chance, dass...\chances of promotion Aufstiegschancen\chances of survival Überlebenschancento do sth on the off \chance etw auf gut Glück tunto be in with a \chance eine Chance habento [not] have [or stand] a \chance with sb/sth bei jdm/etw [keine] Chancen habento stand a \chance of doing sth Aussichten haben, etw zu tunI don't think I stand a \chance of winning ich halte es nicht für sehr wahrscheinlich, dass ich gewinneon the \chance für den Fallon the \chance of his retiring falls er zurücktrittgiven half a \chance, I'd give up working tomorrow wenn ich nur könnte, würde ich sofort aufhören zu arbeitenthe \chance of a lifetime eine einmalige Chanceto give sb a second \chance jdm eine zweite Chance gebento miss one's \chance seine Chance verpassenyou missed the perfect \chance du hast die Chance deines Lebens verpasstthe \chance of failure with this project is high die Gefahr, dass dieses Projekt fehlschlägt, ist hochthere's a \chance of injury in almost any sport fast jede Sportart birgt ein Verletzungsrisikoto take a \chance [or \chances] etwas riskierentaking \chances with your health is a bad idea seine Gesundheit aufs Spiel zu setzen, ist dummto take no \chances kein Risiko eingehen5.▶ to have an eye to the main \chance den eigenen Vorteil im Auge habenII. vi▪ to \chance to do sth etw zufällig tunthey \chanced to be in the restaurant just when I arrived als ich ankam, waren sie zufälligerweise auch gerade in dem Restaurantit \chanced that... es traf sich, dass...don't \chance your life's savings on a single investment setz deine ganzen Ersparnisse doch nicht auf eine einzige Kapitalanlage!to \chance it es riskierento \chance sth happening es darauf ankommen lassen, dass etw geschiehtto \chance one's luck sein Glück versuchen* * *[tʃAːns]1. n1) (= coincidence) Zufall m; (= luck, fortune) Glück ntby chance — durch Zufall, zufällig
(the) chances are that... — aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach..., wahrscheinlich...
the chances are against that happening — vieles spricht dagegen or die Wahrscheinlichkeit ist gering, dass das eintritt
what are the chances of him agreeing? — wie sind die Aussichten or wie stehen die Chancen, dass er zustimmt?
what are the chances of his coming? — wie groß ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass er kommt?
is there any chance he might be lost? —
on the chance of finding her at home — in der Hoffnung, sie zu Hause anzutreffen
he doesn't stand or hasn't got a chance — er hat keine(rlei) Chance(n)
he has a good chance of winning — er hat gute Aussicht zu gewinnen, er hat gute Siegeschancen
there will be a chance of rain on Thursday — am Donnerstag könnte es vereinzelt regnen
no chance! (inf) — nee! (inf), ist nicht drin
will you lend me £50? – sorry, no chance (inf) — leihst du mir £ 50? – bedaure, nichts zu machen or ist nicht drin (inf)
3) (= opportunity) Chance fyou won't get another chance of going there or to go there — die Gelegenheit, dahin zu fahren, bietet sich (dir) nicht noch einmal
I had the chance to go or of going — ich hatte (die) Gelegenheit, dahin zu gehen
give me a chance! — nun mach aber mal langsam (inf)
to give sb a chance —
you never gave me a chance to explain — du hast mir ja nie die Chance gegeben, das zu erklären
4) (= risk) Risiko nt2. attrzufällig3. viit chanced that... — es traf or fügte (geh) sich, dass...
4. vt1)2)I'll chance it! (inf) — ich versuchs mal (inf)
to chance one's arm (inf) — (et)was riskieren
I'll just have to chance that happening — das muss ich eben riskieren
* * *A s1. Zufall m:game of chance Glücksspiel n;by chance durch Zufall, zufällig;can you lend me £100 by any chance? kannst du mir zufällig oder vielleicht 100 Pfund leihen?;leave sth (nothing) to chance etwas (nichts) dem Zufall überlassen;as chance would have it wie es der Zufall wollte2. Schicksal n:3. Möglichkeit f, Wahrscheinlichkeit f:all chances of error alle denkbaren Fehlerquellen;a) auf die entfernte Möglichkeit hin, für den Fall (of sb’s doing sth dass jemand etwas tut),b) auf gut Glück;I’ll go there on the off chance of seeing him ich gehe hin, vielleicht sehe ich ihn (ja) doch;(the) chances are that … es besteht Aussicht, dass …; aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach …4. Chance f:a) (günstige) Gelegenheit, (sich bietende) Möglichkeit, SPORT (Tor)Gelegenheit f:the chance of a lifetime eine einmalige Gelegenheit, die Chance seines etc Lebens;b) Aussicht f (of auf akk):chances of advancement (berufliche) Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten;a good chance of success gute Erfolgschancen pl;there is at least a 50 per cent chance that … die Chancen stehen mindestens 50:50, dass …;chance would be a fine thing! umg schön wärs!;I haven’t got a chance with him ich habe keine Chance gegen ihn, gegen ihn komme ich nicht an5. Risiko n:take a chance es darauf ankommen lassen, es riskieren (on mit);take no chances nichts riskieren (wollen), kein Risiko eingehen (wollen);that’s a chance I’ll have to take dieses Risiko muss ich eingehen6. obs Missgeschick n7. US dial Menge f, Anzahl fB v/i1. (unerwartet) eintreten oder geschehen:it chanced that … es fügte sich (so), dass …;I chanced to meet her zufällig traf ich sie2. chance (up)ona) zufällig begegnen (dat) oder treffen (akk),b) zufällig stoßen auf (akk) oder finden (akk)C v/t es auf eine Niederlage etc ankommen lassen, riskieren:chance missing sb es riskieren, jemanden zu verfehlen;chance one’s arm Br etwas riskieren;chance it umg es darauf ankommen lassen;chance one’s luck sein Glück versuchenD adj zufällig, Zufalls…:chance hit Zufallstreffer m* * *1. nounleave something to chance — es dem Zufall od. Schicksal überlassen
by chance — zufällig; durch Zufall
2) (trick of fate) Zufall, dergive somebody half a chance — jemandem nur die [geringste] Chance geben
given the chance — wenn ich usw. die Gelegenheit dazu hätte
give something a chance to do something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gelegenheit geben, etwas zu tun
get a/the chance to do something — eine/die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun
on the [off] chance of doing something/that... — in der vagen Hoffnung, etwas zu tun/dass...
