tras

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tras
preposition
1 behind (detrás de)
2 after (después de, en pos de)
  • uno tras otro -> one after the other
  • andar tras algo -> to be after something

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tras [trahs]
preposition
1 After, behind (lugar), besides.
  • Tras una puerta -> behind a door
  • Tras de venir tarde -> besides coming late
In composition it is equivalent to trans, as traspasar. Usage authorizes its employment in nearly all cases in place of trans. (Acad.) Ir or andar tras alguno, to go in pursuit after one, to seek diligently; to follow after one.
noun
1 Breech, bottom. (Colloquial) (m)
verb
2 TRASERO.
3 Blow or stroke attended with noise; crash dash.
(Onomatopoetic.) Tras, tras, repeated strokes or noise.

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tras
preposición
1 (después de) after
tras unos días de vacaciones volvió a su trabajo after a few days' holiday she went back to work; tras perder las elecciones se retiró de la política after losing the election he retired from politics; día tras día day after day; uno tras otro one after another the other;o
2 (por detrás de) behind
estaba oculto tras las cortinas he was hidden behind the curtains; ¿qué escondes tras esa mirada inocente? what are you hiding behind that innocent face?; andar estar tras algoo to be after sth; anda tras un puesto en la administración pública he's after a job in the civil service; correr ir tras algno to chase (after) sb
3
tras (de): tras (de) abollarme el coche va y se enfada he dents my car and on top of that then he gets angry;o
sustantivo:masculino
(anticuado) (familiar) (trasero) behind; rump
tras
exclamación
¡tras, tras! tap, tap!; (llamando) knock, knock!

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