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PRO

abbr.

public relations officer

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pro ¹  (pr)

n. pl. pros

1. An argument or consideration in favor of something: weighing the pros and cons.

2. One who supports a proposal or takes the affirmative side in a debate.

adv.

In favor; affirmatively: arguing pro and con.

adj.

Affirmative; supporting: a pro vote.

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[Middle English, from Latin pr, for; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pro ²  (pr) Informal

n. pl. pros

1. A professional, especially in sports.

2. An expert in a field of endeavor.

adj.

Professional: pro football.

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PRO

abbreviation for

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Public Records Office

2. (Business / Commerce) public relations officer

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pro¹

adv

in favour of a motion, issue, course of action, etc. Compare anti

prep

in favour of

n pl pros

1. (usually plural) an argument or vote in favour of a proposal or motion See also pros and cons

2. (usually plural) a person who votes in favour of a proposal, motion, etc. Compare con²

[from Latin prō (prep) in favour of]

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pro²

n pl pros

adj

1. Informal short for professional

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)

an Internet domain name for a professional practitioner

Slang a prostitute

[by shortening]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pro - an athlete who plays for pay         professional athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports free agent - (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team semipro, semiprofessional - an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
	2.	pro - an argument in favor of a proposal argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" con - an argument opposed to a proposal
Adj.	1.	pro - in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote" anti - not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
Adv.	1.	pro - in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc. con - in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

Translations

PRO N ABBR

1. =Public Record Office → Archivo m Nacional

2. =public relations officer

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pro¹ [prəʊ]

A. PREFIX

1. (= in favour of) → pro, en pro de
pro-Soviet → pro-soviético
pro-Spanish → hispanófilo
pro-European → europeísta
they were terribly pro-Franco → eran unos franquistas furibundos, eran partidarios acérrimos de Franco

2. pro rata
see pro rata

3. pro tem; pro tempore
see pro tem

B. N the pros and cons → los pros y los contras
we are weighing up the pros and the cons → estamos estudiando los pros y los contras

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pro² [prəʊ] N (= professional) → profesional mf

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pro³ [prəʊ] N (= prostitute) → puta f

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pro [ˈprəʊ]

n

(SPORT) → pro m/f

(= good, reliable person)
You're a real pro → Tu es un vrai pro.

the pros and cons → le pour et le contre
the pros and cons of doing sth → les avantages et les inconvénients qu'il y a à faire qch
to weigh up the pros and cons → peser le pour et le contre
We weighed up the pros and cons → Nous avons pesé le pour et le contre.
to have pros and cons → avoir du bon et du mauvais

prep (= in favour of) → pro

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pro¹

n (inf) → Profi m

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pro²

n (inf: = prostitute) → Nutte f (inf)

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pro³

prep (= in favour of) → für

n the pros and cons → das Für und Wider, das Pro und Kontra

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pro¹ [prəʊ] n the pros and cons → i pro e i contro

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pro² [prəʊ] n (fam) (Sport) → professionista m/f

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pro [prəu]

short for professional.