stand a chance of doing something — die Chance haben, etwas zu tun
4) in sing. or pl. (probability)have a good/fair chance of doing something — gute Aussichten haben, etwas zu tun
[is there] any chance of your attending? — besteht eine Chance, dass Sie kommen können?
there is every/not the slightest chance that... — es ist sehr gut möglich/es besteht keine Möglichkeit, dass...
the chances are that... — es ist wahrscheinlich, dass...
5) (risk)2. transitive verbtake a chance/chances — ein Risiko/Risiken eingehen; es riskieren
chance it — es riskieren od. darauf ankommen lassen
chance one's arm — (Brit. coll.) es riskieren
* * *n.Chance -en f.Gelegenheit f.Möglichkeit f.Zufall -¨e m. -
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m sgt (G trafu) stroke of luck- szczęśliwy traf a fluke- szczęśliwym trafem as luck would have it- dziwnym trafem by a strange twist of fate, oddly enough■ trzeba trafu pot. as luck would have it* * *szczęśliwym trafem — by a stroke of luck, by a lucky chance
traf chciał, że... — as luck would have it,...
* * *michance; ślepy traf pure chance; dziwnym trafem oddly enough; szczęśliwym trafem by a stroke of luck, by a lucky chance; traf chciał, że... as luck would have it,...The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > traf
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36 zufällig
I Adv. by chance, as luck would have it; bes. durch zusammentreffende Ereignisse: coincidentally; rein zufällig purely ( oder quite) by chance; er war zufällig zu Hause he happened to be at home; ich traf ihn zufällig I met him by chance, I happened to bump into him, I just bumped into him; weißt du zufällig, ob...? do you happen to know whether...?; sind Sie zufällig...? are you by any chance...?; wenn du zufällig mit ihm sprechen solltest if you (should) happen to be talking to him, if by any chance you have a word with him; „Ähnlichkeiten mit... sind rein zufällig“ in Buch, Film: any resemblance to... is purely coincidental; nicht zufällig hatte sie die Dokumente dabei it was no accident that she had the documents with herII Adj. accidental, chance...; (nebenbei) incidental; es war rein zufällig it was pure ( oder sheer) chance ( oder coincidence)* * *perchance (Adv.); by accident (Adv.); contingent (Adj.); fortuitous (Adj.); circumstantial (Adj.); coincidental (Adj.); casual (Adj.); haphazard (Adj.); chance (Adj.); incidental (Adj.); accidental (Adj.); by chance (Adv.)* * *zu|fäl|lig1. adjchance attr; Ergebnis auch accidental; Zusammentreffen auch coincidental, accidentaldas war rein zúfällig — it was pure chance, it was purely by chance
es ist nicht zúfällig, dass er... — it's no accident that he...
das kann doch nicht zúfällig gewesen sein — that can't have happened by chance
"Ähnlichkeiten mit lebenden Personen sind rein zúfällig" — ≈ "any similarities with persons living or dead are purely coincidental"
2. adv1) by chance; (esp bei Zusammentreffen von Ereignissen) coincidentallyer ging zúfällig vorüber — he happened to be passing
ich traf ihn zúfällig im Bus — I happened to meet him on the bus, I bumped or ran into him on the bus
das habe ich ganz zúfällig gesehen — I just happened to see it, I saw it quite by chance or accident
wir haben gestern darüber gesprochen, und heute habe ich zúfällig einen Artikel darüber gefunden — we were talking about it yesterday, and quite coincidentally I found an article on it today
wenn Sie das zúfällig wissen sollten — if you (should) happen to know
zúfällig auf ein Zitat stoßen — to chance upon a quotation, to happen to find a quotation
2) (in Fragen) by any chancekannst du mir zúfällig 10 Euro leihen? — can you lend me 10 euros by any chance?
* * *1) (happening by chance or accident: an accidental discovery.) accidental2) accidentally3) (by luck; without planning: They met by chance.) by chance4) (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) chance5) haphazardly6) (depending on chance; without planning or system: a haphazard arrangement.) haphazard7) casually8) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) casual9) coincidental10) randomly11) (done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular: The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.) random* * *zu·fäl·ligII. adv1. (durch einen Zufall) by chancerein \zufällig by pure chancejdn \zufällig treffen to happen to meet sb2. (vielleicht)wissen Sie \zufällig, ob/wie/wann/wo...? do you happen to know whether/how/when/where...?* * *1. 2.adverbial by chancewissen Sie zufällig, wie spät es ist? — (ugs.) do you by any chance know the time?
