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por lo que

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
por lo que, por lo cual loc adv	(conector: causa)	so conj
	Queremos cuidar el medio ambiente, por lo que preferimos transportarnos en bicicleta.
	No he terminado el trabajo, por lo cual no podré ir a cenar contigo.
	I haven't finished my work, so I can't come to dinner with you.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
es por eso por lo que loc adv	(de ahí que)	that is why, that's why v expr
		it is for that reason that v expr
	Es por eso por lo que nos sentimos tan orgullosos.
	That is why (or: That's why) we feel so proud.
por lo que parece, al parecer loc conj	(por lo que se ve)	it looks like, it seems like conj
	Por lo que parece van a tener que cancelar el partido porque no para de llover.
	It looks like they're going to have to cancel the match because it won't stop raining.
por lo que respecta a loc prep	(en cuanto a)	with regard to prep
		with respect to prep
		regarding prep
		in regards to prep
	Por lo que respecta al problema del presupuesto, ya se nos ocurrirá una solución.
por lo que se ve loc conj	(aparentemente)	it looks like, it seems like v expr
	(formal)	it appears as though v expr
	(informal)	from what I can tell, from what I can see v expr
	Nadie conocía su situación, pero por lo que se ve tenían problemas económicos.
	Nobody knows what their situation is, but it looks like they have financial problems.
por lo que sea loc adv	(por razón no conocida)	for whatever reason expr
		for some reason expr
	Por lo que sea, la casa no les ha gustado y no la han comprado.
	For whatever reason, they did not like the house and they did not buy it.
	For some reason, they did not like the house and they did not buy it.
si no fuera por lo que es expr	informal (si la realidad fuera otra)	if it weren't for that expr
		if it weren't the case expr
	Las tonterías que hace Pedro cada vez son peores; si no fuera por lo que es, daría risa.

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