(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I would like to leave, but I'm staying put for our family's sake.Quisiera irme, pero me quedo por el bien de nuestra familia.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
For my sake, I hope you win today because I bet $10,000 on the game.Por lo que más quieras, espero que ganes hoy porque aposté $10,000 en el partido.
I hope you didn't bake a chocolate cake just for my sake, because I'm allergic to chocolate.Espero que no hayas hecho un pastel de chocolate solo por mí, porque tengo alergia al chocolate.
2.(reason)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
For safety's sake, no one but me has access to these documents.Por razones de seguridad, solamente yo tengo acceso a estos documentos.
Let's eliminate this last sentence for clarity's sake.Eliminemos esta última frase para mayor claridad.
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
for the sake of sb/sthpor algn/algo;for the sake of the childrenpor (el bien de) los niños;(just) for the sake of it(solo) porque sí;he was talking just for the sake of itestaba hablando por hablar
You can say all there is to say in ten minutes and end up talking for the sake of it.
a film with a lot of violence thrown in just for the sake of ituna película con mucha violencia añadida que no venía a cuento
Linda knew that \for both their sakes\ she must take drastic action.I'm doing it for the sake of my career\my health.
for the sake of argumentdigamos;pongamos por caso;art for art's sakeel arte por el arte;for goodness sake!¡por el amor de Dios!
for God's sake!for heaven's sake!¡por Dios!
for my sakepor mí;for old times' sakepor los viejos tiempos;for your own sakepor tu propio bien;she likes this kind of music for its own sakele gusta este tipo de música por sí misma;for the sake of peacepara garantizar la paz;to talk for the sake of talkinghablar por hablar