por

Usages of por

A veces es necesario ausentarse de la clase por razones importantes.
Sometimes it is necessary to be absent from class for important reasons.
Gracias por el consejo.
Thank you for the advice.
Mañana también voy a felicitar a mi hermano por sus buenas notas.
Tomorrow I will also congratulate my brother on his good grades.
Quiero elogiar a mi hermana por su canción bonita.
I want to praise my sister for her pretty song.
Mi amiga echa de menos a su pareja, pues viaja mucho por trabajo.
My friend misses her partner, since she travels a lot for work.
Antes de reiniciar el portátil, lo desenchufo por un minuto.
Before restarting the laptop, I unplug it for a minute.
Yo también me enfadé, pero conmigo misma, por no apuntar la fecha.
I also got angry, but with myself, for not writing down the date.
Al final no está decepcionado, sino agradecido por pasar tiempo con la familia.
In the end he is not disappointed, but grateful to spend time with the family.
Cuando vuelva a la ciudad, estaré muy agradecida por cada recuerdo de este campo tranquilo.
When I return to the city, I will be very grateful for each memory of this peaceful countryside.
Si la raíz sigue creciendo así, tendremos que cambiar la maceta por otra más grande.
If the root keeps growing like that, we will have to change the flowerpot for a bigger one.
No hace falta tocar el claxon por todo.
There is no need to honk the horn for everything.
Perdón por llegar tarde; había mucho tráfico.
Sorry for arriving late; there was a lot of traffic.
Le pedí perdón a mi hermana por olvidar su libro.
I asked my sister for forgiveness for forgetting her book.
Tuve que pedir perdón por llegar tarde a la reunión.
I had to ask for forgiveness for arriving late to the meeting.
Mi hermano se negó a salir sin paraguas y luego tuvo que disculparse por llegar tarde.
My brother refused to go out without an umbrella and then had to apologize for arriving late.
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