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1 four
fo:
1. noun1) (the number or figure 4.) cuatro2) (the age of 4.) cuatro años
2. adjective1) (4 in number.) cuatro2) (aged 4.) de cuatro años•- four-- fourth
- foursome
- four-year-old
3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is four years old.) de cuatro añosfour num cuatrotr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 cuatro1 cuatro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfour ['for] adj: cuatrofour n: cuatro madj.• cuatro, -a adj.n.• cuatro s.m.
I fɔːr, fɔː(r)noun cuatro mthey are sold in fours — los venden de a cuatro or (Esp) de cuatro en cuatro
the four of us/them — nosotros/ellos cuatro
there were four of us/them — éramos/eran cuatro
on all fours — en or a cuatro patas, a gatas
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adjective cuatro adj inv[fɔː(r)]1.ADJ, PRON cuatro; corner 1., 2)2. N1) (=numeral) cuatro mto form fours — formar a cuatro, dividirse en grupos de cuatro
2)to go on all fours — ir a gatas; see five
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)]noun cuatro mthey are sold in fours — los venden de a cuatro or (Esp) de cuatro en cuatro
the four of us/them — nosotros/ellos cuatro
there were four of us/them — éramos/eran cuatro
on all fours — en or a cuatro patas, a gatas
II
adjective cuatro adj inv -
2 por
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 likes5 (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
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