* * *A. adv by chance, as luck would have it; besonders durch zusammentreffende Ereignisse: coincidentally;rein zufällig purely ( oder quite) by chance;er war zufällig zu Hause he happened to be at home;ich traf ihn zufällig I met him by chance, I happened to bump into him, I just bumped into him;weißt du zufällig, ob …? do you happen to know whether …?;sind Sie zufällig …? are you by any chance …?;wenn du zufällig mit ihm sprechen solltest if you (should) happen to be talking to him, if by any chance you have a word with him;„Ähnlichkeiten mit … sind rein zufällig“ in Buch, Film: any resemblance to … is purely coincidental;nicht zufällig hatte sie die Dokumente dabei it was no accident that she had the documents with her* * *1. 2.adverbial by chancewissen Sie zufällig, wie spät es ist? — (ugs.) do you by any chance know the time?
* * *adj.accidental adj.casual adj.coincidental adj.contingent adj.fortuitous adj.haphazard adj.incidental adj.random adj.stochastic adj. adv.accidentally adv.accidently adv.by accident adv.by chance adv.by hazard expr.coincidentally n.fortuitously n.haphazardly n.incidentally adv.perchance adv. -
37 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) suerte, by chance: por casualidad2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidad, ocasión3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) posibilidades4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) riesgo
2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriesgar2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) suceder algo por casualidad
3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) fortuito, casual- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are
chance n1. casualidad2. posibilidad3. oportunidadgive me a chance, I won't disappoint you dame una oportunidad, no te decepcionaré4. riesgo
chance f or m (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance; tiene pocas chances de ganar he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
chance sustantivo masculino LAm opportunity ' chance' also found in these entries: Spanish: accidental - accidente - asomo - azar - casual - casualidad - casualmente - chiripa - cielo - coincidir - destinada - destinado - encuentro - entrever - fortuita - fortuito - inesperada - inesperado - juego - malograr - mía - mío - momento - ninguna - ninguno - ocasión - ocasional - opción - oportunidad - presentarse - primera - primero - probabilidad - resquicio - suerte - terciarse - última - último - una - uno - arriesgar - carambola - coincidencia - facilidad - hablar - posibilidad English: avail - blow - bungle - by - cat - chance - encounter - fact - fair - fifty - fighting chance - forfeit - game - hang back - happy - jump at - last - lifetime - off-chance - outside - parting - remote - second - accident - accidentally - any - bump - casual - fifty-fifty - grab - have - jump - leave - life - miss - muff - now - off - pass - proper - providence - purely - seize - slight - slim - totr[ʧɑːns]3 (possibility, likelihood) posibilidad nombre femenino■ any chance of a lift? no me podrías llevar, ¿verdad?■ what are our chances of winning? ¿qué posibilidades tenemos de ganar?4 (risk, gamble) riesgo1 (meeting, discovery, occurrence) fortuito,-a, casual1 (risk) arriesgar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas chance would have it da la casualidadby any chance por casualidadby chance por casualidadchance would be a fine thing ¡ojalá!no chance ¡ni en broma!on the (off) chance por si acaso(the) chances are that... lo más posible es que...to chance on something encontrar algo por casualidadto chance to do something hacer algo por casualidadto have/stand a good chance of doing something tener muchas posibilidades de hacer algoto take chances arriesgarse, correr riesgosgame of chance juego de azarchance meeting encuentro casual1) happen: ocurrir por casualidad2)to chance upon : encontrar por casualidadchance vtrisk: arriesgarchance adj: fortuito, casuala chance encounter: un encuentro casualchance n1) fate, luck: azar m, suerte f, fortuna f2) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f3) probability: probabilidad f, posibilidad f4) risk: riesgo m5) : boleto m (de una rifa o lotería)6)by chance : por casualidadadj.• casual adj.• fortuito, -a adj.n.• acaso s.m.• albur s.m.• aventura s.f.• azar s.m.• carambola s.f.• caso s.m.• casualidad s.f.• ocasión s.f.• oportunidad s.f.• posibilidad s.f.• probibilidad s.f.• riesgo s.m.• suerte s.f.• vaivén s.m.v.• arriesgar v.
I tʃæns, tʃɑːns1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar mit was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad
have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito
2) c ( risk) riesgo mdon't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos
3) ca) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión fto jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión
the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida
finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!
b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)
it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas
(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...
to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances
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a) ( risk)to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo
b) ( happen)to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad
Phrasal Verbs:[tʃɑːns]1. N1) (=fate) azar m; (=coincidence) casualidad f•
by chance — por casualidaddo you have a room available, by any chance? — ¿no tendrá por casualidad una habitación libre?, ¿por casualidad tiene una habitación libre?
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to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada al azar or a la casualidad, no dejar ningún cabo suelto or por atargame I, 1., 1), a)•
to trust sth to chance — dejar algo al azar2) (=opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f•
chance would be a fine thing! * — ¡ojalá!, ¡ya quisiera yo!•
you'll never get another chance like this — nunca se te presentará otra oportunidad or ocasión como estaall those eligible will get a chance to vote — todas las personas que cumplan los requisitos podrán votar
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to give sb a chance, he didn't give me a chance to say anything — no me dio (la) oportunidad de decir nadagive me a chance, I've only just got here! — ¡espera un ratito, acabo de llegar!
