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• 1 a (destino, finalidad, intención) for una carta para él = a letter for him ¿para qué sirve esto? = what's this (used) for? champú para bebés = baby shampoo para eso no voy = I might as well not go para + inf ahorra para comprarse un coche = he's saving up to buy a car tomé un taxi para no llegar tarde = I took a taxi so I wouldn't be late está listo para pintar = it's ready to be painted o for painting para aprobar = (in order) to pass entró en puntillas para no despertarla = he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her lo dice para que yo me preocupe = he (only) says it to worry me cierra para que no nos oigan = close the door so (that) they don't hear us Definition of for in the British & World English dictionary Definition of for in the US English dictionary Translate for | into French | into German | into Italian b (suficiencia) for no hay para todos = there isn't enough for everybody no es para tanto = it's not that bad soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo = I'm old enough to remember it Definition of for in the British & World English dictionary Definition of for in the US English dictionary Translate for | into French | into German | into Italian • (en comparaciones, contrastes) hace demasiado frío para salir = it's too cold to go out son altos para su edad = they're tall for their age para lo que come, no está gordo = considering how much he eats, he's not fat ¿quién es él para hablarte así? = who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ? es mucho para que lo haga sola = it's too much for you to do it on your own

• 2 a (dirección) salieron para el aeropuerto = they left for the airport empuja para arriba = push up o upward(s) ¿vas para el centro? = are you going to o toward(s) the center? b (tiempo) (señalando una fecha, un plazo) estará listo para el día 15 = it'll be ready by o for the 15th deberes para el lunes = homework for Monday faltan cinco minutos para que termine = there are five minutes to go before the end me lo prometió para después de Pascua = he promised me it for after Easter ¿cuánto te falta para terminar? = how much have you got left to do? para entonces estaré en Madrid = I'll be in Madrid (by) then tengo hora para mañana = I have an appointment (for) tomorrow • (AmL exc RPl) (al decir la hora) to son cinco para las diez = it's five to ten Definition of to in the British & World English dictionary Definition of to in the US English dictionary Translate to | into French | into German | into Italian • (duración) para siempre = forever tengo para rato (fam) = I'm going to be a while (yet)