por

Significado (Inglés)

1. indicates motion
2. for (over a period of time)
3. about, around (near, in the vicinity of)
4. for (to obtain)
5. for (in exchange for)
6. for (on behalf of)
7. times, by, multiplied by
8. by (indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice)
9. by, by means of
10. per

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈpoɾ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de latín: prō

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō (“for”) (with metathetic shift due to per), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-. See also porto.

Frases

Viaxou por Europa e América .

He traveled throughout Europe and America.

¿ Por que non está tirando de semellante tensión?

Why don't you feel the same tension?

Neses anos viaxou bastante por Europa e América .

In those years he traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Americas.

A camareira remexía na bolsa de pel que levaba por debaixo do mandil.

The waitress paddled in the leather pouch that she carried under the mandrel.

Outro xeito parcial era a extirpación por corte do pene .

Another partial way was the removal by cut of the penis.

A derivación faise por medio da análise dimensional .

Derivation is done through dimensional analysis.