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he never had a chance in life — nunca tuvo suerte en la vida•
given half a chance he'd eat the lot * — si se le dejara, se lo comería todo•
you always wanted to ride a horse, and here's your chance — siempre quisiste montar a caballo, ahora tienes la oportunidad•
to jump or leap at the chance — aprovechar la oportunidad or ocasión, no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión•
to have an eye on or to the main chance * — pej estar a la que salta *•
to miss one's chance — perder la or su oportunidad•
she's gone out, now's your chance! — ha salido, ¡ésta es tu oportunidad!•
they decided to give me a second chance — decidieron darme una segunda oportunidad3) (=possibility) posibilidad fhis chances of survival are slim — tiene escasas posibilidades de sobrevivir, sus posibilidades de sobrevivir son escasas
the chances are that... — lo más probable es que...
it has a one in 11,000 chance (of winning) — tiene una posibilidad entre 11.000 (de ganar)
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to have a good chance of success — tener bastantes posibilidades de éxito•
to be in with a chance — (Brit) * tener muchas posibilidades•
I had very little chance of winning — tenía muy pocas posibilidades de ganar•
he has no chance of winning — no tiene ninguna posibilidad de ganar, no tiene posibilidad alguna de ganarno chance! * — (refusing) ¡ni hablar! *; (dismissing a possibility) ¡qué va! *
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there is a slight chance she may still be there — puede que exista una pequeña posibilidad de que todavía esté allí•
they don't stand a chance (of winning) — no tienen ninguna posibilidad or posibilidad alguna (de ganar)fat 1., 5)he never stood a chance, the truck went straight into him — no pudo hacer nada, el camión se fue derecho a él
4) (=risk) riesgo mI'll take that chance — correré ese riesgo, me arriesgaré
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I'm not taking any chances — no quiero arriesgarmeyou shouldn't take any chances where your health is concerned — no deberías correr riesgos or arriesgarte cuando se trata de tu salud
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we decided to take a chance on the weather — decidimos arriesgarnos con el tiempo2. VT1) (=run the risk of) [+ rejection, fine] arriesgarse ato chance it * — jugársela, arriesgarse
- chance one's arm or one's luck2) frm (=happen)she chanced to look up at that moment — en ese momento dio la casualidad de que levantó la vista or levantó la vista por casualidad
3.CPDchance meeting N — encuentro m fortuito or casual
chance remark N — comentario m casual
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I [tʃæns, tʃɑːns]1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar mit was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad
have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito
2) c ( risk) riesgo mdon't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos
3) ca) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión fto jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión
the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida
finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!
b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)
it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas
(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...
to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances
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a) ( risk)to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo
b) ( happen)to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad
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prep.1 because of (causa).por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me¿por qué? why?¿por qué lo dijo? why did she say it?¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?¿por? (informal) why?se enfadó por tu comportamiento she got angry because of your behaviorlo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love2 (in order) to.lo hizo por complacerte he did it to please youlo hice por ella I did it for her3 by (medio, modo, agente).por mensajero/fax/teléfono by courier/fax/telephoneestuvimos hablando por teléfono we were talking on the phonepor escrito in writinglo cogieron por el brazo they took him by the armel récord fue batido por el atleta the record was broken by the athlete4 through.vamos por aquí/allí let's go this/that wayiba paseando por el bosque/la calle she was walking through the forest/along the streetpasar por la aduana to go through customs5 for (a cambio de, en lugar de).lo ha comprado por poco dinero she bought it for very littlecambió el coche por la moto he exchanged his car for a motorbikeél lo hará por mí he'll do it for me6 per.80 céntimos por unidad 80 cents eachmil unidades por semana a thousand units a o per weekuno por uno one by one20 kms por hora 20 km an o per hour7 for.baja por tabaco go down to the shops for some cigarettes, go down to get some cigarettesa por forvino a por las entradas she came for the tickets8 times, multiplied by.* * *1 (gen) for2 (a través de) through, by3 (calle, carretera) along, down, up■ íbamos por la calle cuando... we were walking along the street when...4 (lugar aproximado) in, near, round5 (causa) because of6 (tiempo) at, for7 (medio) by8 (autoría) by9 (distribución) per10 (tras) by11 (con pasiva) by12 (a favor de) for, in favour of, US in favor of13 (en calidad de) as14 (en lugar de) instead of, in the place of15 (multiplicado por) times, multiplied by■ tres por cuatro, doce three fours are twelve, three times four is twelve■ por caro que sea, lo voy a comprar no matter how expensive it is I'm going to buy it■ por viejo que parezca funciona even though it looks old, it still works\estar por hacer to remain to be done, not to have been done yetpor aquí around herepor lo tanto thereforepor lo visto apparentlypor más que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how muchpor mucho que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how muchpor mí as far as I am concerned¿por qué? why?por supuesto of coursepor tanto therefore, so* * *prep.1) for2) during3) by4) through5) along6) around7) per8) from9) because of10) instead of•* * *PREPOSICIÓN1) [causa]a) + sustantivo because of•
por temor a — for fear ofb) + infinc) + adj2) [objetivo]a) + sustantivo forb) + infinpor no llegar tarde — so as not to arrive late, in order not to be late
3) (=en favor, defensa de) forhazlo por mí — do it for me, do it for my sake
4) [elección]5) [evidencia] judging by, judging frompor lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say
por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it
por las señas no piensa hacerlo — apparently he's not intending to do it, it doesn't seem like he's intending to do it
6) [medio]7) [agente] by"dirigido por" — "directed by"
8) [modo] by•
por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order9) [lugar]¿por dónde? — which way?
