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| por ahora |
| 1. adv. for now |
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| Por ahora tenemos bastante comida. - We have enough food for the present. |
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| Analysis |
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| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) |
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| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. |
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| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) |
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| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. |
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| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) |
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| ahora |
| 1. adv. now (at the present time) |
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| 2. adv. just now, just a moment ago (in the past) |
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| 3. adv. very soon, in a moment (in the future) |
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| 4. adv. (usually preceded by de) of nowadays, of today, latter-day |
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| La juventud de ahora entiende esto y más. - Today's youth understands this and more. |
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