atrás — 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.
- ago adv Used after a period of time to mean "before now."
- back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
- behind preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
Senses
atrás is used for these senses in English:
- aback (archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- ago Before now, before the present time
- 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 (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- back Away from the front or from an edge.
- back (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- backward In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- behind At or in the rear or back part of something.