Usage examples of "a por" in Spanish with translation to English

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Fue a por el doctor. He went for the doctor.
Voy a por naranjas a la frutería. I'm going for oranges to the fruit store.
Envió a su hijo a por un médico. She sent her son for a doctor.
Envió a su hijo a por un doctor. She sent her son for a doctor.
No voy a por ti. I'm not obsessed with blaming you.
Ve a por tornillos a la ferretería. Go to the hardware store and get screws.
Ven a por mí si te atreves. Come catch me if you dare.
¿Vas por él o a por él? Are you going in his place or you're going to pick him up?
No vengas a por mí, no hace falta. Don't come to pick me up. There's no need to.
Fui a por ti, pero tú ya te habías ido. I went to pick you up, but you were already gone.
¡Qué niños! ¡Les envías a por golosinas y vuelven con un perro! What children! You send them to get candy and they return with a dog!
Vienen a por mí. They're coming for me.
Vienen a por nosotros. They're coming for us.
Algunos dicen que el bote se perdió, otros que fue tragado por una ballena. Some say the boat got lost, others say it was swallowed by a whale.
Damos por sentado que la televisión existe. We take it for granted that television exists.
Solo solo conexiones o accesorios especificados por el fabricante. Only use attachments or accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Se arruinó la salud por trabajar demasiado. He ruined his health by working too much.
La Mona Lisa fue pintada por Leonardo da Vinci. The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
No me casé con él por ser rico. I didn't marry him because he is rich.
No pierdas el sueño por eso. Don't lose sleep over that.
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