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throughUS/θɹu/ UK/θɹuː/
Vaig veure caragols nedant per l’aigua. — I saw snails swimming through the water.
Hem fracassat per ignorants. — We failed through ignorance. -
about/əˈbaʊ̯t/
| [US] around/əˈɹaʊnd/
| [UK] round/ˈɹaʊ̯nd/
Han preguntat per tu. — They asked about you.
Ha voltat per tot el món. — She’s been around the world.
Ha voltat per tot el món. — She’s been round the world.
Hi havia gent corrent per la fàbrica. — There were people running about the factory. -
toUS/toʊ/ UK/təʊ/
Vas anar a Roma només per a veure-la? — You went to Rome just to see her?
Tinc alguns secrets per explicar. — I have some secrets to explain. -
a/eɪ̯/
Dues vegades per setmana. — Twice a week. -
for each
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Et donaré dues monedes per llibre venut. — I will give you two coins for every book you sell.
Un premi per cada victòria. — A prize for each victory. -
forUS/fɔɹ, fɚ/ UK/fɔː, fə/
| perUS/pɝ/ UK/pɜː/
Dues peces d’or per espasa. — Two gold pieces per sword.
Hi havia tres guerrers del nostre equip per cada un dels altres. — There were three warriors from our team for each of them. -
forUS/fɔɹ, fɚ/ UK/fɔː, fə/
Per mi, ja els has ajudat prou. — For me, you have helped them enough. -
[informal] because/bɪkəz, bɪˈkɒz/
Ho ha fet per avorriment. — She did it because boredom.
He fet tard per culpa del trànsit. — I was late because traffic. -
forUS/fɔɹ, fɚ/ UK/fɔː, fə/
Han firmat la pau per tres anys. — They have signed a peace agreement for three years. - because of | due to the fault of | due to | owing to
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because of
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La’n van excloure per la seva salut. — She was excluded by reason of her health. -
by/baɪ/
Us donaran un premi per haver fet això. — By doing this, you will get an award. -
by way of
| via/ˈvaɪə, ˈviːə/
Vam agafar el tren que anava a Berlín passant per Düsseldorf. — We took the train to Berlin via Düsseldorf. -
by/baɪ/
Què entens per ’acabat’? — What do you understand by ’finished’? -
down/ˈdaʊ̯n/
Caminava pel carrer. — She was walking down the street. -
out of/ˈaʊt əv, ˈaʊtə/
T’he ajudat per compassió. — I helped you out of pity.
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forUS/fɔɹ, fɚ/ UK/fɔː, fə/
Gràcies per donar-nos un cop de mà. — Thanks for helping us out.
T’ho pots quedar per cinquanta euros. — You can have this for 50 euros.
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by/baɪ/
Mort per extenuació. — Death by exhaustion.
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via/ˈvaɪə, ˈviːə/
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Enviarem els resultats per correu postal. — We will send the results via post.
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by/baɪ/
4 metres per 4. — 4 by 4 meters.
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by/baɪ/
Les obres publicades per ell solen ser bones. — Works published by him are usually good.
La proposta va ser ben rebuda per part dels estudiants. — The proposal was well accepted by the students.
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outUS/ˈaʊ̯t/ UK/ˈäʊ̯t/
Estava mirant per la finestra. — She was looking out the window.
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[US] towardUS/tɔɹd, ˈtwɔɹd/ UK/təˈwɔːd/
| [UK] towardsUS/tʊˈwɔɹdz, ˈtɔɹdz/ UK/təˈwɔːdz/
Estic estudiant de valent per a l’examen. — I am studying hard toward the exam.