atrás

/aˈtɾas/, [aˈt̪ɾas]

back, behind

Examples

Tom falleció tres años atrás.

Tom passed away three years ago.

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Estaba borracho y se le olvidó cerrar la puerta de atrás.

He was drunk and forgot to shut the back door.

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Ella deseó haber nacido veinte años atrás.

She wished she had been born twenty years earlier.

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Se ha quedado atrás con unos amigos.

She stayed behind with some friends.

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Él murió de edad hace dos años atrás.

He died of old age two years ago.

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Detengan la cuenta atrás.

Stop the countdown.

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La vida solo puede entenderse hacia atrás, pero debe vivirse hacia adelante.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.

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Yo dejé de fumar medio año atrás.

I quit smoking half a year ago.

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Pensé haberte dicho que te quedaras atrás.

I thought that I told you to stay behind.

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Nuestro país se está quedando atrás.

Our country is lagging behind.

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Un gato apareció desde atrás de la cortina.

A cat appeared from behind the curtain.

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Salí de Japón hace diez años atrás.

I left Japan ten years ago.

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Detén la cuenta atrás.

Stop the countdown.

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Se quedó atrás porque caminaba muy despacio.

She remained behind because she was walking very slowly.

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Tom le dijo a Mary que él había terminado el trabajo hace unos días atrás.

Tom told Mary that he had finished the work a few days ago.

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Ella miró hacia atrás.

She looked behind.

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Un día, sorprendentemente Mark Twain confesó: "Ya no soy tan joven como solía serlo hace varios años atrás..."

One day Mark Twain surprisingly confessed: "I am not as young as I was several years ago..."

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Entramos en la habitación por la puerta de atrás.

We entered the room by the back door.

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¡Mira hacia atrás!

Look back!

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Una de las chicas se quedó atrás.

One of the girls was left behind.

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