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

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Llegamos tarde por tu culpa. It's because of you that we were late.
Va a sufrir por esto. You will suffer because of that.
Llegué tarde por culpa del atasco. I was late because of the traffic.
No pude dormir por el ruido. I could not sleep because of the noise.
Cancelé mi compromiso por asuntos urgentes. I canceled my appointment because of urgent business.
No pudo salir por la nieve. He couldn't go out because of the snow.
Llegué tarde por culpa del tráfico. I was late because of heavy traffic.
Pospusimos nuestra salida por la lluvia. We put off our departure because of the rain.
No podemos dormir por el ruido. We can't sleep because of the noise.
No puedo dormir por el ruido. I can't sleep because of the noise.
Ella está ausente por motivos de salud. She is absent because of sickness.
Me castañetean los dientes por el frío. My teeth are chattering because of the cold.
Me quedé en casa por la lluvia. I stayed home because of the rain.
Tuvimos un vuelo terrible por la turbulencia. We had a rough flight because of turbulence.
Abandonamos el proyecto por falta de fondos. We abandoned the project because of a lack of funds.
Le admiramos por lo educado que es. We look up to him because of how polite he is.
Tuvimos que cancelar el juego por la lluvia. We had to call off the game because of the rain.
Siempre tengo que usar corbata por mi trabajo. I always have to wear a tie because of my job.
Él no podía dormir por causa del calor. He could not sleep because of the heat.
Yo era incapaz de respirar por el humo. I was unable to breathe because of the smoke.
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