estar por

to be near

to be over

estar por(ehs-tahr pohr)

transitive verb phrase

1. (used to indicate location)

a. to be near

Esa calle está por la estación, ¿no?

That street is near the station, isn't it?

2. (used to indicate direction)

a. to be over

¿Dónde está la estación? - Está por allí.

Where's the station? - It's over there.

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)

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)

Nuestro partido está por la reforma de la ley electoral.

Our party is in favour of the electoral law reform.

4. (to be considering)

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.

5. (to be still to be)

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.

6. (to be considerate towards)

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.

7. (to be in love with)

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)

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.