10) [aproximación]por aquí cerca — near o around here
por la feria — round about o around carnival time
11) [tiempo]por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning
12) [duración] for13) [sustitución, intercambio] (=a cambio de) for; (=en lugar de) instead ofhoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place
14) [representación]hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone
interceder por algn — to intercede on sb's behalf, intercede for sb
vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss
15) [distribución]80km por hora — 80km per o an hour
tres dólares por persona — three dollars each, three dollars per person
16) [en multiplicaciones]cinco por tres, quince — five times three is fifteen, five threes are fifteen
17) (=en cuanto a)por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned
por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go
por mí, como si quieres pasar una semana sin comer — I don't care if you want to go for a week without eating
si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working
18) (=como)•
tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife19) [concesión]+ subjunpor (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be
por mucho que lo quisieran — however much they would like to, much as they would like to
por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might
20) [acción inacabada]+ infin21) ir (a) por algo/algn (=en busca de) to go and get sth/sbvoy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor
voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him
solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money
¡a por ellos! — get them!
22) [en preguntas]por qué why¿por? * why (do you ask)?¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
* * *1) ( en relaciones causales) because ofpor falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money
si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...
por + inf — for -ing
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2) ( según)por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...
3) (en locs)¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try
por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is
5)a) ( en expresiones de modo)colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height
b) ( indicando el medio)por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road
me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend
lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way
c) (Educ) from6)cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class
120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour
uno por uno — one by one; ciento II
b) ( en multiplicaciones)tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve
7)a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) forsu secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf
yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place
podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman
b) ( como)¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?
8) ( introduciendo el agente) by9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her
eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it
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
10) (indicando consideración, favor) forpor mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake
11) (indicando inclinación, elección)12) ( en busca de)salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
13) ( en lo que respecta a)por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind
por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean
15) (esp AmL)estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)
16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?
¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?
¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?
17)¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?
¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?
por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere
voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15
c) ( indicando extensión)viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France
pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc
18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time
19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for20) ( durante) forpor el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche
* * *= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.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.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.* * *1) ( en relaciones causales) because ofpor falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money
si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...
por + inf — for -ing
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2) ( según)por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...
3) (en locs)¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try
por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is
5)a) ( en expresiones de modo)colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height
b) ( indicando el medio)por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road
me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend
lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way
c) (Educ) from6)cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class
120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour
uno por uno — one by one; ciento II
b) ( en multiplicaciones)tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve
7)a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) forsu secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf
yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place
podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman
b) ( como)¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?
8) ( introduciendo el agente) by9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her
eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it
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
10) (indicando consideración, favor) forpor mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake
11) (indicando inclinación, elección)12) ( en busca de)salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
13) ( en lo que respecta a)por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind
por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean
15) (esp AmL)estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)
16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?
¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?
¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?
17)¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?
¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?
por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere
voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15
c) ( indicando extensión)viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France
pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc
18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time
19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for20) ( durante) forpor el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche
* * *= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
