atrás

/aˈtɾas/, [aˈt̪ɾas]

back, behind


Examples
  • Tom murió en prisión hace diez años atrás.

    Tom died in prison ten years ago.

  • Alguien está parado atrás del arbusto sacándonos fotos.

    Someone is standing behind the bushes taking pictures of us.

  • Tom está escondido atrás de la puerta.

    Tom is hiding behind the door.

  • Tom partió tres días atrás.

    Tom left three days ago.

  • En el asiento de atrás del coche caben 3 personas.

    The back seat of the car will hold three passengers.

  • Una vez el cambio social comienza, no es posible dar marcha atrás. No se le puede hacer olvidar a una persona cómo leer. No se puede humillar a una persona que siente orgullo. No se puede oprimir a las personas que ya no sienten miedo.

    Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

  • Me gustaría sentarme más atrás.

    I'd like to sit further back.

  • Tom nunca miró hacia atrás.

    Tom never looked back.

  • Él miró hacia atrás.

    He looked back.

  • Me temo que ella va a echar para atrás mi solicitud.

    I'm afraid she will turn down my request.

  • El perro corre atrás del gato, y el gato atrás de la ardilla.

    The dog chases the cat, and the cat chases the squirrel.

  • Está allí atrás con unos amigos.

    She's back there with some friends.

  • Su familia arrastraba un historial de enfermedades genéticas que se remontaba a muchos siglos atrás.

    Her family had a history of genetic diseases that dated back several centuries.

  • Él se cayó para atrás.

    He fell backward.

  • Él miró hacia atrás y me sonrió.

    He looked back and smiled at me.

  • Ya es demasiado tarde para echarse atrás.

    It's too late to back out now.

  • Me dejaron atrás.

    I got left behind.

  • Yo vi a Tom un rato atrás.

    I saw Tom a while back.

  • Cuando daba marcha atrás, choqué con otro coche, haciendo que le saltara la alarma.

    While backing up, I bumped into another car and set off its alarm.

  • Los volantines fueron inventados hace 2.000 años atrás.

    Kites were invented 2,000 years ago.


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