Usages of por
La farola está encendida por la noche.
The streetlight is on at night.
Ni siquiera el metro funcionaba por la noche.
Not even the subway was running at night.
La fiebre empeora por la noche.
The fever gets worse at night.
Me gusta escuchar un podcast en mi cuarto por la noche.
I like to listen to a podcast in my room at night.
Al escuchar la tormenta por la noche, llamé a mi médica para estar más tranquila.
When I heard the storm at night, I called my doctor to feel calmer.
En la cabaña de la montaña, la temperatura baja mucho por la noche.
In the cabin in the mountains, the temperature drops a lot at night.
Si ceno muy tarde, a veces me duele el estómago por la noche.
If I have dinner very late, sometimes my stomach hurts at night.
La música calma el cansancio por la noche.
Music calms tiredness at night.
Casi nunca quiero salir por la noche.
I almost never want to go out at night.
La guía recomienda una excursión por el centro urbano por la noche.
The guide recommends a trip through the city center at night.
El ruido constante en la ciudad me asusta por la noche.
Constant noise in the city scares me at night.
No quiero tocar el timbre por la noche.
I do not want to ring the doorbell at night.
Apago el móvil por la noche para no distraerme antes de dormir.
I turn off my phone at night so as not to get distracted before sleeping.
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