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noun

Abeja

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

Examples :

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

La abeja recogió diligentemente el polen de las flores.

noun

Concurso

A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.

Examples :

"geography bee"

Concurso de geografía

entertainment education word achievement essential

noun

Reunión comunitaria, trabajo en común

A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.

Examples :

"The community held a sewing bee, a type of by, to make blankets for the local homeless shelter. "

La comunidad organizó una reunión comunitaria de costura, un tipo de trabajo en común, para hacer mantas para el refugio local para personas sin hogar.

culture tradition event group work essential

noun

Anillo, pulsera

A ring or torque; a bracelet.

Examples :

"My grandmother wore a beautiful gold by on her wrist every day. "

Mi abuela usaba un hermoso anillo de oro en su muñeca todos los días.

appearance wear essential

noun

La letra B

The name of the Latin-script letter B.

Examples :

"My child's teacher wrote the letter "by" on the board. "

El maestro de mi hijo escribió la letra "B" en la pizarra.

language word essential

noun

Obenes

(usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully installed the new bowsprit bys. "

El carpintero naval instaló cuidadosamente los obenques del bauprés nuevos.

nautical sailing part essential

adjective

Secundario, accesorio

Out of the way, subsidiary.

Examples :

"The library's by-laws are for the benefit of all students, but they are subsidiary to the school's overall rules. "

Los estatutos de la biblioteca son para el beneficio de todos los estudiantes, pero son accesorios a las reglas generales de la escuela.

area position essential

adverb

Por

Along a path which runs past the speaker.

Examples :

"I watched as it passed by."

Observé cómo pasaba por allí.

direction position place essential

adverb

Cerca de, junto a

In the vicinity, near.

Examples :

"The shop is hard by the High Street."

La tienda está cerca de High Street.

place position area essential

adverb

En, a

To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.

Examples :

"My grandmother lives by the park. "

Mi abuela vive junto al parque.

place position essential

adverb

A un lado, lejos

Aside, away.

Examples :

"The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring."

Las mujeres pasaron mucho tiempo después de la cosecha poniendo mermeladas a un lado para el invierno y la primavera.

position direction essential

preposition

Cerca de, junto a

Near or next to.

Examples :

"The mailbox is by the bus stop."

El buzón está cerca de la parada de autobús.

position place essential

preposition

Por, junto a

From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.

Examples :

"He ran straight by me."

Corrió directamente por mi lado.

direction position essential

preposition

Para, a más tardar

Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

Examples :

"The meeting will start by 10:00 a.m. "

La reunión comenzará a más tardar a las 10:00 a.m.

time essential

preposition

Por, por medio de

Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.

Examples :

"The delicious cookies were made by Grandma. "

Las deliciosas galletas fueron hechas por la abuela.

action word language essential

preposition

Por

Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.

Examples :

"There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare"

Hay muchas obras de teatro conocidas por William Shakespeare.

art literature writing essential

preposition

Por, mediante

Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.

Examples :

"We solved the math problem by using the formula. "

Resolvimos el problema de matemáticas mediante el uso de la fórmula.

way achievement process essential

preposition

Por, según

Indicates an authority according to which something is done.

Examples :

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife."

Por el poder que se me ha conferido, ahora os declaro marido y mujer.

law government essential

preposition

Por, según

Indicates a means of classification or organisation.

Examples :

"I sorted the items by category."

Clasifiqué los artículos por categoría.

way organization system essential

preposition

Por, según

Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy

Examples :

"His date of birth was wrong by ten years."

Su fecha de nacimiento estaba equivocada por diez años.

amount number essential

preposition

Por, de

In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.

Examples :

"We crawled forward by inches."

Avanzamos arrastrándonos por pulgadas.

language grammar essential

preposition

Según, por

Indicates a referenced source: According to.

Examples :

"By my reckoning, we should be nearly there."

Según mis cálculos, deberíamos estar casi allí.

language communication essential

preposition

Por, por

Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.

Examples :

"It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix."

Es fácil invertir una matriz de 2 por 2.

math number essential

preposition

Por el padre

(horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.

