Spanish Phrase of the Day

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por el amor de Dios
1. interj. for God's sake, for the love of God, for Christ's sake, for crying out loud
Analysis
por
1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
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.
2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
el
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
amor		©
1. n-m. love
2. n-m. love affair
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
Dios
1. Proper noun. God
2. n-m. god
di
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of decir
Dile lo que te di. - Tell him what I gave you.
2. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of decir
Dile lo que te di. - Tell him what I gave you.
dar
1. v. to give, to give out
2. v. to hand over
3. v. (reflexive) to hit
Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head.
4. v. to emit
os
1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros

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