for in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for for in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.for [Am fɔr, fər, Brit fɔː, fə] PREP

2. for (indicating purpose):

I run for fun
I ran for cover
to go for a walk
to go out for a meal
to be for it inf here comes Dad, we're for it now!
to be for it inf here comes Dad, we're for it now!
to be for it inf here comes Dad, we're for it now!

9.1. for (indicating duration):

II.for [Am fɔr, fər, Brit fɔː, fə] CONJ liter

shoot for VB [Am ʃut -, Brit ʃuːt -] Am (v + prep + o)

sign for VB [Am saɪn -, Brit sʌɪn -] (v + prep + o)

send for VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + prep + o)

settle for VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + prep + o)

stand for VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + prep + o)

take for VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + prep + o)

uncared-for [ʌnˈkɛːdˌfɔː] ADJ

uncalled-for [Am ənˈkɔldfɔr, Brit ʌnˈkɔːldfɔː] ADJ

unprovided-for [ˌʌnprəˈvʌɪdɪdfɔː] ADJ pred

for in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for for in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.for [fɔ:ʳ, Am fɔ:r] PREP

II.for [fɔ:ʳ, Am fɔ:r] CONJ form

uncared-for [ʌnˈkeədfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈkerdfɔ:r] ADJ, uncared for ADJ

unprovided for [ˌʌnprəˈvaɪdɪdˌfɔ:, Am -ˌfɔ:r] ADJ

atone for [əˈtəʊn, Am -ˈtoʊn] VB intr

for Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Q for Queenie Brit, Q for Queen Am
D for David Brit, D for dog Am
M for Mary Brit, M for Mike Am
O for Oliver Brit, O for Oboe Am
T for Tommy Brit, T for Tare Am
Y for Yellow Brit, Y for Yoke Am
F for Frederick Brit, F for Fox Am
L for Lucy Brit, L for Love Am
B for Benjamin Brit, B for Baker Am
J for Jack Brit, J for Jig Am

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But the report hasn't marinated well during the past two weeks, attracting increasing criticism from scientists for its dubious conclusiveness and lack of substantiation.
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He had the presence of mind to ask for his phone and call an aviator acquaintance who had worked for a medical helicopter service.
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During his career, he developed melamine resin, a type of plastic used for moldings and castings.
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It requires everyone to buy insurance and subsidizes insurance costs for lower income people on a sliding scale.
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He had about 20 officers with a budget of about $5 million a year and an equal or greater sum for liaison with Guatemalan military.
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Legroom is adequate for a six-footer, as is head room.
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His surveys produced scientific backing for two useful bits of everyday advice; in kitchens, a reused washcloth is likely to be the most infectious and germ-carrying object in a house.
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I confirm these donations under my present writing, to be by them to be possessed for ever.
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Although there are catchwords in the manuscript, each scribe would have been responsible for all of the pages of each of his assignments.
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You were looking for the cloven hoof, to be honest.
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