atrás

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See also: atras, ātras, and ātrās

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese atras (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *ad trans, from Latin trans (beyond).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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atrás

  1. behind, in back of
    • 1365, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Dominguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 495:
      outra leira de terreo que jaz atras o çelleiro do Penedo con hun presegeiro que y esta en ella.
      another plot of land which lies behind the barn of Penedo, with a peach tree which is there in it
  2. rearward, backwards, towards the back
  3. back in time; back then; ago
    Synonyms: entón, daquela
    Alá atrás eramos ben amigos.Back then we were good friends.
    • 1266, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 323:
      todas as outras mandas e todos os outros testamentos que eu fige atras aqui non vallan
      every other charter and every other testament I've done before is void

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of behind): adiante

Derived terms

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References

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a (at) + trás (beyond), from Latin trāns (beyond).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧trás
  • Audio (Portugal, Oporto):(file)

Preposition

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atrás

  1. behind (at the back of)
    Synonyms: trás, detrás
    Antonyms: adiante, à frente
    O supermercado fica atrás da padaria.
    The supermarket is behind the bakery.
  2. after (looking for)
    A polícia está atrás dele.
    The police are after him.
  3. ago (in the past)
    Synonyms: , faz
    dois meses atrástwo months ago

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a +‎ tras.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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atrás

  1. behind
  2. back in time, ago
    Synonym: hace
    miles de años atrásthousands of years ago

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: atras

Interjection

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atrás

  1. get back, back off, back away

Further reading

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