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.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.* * *A en relaciones causalesB segúnC ¿por qué?D en locucionesE en expresiones concesivasF1 en expresiones de modo2 indicando el medio3 EducaciónG1 en relaciones de proporción2 en multiplicacionesH1 en relaciones de sustitución etc2 por ejemploI comoA al expresar finalidad, objetivoB indicando consideración, favorC indicando inclinación, elecciónD en busca deE en lo que respecta aF indicando una situación pendienteG estar porA indicando lugar de acceso, salidaBC expresando lugar determinadoD indicando extensiónA expresando tiempo aproximadoB indicando una ocasiónC duranteA (en relaciones causales) because ofhe puesto esto aquí por el gato I've put this here because of the catnunca se lo dijo por miedo a perderla he never told her out of fear of losing her o because he was afraid of losing hereso te pasa por crédulo that's what you get for being (so) gulliblelo conseguimos por él we got it thanks to himella es así por naturaleza she's like that by naturelo hace por necesidad he does it out of necessityno se acabó por falta de dinero it wasn't finished for o because of o owing to lack of moneyel final no por conocido me resulta menos triste knowing how it ends doesn't make it any less sadpor su alto contenido en proteínas because of o owing to its high protein contenttanto por su precio como por su practicidad both for its price and its practical designfue por eso por lo que no te llamé or fue por eso que no te llamé that was the reason o that was why I didn't call youprecisamente por eso no dije nada that's precisely why I didn't say anythingla muerte se produjo por asfixia he suffocated, death was caused by suffocation ( frml)éste serviría si no fuera por el color this one would do if it weren't for the colorfue elogiado por su excelente actuación he was praised for his excellent performancepor + INF for -INGme pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to meB (según) frompor lo que he oído from what I've heardpor lo que parece no va a volver it seems o it would seem he's not coming backpor mi experiencia diría que … from my experience, I would say that …C ( fam):¿por? why?¿con quién vas? — con Daniel ¿por? who are you going with? — with Daniel, why? o why do you want to know?D ( en locuciones):por qué why¿por qué lloras? why are you crying?¿por qué no vienes a almorzar a casa? why don't you come to my house for lunch?por si in casellévate una muda, por si tuvieras que quedarte take a change of clothes (just) in case you have to stayE (en expresiones concesivas) por … QUE:por más que me esfuerzo me sigue saliendo mal no matter how hard I try o however hard I try, I still can't get it right(+ subj): por (muy) fácil que se lo pongan, no creo que lo sepa hacer however easy o no matter how easy they make it for him I don't think he'll be able to do itF1(en expresiones de modo): clasifícalos por tamaño classify them according to size o by sizecolóquense por orden de altura line up in order of heightpor adelantado in advancepor escrito in writing2(indicando el medio): se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phonelo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radiolo mandaron por avión/barco they sent it by air/seapor carretera by roadla conocí por la voz I recognized the o her voice, I recognized her by her voiceme enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friendconocido por el nombre de Pancho known as Pancholo intenté por todos los medios I tried everything possible o every possible way3 ( Educación):es doctor honoris causa por Oxford he has an honorary doctorate from Oxfordun graduado en ciencias políticas por la universidad de Granada a graduate in political science from the university of GranadaG1(en relaciones de proporción): cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hourlo venden por metro they sell it by the metertú comes por tres you eat enough for three peoplehabía un hombre por cada dos mujeres there was one man to every two womentiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wideya hemos hecho bastante por hoy we've done enough for todaylos hizo entrar uno por uno she made them come in one by one o one at a timeexaminar un escrito punto por punto to go through a document point by point(en multiplicaciones): tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelveH1(en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación): su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalfyo puedo ir por ti I can go for you o in your placepor toda respuesta se encogió de hombros all he did was shrug his shoulderstú podrías pasar por inglesa you could pass as English o for an Englishwomante dan uno nuevo por dos viejos they give you one new one in exchange for two old oneses senador por Canarias he's a senator for the Canary Islands2(como): por ejemplo for example¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?un lugar frecuentado por muchos famosos a place frequented by many famous peoplese vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta they were caught in a sudden stormla ocupación de la fábrica por (parte de) los obreros the occupation of the factory by the workersA(al expresar finalidad, objetivo): se estaban peleando por la pelota they were fighting over the balllo hace por el dinero he does it for the moneyte lo digo por tu bien I'm telling you for your own goodpor + INF:daría cualquier cosa por verte contento I'd give anything to see you happyno entré por no molestar I didn't go in so as not to disturb him o because I didn't want to disturb himeso es hablar por hablar that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of itestaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to himrecemos por que lleguen a un acuerdo let's pray that they'll come to an agreementsiguieron luchando por que se hiciera justicia they continued fighting for justice to be doneB(indicando consideración, favor): haría cualquier cosa por ti I'd do anything for youintercede por nosotros intercede for uspor mí no lo hagas don't do it just for me o for my sakeC(indicando inclinación, elección): su amor por la música her love of musicdemostró gran interés por el cuadro he showed great interest in the paintingno siento nada por él I don't feel anything for himopté por no ir I chose not to govotó por ella he voted for her¿por la afirmativa? all those in favor?se manifestaron por el derecho al aborto they demonstrated for the right to abortionestar por algn ( fam); to be crazy about sbD(en busca de): salió/fue poror ( Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some breadE(en lo que respecta a): por mí no hay inconveniente I don't mindque haga lo que le dé la gana, por mí … let him do what he likes, as far as I'm concerned …F (indicando una situación pendiente) por + INF:tengo toda la casa por limpiar I've got the whole house to cleanestos cambios aún están por hacer these changes have still not been made o are yet to be madeG( AmL) estar por + INF (estar a punto de): deben de estar por llegar they should be arriving any minutela leche está por hervir the milk's about to boilA(indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria): entró por la ventana he came in through the windowsal por aquí go out this wayel acceso al edificio es por la calle Lamas you enter the building from Lamas Streetel piano no va a pasar por la puerta the piano won't go through the doorse cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairssubieron por la ladera este they went up by the east face¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?fuimos por el camino más largo we took the longer routeno vayas por ahí que te vas a perder don't go that way, you'll get lost¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?B(expresando lugar indeterminado): está por ahí he's over there somewhere¿por dónde está or queda el restaurante? whereabouts is the restaurant?viven por el sur/por mi barrio they live in the south somewhere/around my areahace mucho que no lo vemos por aquí we haven't seen him around here for ages¿qué tal te fue por Londres? how did you get on in London?C(expresando lugar determinado): corta por aquí cut herevoy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15empieza por el principio start at the beginningagárralo por el mango hold it by the handleD(indicando extensión): lo he buscado por todos lados or por todas partes I've looked everywhere for itla epidemia se extendió por todo el país the epidemic spread throughout the (whole) countryestuvimos viajando por el norte de Francia we were traveling around o in the North of Francefuimos a caminar por la playa we went for a walk along the beachpasa un trapo por el piso give the floor a quick wipeA(expresando tiempo aproximado): por aquella época at that timepor aquel entonces vivían en Pozuelo at that time they were living in Pozuelosucedió por allá por 1960 it happened some time back around 1960B ( Esp) (indicando una ocasión) forme lo regalaron por mi cumpleaños they gave it to me for my birthdaypor Semana Santa pensamos ir a Londres we're thinking of going to London for EasterC (durante) forpor los siglos de los siglos for ever and everno se lo confío ni por un minuto I wouldn't trust him with it for a minutepuede quedar así por el momento or por ahora it can stay like that for the time being o for now* * *
