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"Por" is a preposition which is often translated as "by", and "ascender a" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "to promote". Learn more about the difference between "por" and "ascender a" below.
por(
pohr
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
5. (by way of)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Has ido a por tu hijo a la escuela?Have you picked up your son from school?
Habrá que ir a por leche cuando lleguemos.We'll need to go out for milk when we get there.
8. (for each)
10. (in place of)
a. for
Yo terminaré el trabajo por ti cuando estés de vacaciones.I'll finish the job for you while you're on vacation.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Está por verse.That remains to be seen.
El asunto está por resolverse.The issue is yet to be resolved.
ascender a(
ah
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sehn
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dehrr
ah
)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.).
a. to promote
Voy a despedir a Juan y a ascender a Claudia. Es lo justo.I'm going to fire Juan and promote Claudia. It's the fair thing to do.
b. to promote to
No me lo vas a creer, pero mi jefe me acaba de ascender a gerente general. - ¡Felicidades!You're not going to believe me, but my boss just promoted me to general manager! - Congratulations!
a. to be promoted
¿Ascendieron a Paula? - No, ascendieron a Andrea. Paula se queda donde está.Was Paula promoted? - No, Andrea was promoted. Paula is staying right where she is.
b. to be promoted to
Honestamente, estoy un poco molesto de que hayan ascendido a Daniel a supervisor. Yo me merecía el puesto más que él.Honestly, I'm a bit annoyed that Daniel was promoted to supervisor. I deserved the position more than he did.
c. to go up to
Tras ganar el último partido, el equipo fue ascendido a primera división.After winning their last game, the team was promoted to the first division.
a. to rise to
Se espera que la tasa de inflación ascienda a 5% este trimestre.The inflation rate is expected to rise to 5% this quarter.
b. to go up to
El pronóstico dice que la temperatura mañana puede ascender a 102 grados.The forecast says that the temperature might go up to 102 degrees tomorrow.
a. to rise to
El cohete ascendió a una altitud de 60 pies antes de comenzar a descender.The rocket rose to an altitude of 60 feet before starting to descend.
b. to ascend to
Esta luz roja comenzará a parpadear una vez que el globo meteorológico ascienda a la altura deseada.This red light will start blinking once the weather balloon ascends to the desired altitude.
c. to climb to
Les tomó tres días a los alpinistas ascender a la cima de la montaña.It took the mountaineers three days to climb to the top of the mountain.
