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by preposition

  /baɪ/
  • Near or next to.
  • Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
  • In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
  • Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
 por
  • Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
 por, ante, frente a, hecho por, por parte de
  • Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
 por, ante, frente a, para, por parte de
  • Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
 acorde a, de acuerdo a, por, según

by adverb

  /baɪ/
  • Along a path which runs past someone or something.
 por
stand by
esperar, hacer una pausa
by oneself
a solas, solo, por sí mismo
passer-by
transeúnte, paseante, viandante
bit by bit
poco a poco, a poquitos
come by
encontrar, hallar, visitar
go by
me llaman ..., pasar, extrapolar / inferir / fiarse de, guiarse por, seguir
by the way
por cierto, a propósito, [dicho sea] de paso, a todo esto, hablando de todo un poco, hablando un poco de todo
abide by
acatar, atenerse, someterse, adherirse a, observar, respaldar, someterse a
play by ear
improvisar, ir viendo, seguir mis instintos, seguir nuestro instinto, ver lo que ocurrirá, ver qué sucede, tocar de memoria, tocar de oído
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