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"Estar por" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "to be near", and "para comprar" is a phrase which is often translated as "to buy". Learn more about the difference between "estar por" and "para comprar" below.
estar por(
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tahr
pohr
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
3. (to support)
a. to be for
Yo estoy por que cenemos antes de ir al cine.I'm for having dinner before going to the movies.
b. to be in favor of (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Yo siempre estoy por el cambio. "Transformarse o morir" es mi lema.I'm always in favor of change. "Change or die" is my motto.
c. to be in favour of (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Nuestro partido está por la reforma de la ley electoral.Our party is in favour of the electoral law reform.
a. to be thinking of
Están tardando mucho. Estoy por llamarlos.They're very late. I was thinking of calling them.
b. to be on the verge of
Es un maleducado. He estado por colgarle el teléfono.He's so rude. I was on the verge of hanging up on him.
a. to remain to be
Está por ver si cumplen o no sus promesas electorales.It remains to be seen whether they'll keep or not their electoral promises.
b. to have yet to be
Cuando eres joven, te parece que todo está por por inventar.When you're young, it seems to you everything has yet to be invented.
a. to be attentive to
Ramón estuvo toda la tarde muy por su esposa. Yo creo que está enamoradísimo de ella.Ramon was the whole afternoon very attentive to his wife. I think he's really in love with her.
a. to be crazy about
Juan está por Carmen. ¿Viste cómo la mira?Juan is crazy about Carmen. Did you notice the way he looks at her?
8. (used to indicate imminence) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to be about to
Todo parece indicar que la guerra está por estallar en el país.Everything seems to point to the fact that war is about to break out in the country.
para comprar(
pah
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rah
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prahr
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. to buy
¿Me das dinero suelto para comprar el periódico? Yo solo tengo un billete de €50.Can you give me some change to buy the newspaper? I only have a €50 bill.
b. to purchase
La empresa no tiene dinero para comprar nueva maquinaria.The company doesn't have money to purchase new machinery.