por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;
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 más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;
por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4a) ( modo):
por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writingb) ( medio):
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
5a) ( proporción):◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;
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 bb) ( en multiplicaciones):
6
◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;
pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwomanb) ( como):
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):◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
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
1a) ( lugar):
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
◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;
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
* * *por prep1. [indica causa] because of;llegó tarde por el tráfico she was late because of the traffic;lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love;me disculpé por llegar tarde I apologized for arriving late;miré dentro por simple curiosidad I looked inside out of pure curiosity;accidentes por conducción temeraria accidents caused by reckless driving;muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares deaths from cardiovascular disease;no quise llamar por la hora (que era) I didn't want to call because of the time;cerrado por vacaciones/reformas [en letrero] closed for holidays/alterations;por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me;Espfue por eso por lo que tuvimos tantos problemas, Am [m5] fue por eso que tuvimos tantos problemas that's why we had so many problems;eso te pasa por (ser tan) generoso that's what you get for being so generous;la razón por (la) que dimite the reason (why) she is resigning;¿por qué? why?;¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?;¿por qué lo preguntas? – por nada why do you ask? – no reason;Fam¿por? why?;por si in case;por si se te olvida in case you forget2. [indica indicio]por lo que me dices/lo que he oído no debe de ser tan difícil from what you say/what I've heard, it can't be that difficult;por lo que tengo entendido, viven juntos as I understand it, they live together, my understanding is that they live together;por lo visto, por lo que se ve apparently3. [indica finalidad] (antes de infinitivo) (in order) to;* * *prp1 motivo for, because of;lo hace por mí he does it for me;lo hizo por amor she did it out of o for love;luchó por sus ideales he fought for his ideals;por miedo a ofenderle for fear of upsetting her;vino por verme he came to see me2 medio by;por avión by air;por correo by mail, Brtb by post3 tiempo:por un año/un segundo for a year/a second;por la mañana in the morning;por Navidad around Christmas:por la calle down the street;por un tunel through a tunnel;por aquí this way5 posición aproximada around, about;está por aquí it’s around here (somewhere);vive por el centro de la ciudad she lives somewhere around the center of town6 cambio:por cincuenta pesos for fifty pesos;por cabeza each, a head:por hora an o per hour;dos por dos two times two;¿por qué? why?;por el que … the reason why …;esa factura aún está por pagar that invoice still has to be paid;tomar por esposa marry;por difícil que sea however difficult it might be* * *por prep1) : for, duringse quedaron allí por la semana: they stayed there during the weekpor el momento: for now, at the moment2) : around, duringpor noviembre empieza a nevar: around November it starts to snowpor la mañana: in the morning3) : around (a place)debe estar por allí: it must be over therepor todas partes: everywhere4) : by, through, alongpor la puerta: through the doorpasé por tu casa: I stopped by your housepor la costa: along the coast5) : for, for the sake oflo hizo por su madre: he did it for his mother¡por Dios!: for heaven's sake!6) : because of, on account ofllegué tarde por el tráfico: I arrived late because of the trafficdejar por imposible: to give up as impossible7) : per60 millas por hora: 60 miles per hourpor docena: by the dozen8) : for, in exchange for, instead ofsu hermana habló por él: his sister spoke on his behalf9) : by means ofhablar por teléfono: to talk on the phonepor escrito: in writing10) : as forpor mí: as far as I'm concerned11) : timestres por dos son seis: three times two is six12) según: from, according topor lo que dices: judging from what you're telling me13) : as, forpor ejemplo: for example14) : byhecho por mi abuela: made by my grandmotherpor correo: by mail15) : for, in order tolucha por ganar su respeto: he struggles to win her respectestar por : to be about topor ciento : percentpor favor : pleasepor lo tanto : therefore, consequently¿por qué? : why?por... que : no matter howpor mucho que intente: no matter how hard I trypor si orpor si acaso : just in case* * *por prep1. (a través de) through2. (la calle) along / down3. (indica camino) via / by6. (a causa de) because of7. (a fin de) to / in order to8. (indica el autor) by9. (en favor o defensa de) for10. (multiplicado) times11. (a cambio de) for12. (en vez de) instead ofir por / ir a por to fetch¡ve a por mis zapatillas, por favor! fetch my slippers, please!por lo general generally / usuallypor si... in case...¿por qué? why? -
39 hasard
hasard [ˈazaʀ]masculine nouna. ( = événement fortuit) un hasard heureux a piece of luck• quel hasard de vous rencontrer ici ! what a coincidence meeting you here!• le hasard fait bien les choses ! what a stroke of luck!d. (locutions)• il ne laisse jamais rien au hasard he never leaves anything to chance► à tout hasard ( = en cas de besoin) just in case ; ( = espérant trouver ce qu'on cherche) on the off chance• à tout hasard est-ce que tu aurais ses coordonnées ? would you by any chance have his contact details?► par hasard by chance• comme par hasard ! what a coincidence!• comme par hasard, il était absent he just happened to be away* * *’azaʀnom masculin ( cause imprévisible) chancele hasard nous a fait découvrir que... — we discovered by chance that...
ce n'est pas un hasard si... — it's no accident that...
s'en remettre au hasard, compter sur le hasard — to trust to luck ( pour as regards; pour faire to do)
au hasard — [choisir, tirer] at random; [marcher] aimlessly
comme par hasard, il a oublié son argent — iron surprise, surprise, he's forgotten his money
à tout hasard — ( par précaution) just in case; ( pour une tentative) on the off chance
••* * *'azaʀ nm1) (= fatalité)Je l'ai rencontrée tout à fait par hasard au supermarché. — I met her at the supermarket quite by chance.
