Sentence examples of "Por" in Spanish with translation "an"

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Nosotros salimos temprano por la mañana. We got an early start.
Hemos optado por un método alternativo. We adopted an alternative method.
Reconocí por su acento que era americano. He was an American, as I knew from his accent.
Haré una excepción solo por esta vez. I'll make an exception just this once.
Tuvimos un terremoto ayer por la noche. We had an earthquake last night.
Has pasado por alto una pista importante. You have missed an important clue.
Estás loco por comprar una bicicleta tan cara. You're crazy to buy such an expensive bike.
Quiero enviar una carta por avión a Polonia. I want to send an airmail letter to Poland.
Amy hizo un esfuerzo por ponerse de pie. Amy made an effort to stand up.
Llévate un paraguas por si se pone a llover. Take an umbrella with you in case it begins to rain.
Hasta mi abuela sabe enviar mensajes por el móvil. Even my grandma can send an SMS.
Un átomo está formado por protones, neutrones y electrones. An atom is made out of protons, neutrons and electrons.
¿Por qué ha decidido Bill llegar a ser ingeniero? What made Bill decide to be an engineer?
Es una tradición estadounidense pedir un deseo por tu cumpleaños. It's an American tradition to make a wish on your birthday.
Les falta un ideal, una razón para levantarse por la mañana. They lack an ideal, a reason to get up in the morning.
Él nunca pierde su curiosidad. Él es, por decirlo así, un eterno joven. He never loses his curiosity; he is, as it were, an eternal youth.
Nunca se me pasó por la cabeza que él podría ser un prisionero huído. It never occurred to me that he might be an escaped prisoner.
Tom pensó que Mary no sería capaz de ganar más de treinta dólares por hora. Tom thought Mary wouldn't be able to earn more than thirty dollars an hour.
Por cierto, esta sala no tiene acondicionador de aire. Todo lo que tiene es un abanico. Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan.
Nada me resulta tan tierno como una pareja vieja caminando por la calle mano en mano. Nothing seems so tender to me as an old couple walking down the street holding hands.
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