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dietro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aback adv Used in the phrase "taken aback": caught by surprise, startled, or momentarily thrown off guard.
  • after prep Later in time than; following.
  • back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  • behind preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.

Senses

dietro is used for these senses in English:

  • aback (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
  • after Behind.
  • back (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
  • back The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
  • back The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
  • behind At or in the rear or back part of something.
  • behind At or to the back or far side of.

after — full definition

  1. prep Later in time than; following.
  2. prep In pursuit of, or searching for.
  3. prep Named in honor of, or modeled on, someone or something.
  4. conj Once; when a previous event has happened.
  5. adj Later; coming next in a sequence.

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