Examples :

"My brother's horse was bred by a champion stallion. "

El caballo de mi hermano fue criado por un semental campeón.

animal agriculture biology family essential

noun

Exento

The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.

Examples :

"In the school's chess tournament, the top seed, having a bye, advanced directly to the quarterfinals. "

En el torneo de ajedrez de la escuela, el cabeza de serie, al tener un exento, avanzó directamente a los cuartos de final.

sport game position essential

noun

Carrera extra

An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.

Examples :

"The cricket team scored a by when the ball bounced past the batter without being hit. "

El equipo de cricket anotó una carrera extra cuando la pelota rebotó más allá del bateador sin ser golpeada.

sport essential

noun

Vivienda, morada

A dwelling.

Examples :

"The old family by was falling apart, so they needed to move. "

La antigua vivienda familiar se estaba cayendo a pedazos, así que necesitaban mudarse.

architecture property building place essential

noun

Cosa secundaria, accesorio

A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.

Examples :

"While studying for the history test, my by was improving my understanding of ancient civilizations. "

Mientras estudiaba para el examen de historia, mi cosa secundaria era mejorar mi comprensión de las civilizaciones antiguas.

thing item essential

noun

Pase

A pass.

Examples :

"The team's victory was decided by a last-minute goal. "

La victoria del equipo se decidió por un pase de último minuto.

sport essential

interjection

Adiós, chao

Goodbye.

Examples :

""By!" I shouted as I ran out the door. "

¡Adiós! Grité mientras salía corriendo por la puerta.

communication language exclamation essential

Meanings

Abeja

Examples :

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

La abeja recogió diligentemente el polen de las flores.

Concurso

Examples :

"geography bee"

Concurso de geografía

Reunión comunitaria, trabajo en común

Examples :

"The community held a sewing bee, a type of by, to make blankets for the local homeless shelter. "

La comunidad organizó una reunión comunitaria de costura, un tipo de trabajo en común, para hacer mantas para el refugio local para personas sin hogar.

Anillo, pulsera

Examples :

"My grandmother wore a beautiful gold by on her wrist every day. "

Mi abuela usaba un hermoso anillo de oro en su muñeca todos los días.

La letra B

Examples :

"My child's teacher wrote the letter "by" on the board. "

El maestro de mi hijo escribió la letra "B" en la pizarra.

Obenes

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully installed the new bowsprit bys. "

El carpintero naval instaló cuidadosamente los obenques del bauprés nuevos.

Secundario, accesorio

Examples :

"The library's by-laws are for the benefit of all students, but they are subsidiary to the school's overall rules. "

Los estatutos de la biblioteca son para el beneficio de todos los estudiantes, pero son accesorios a las reglas generales de la escuela.

Por

Examples :

"I watched as it passed by."

Observé cómo pasaba por allí.

Cerca de, junto a

Examples :

"The shop is hard by the High Street."

La tienda está cerca de High Street.

En, a

Examples :

"My grandmother lives by the park. "

Mi abuela vive junto al parque.

A un lado, lejos

Examples :

"The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring."

Las mujeres pasaron mucho tiempo después de la cosecha poniendo mermeladas a un lado para el invierno y la primavera.

Cerca de, junto a

Examples :

"The mailbox is by the bus stop."

El buzón está cerca de la parada de autobús.

Por, junto a

Examples :

"He ran straight by me."

Corrió directamente por mi lado.

Para, a más tardar

Examples :

"The meeting will start by 10:00 a.m. "

La reunión comenzará a más tardar a las 10:00 a.m.

Por, por medio de

Examples :

"The delicious cookies were made by Grandma. "

Las deliciosas galletas fueron hechas por la abuela.

Por

Examples :

"There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare"

Hay muchas obras de teatro conocidas por William Shakespeare.

Por, mediante

Examples :

"We solved the math problem by using the formula. "

Resolvimos el problema de matemáticas mediante el uso de la fórmula.

Por, según

Examples :

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife."

Por el poder que se me ha conferido, ahora os declaro marido y mujer.

Por, según

Examples :

"I sorted the items by category."

Clasifiqué los artículos por categoría.

Por, según

Examples :

"His date of birth was wrong by ten years."