2) (= événement fortuit)C'était un pur hasard. — It was pure coincidence.
au hasard [errer] — aimlessly, [choisir] at random
Choisis un numéro au hasard. — Choose a number at random.
à tout hasard (= en cas de besoin) — just in case
Prends un parapluie à tout hasard. — Take an umbrella just in case., (= pour essayer) on the off chance
Je ne sais pas s'il est chez lui, mais je vais l'appeler à tout hasard. — I don't know if he's at home, but I'll phone on the off chance.
* * *hasard nm1 ( cause imprévisible) chance; leur théorie n'admet pas le hasard their theory does not admit of chance; le hasard nous a fait découvrir que… we discovered by chance that…; c'est le hasard qui nous a réunis we were brought together by chance; c'est dû au hasard it's due to chance; rien n'a été laissé au hasard nothing was left to chance; ce n'est pas l'effet or le fait or le fruit du hasard si… it is no accident that…; ce n'est pas un hasard si… it's no accident that…; s'en remettre au hasard, compter sur le hasard to trust to luck (pour as regards; pour faire to do); le hasard a voulu que… as luck would have it,…; au hasard [choisir, marcher, tirer, désigner] at random; prenons un exemple au hasard let's take an example at random; répondre au hasard to answer off the top of one's head; j'ai dit cela au hasard, sans réfléchir I said it off the top of my head, I wasn't thinking; au hasard de nos rencontres/discussions, j'ai découvert que it emerged by chance from our meetings/discussions that; au hasard de mes promenades on my walks; par hasard [découvrir, rencontrer, trouver, voir] by chance; vous n'auriez pas vu mon stylo, par hasard? you wouldn't by any chance have seen my pen?; si par hasard if by any chance; tout à fait par hasard quite by chance; par le plus grand des hasards by sheer chance; par un malencontreux hasard by an unfortunate accident; par un curieux hasard by a curious coincidence; par un heureux hasard by a stroke of luck; quel heureux hasard! what a stroke of luck!; c'est un hasard malheureux it's bad luck; je m'en suis souvenu par hasard I happened to remember it; comme par hasard, il a oublié son argent iron surprise, surprise, he's forgotten his money; à tout hasard ( par précaution) just in case; ( pour une tentative) on the off chance; les hasards de la vie the fortunes of life;2 †( péril) hazard; les hasards de la guerre the hazards of war.le hasard fait bien les choses fate is a great provider.[ʼazar] nom masculins'il gagne, c'est le hasard if he wins it's luck ou it's by chancele hasard faisant bien les choses, ils se retrouvèrent quelques années plus tard as chance would have it, they met again some years later2. [incident imprévu]quel heureux hasard! what a stroke of luck ou piece of good fortune!3. [coïncidence]c'est un (pur) hasard que vous m'ayez trouvé chez moi à cette heure-ci it's sheer luck that you've found me in at this time of daypar un curieux hasard, il était né le même jour by a strange coincidence he was born on the same daypar le plus grand des hasards by the most extraordinary ou incredible coincidencetu n'aurais pas, par le plus grand des hasards, vu mes lunettes? you wouldn't by any chance have happened to see my glasses, would you?4. JEUX5. [statistiques] chanceéchantillonnage/nombres au hasard random sampling/numbers————————hasards nom masculin pluriel1. [aléas]à tout hasard locution adverbialeau hasard locution adverbialealler ou marcher au hasarda. [par indifférence] to walk aimlesslyb. [par plaisir] to go where one's fancy takes onetirez ou piochez une carte au hasard pick a card (, any card)au hasard de locution prépositionnelleje me suis fait des amis au hasard de mes voyages I made friends with people I happened to meet on my travelsde hasard locution adjectivalechance (avant nom)par hasard locution adverbialeby chance ou accidentsi par hasard vous la voyez if by any chance you should see her, should you happen to see herje suis entré par hasard et je l'ai pris la main dans le sac I went in quite by chance and caught him red-handedcomme par hasard, elle n'a rien entendu surprisingly enough, she didn't hear a thing! -
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3 [prettige toevalligheid, gebeurtenis] lucky thing ⇒ piece/bit of luck, 〈 meevaller, mazzel〉 lucky break♦voorbeelden:op goed geluk (af) • on the off-chance, hoping for the beststom geluk hebben • be dead luckyzijn geluk beproeven • try one's luckdat brengt geluk • that will bring (good) luckals ze geluk heeft, haalt ze 't misschien • with (a bit of) luck/if she's lucky she might make itiemand geluk toewensen • wish someone luck/happinessdoor stom geluk • by pure chance/sheer luckgeluk hebben in het spel/de liefde • be lucky at cards/in lovehij mag van geluk spreken • he can count himself lucky, he can/may thank his lucky starsveel geluk! • good luck!dat is meer geluk dan wijsheid • that is more (by) good luck than good judgement; 〈 gezegd wanneer een beginner of onkundige slaagt of wint〉 (that's just) beginner's luckhij kon zijn geluk niet op • he couldn't get over it/was beside himself with joyhet geluk hebben • be fortunate/lucky enough (to)dat is een geluk bij een ongeluk • it could have been a great deal worsehet was zijn geluk dat hij zwemmen kon • it was lucky/a good job for him that he could swimdat was je geluk • that saved youwat een geluk dat je thuis was • a lucky thing you were (at) homeeen gelukje • a stroke of (good) luck, a windfall, a godsend
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