Dictionary

Look up any word

11,127 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

por lo mismo: therefore; as a result
por lo pronto: for now, for the time being
por lo que: so, consequently, therefore; as far as
por lo que: why, what for; for what, from what, about what, by what, because of what, through what
por lo que más quieres: for goodness' sake; for the love of God
por lo que parece: by the looks of things; seemingly
por lo que respecta a: when it comes to; regarding; as for
por lo que sepa: as far as I know
por lo que sé: as far as I know
por lo regular: commonly; normally; as a rule
por lo tanto: thus; so; as such (in this way or manner); consequently; thereby; accordingly; therefore; hence
por lo visto: apparently, seemingly, from what one can see
por los años de: about the year (of)
por los clavos de Cristo: gadzooks!
por los cuatro costados: through and through
por los mismos pasos: in someone's footsteps
por los pelos: synonym of por un pelo
por los siglos de los siglos: eternally; forever and ever
por los suelos: at rock bottom
por los viejos tiempos: for old times' sake
por malas: perforce
por maravilla: seldom
por medio de: by means of (through the medium of)
por mejor decir: that is to say
por menos de nada: for no reason whatsoever
por menudo: in detail; in instalments
por mi vida: on my life
por mis muertos: on my life; I swear to God
por momentos: at times; by the minute, by the second
por mor de: due to; owing to
por mucho: by far, by a lot
por mucho que: however much; however many
por más que: however much; however many
por más señas: to be precise
por mí: as far as I am concerned
por nada: not at all, you're welcome; for nothing, for anything
por nada del mundo: under no circumstances; for all the tea in China
por necesidad: out of necessity
por ningún lado: nowhere to be found
por no hablar de: not to mention
por obra de: thanks to; due to
por obra y gracia de: thanks to; due to
por omisión: by default
por otra parte: furthermore, moreover; on the other hand
por otro lado: on the other hand
por parte de: from (indicating origin)
por partes: step by step
por pies: fleeing quickly; leaving like a bat out of hell
por poco: almost, nearly, narrowly
por poder: by proxy
por puertas: poor as Job
por punto general: in general; as a rule
por que: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por, que.
por qué: why, for what reason
por referencia: indirectly
por regla general: as a rule; generally speaking
por separado: separately, individually, independently, singly, severally
por si: in case
por si acaso: just in case; for good measure
por si las moscas: just in case