After, behind - Tras (The 318th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish word for After, behind is Tras. It can be used as preposition. This word often comes up when talking about people, location & place, time & frequency, being & changes, sport, cooperation. It is the 318th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: after, behind

Spanish: tras

Examples


I'm after him.	Voy tras él.
The dog waited day after day for its master's return.	El perro esperaba día tras día el regreso de su amo.
You're probably tired after such a long flight.	Debes de estar cansada tras un vuelo tan largo.
There is a garden behind my house.	Tras la casa hay un jardín.
He died after a long illness.	Él murió tras una larga enfermedad.
After the storm, it was calm.	Tras la tormenta se hizo la calma.
We have to deal with the same old problem year after year.	Tenemos que tratar con el mismo problema año tras año.
Customers came one after another.	Los clientes llegaron uno tras otro.

They died one after another.	Ellos murieron uno tras otro.
They came here one after another.	Vinieron uno tras otro.
After spending three weeks looking for a job, he found a well-paid one.	Tras tres semanas buscando un trabajo, encontró uno bien pagado.
A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.	Se esconde un bello valle tras esa colina.
The policeman was after the thief.	El policía estaba tras del ladrón.
Who is hiding behind the curtain	¿Quién se esconde tras la cortina
We ran after the thief.	Corrimos tras el ladrón.
The sun disappeared behind a cloud.	El sol desapareció tras una nube.
A cat ran after a mouse.	Un gato corrió tras un ratón.
He died after a brief illness.	Murió tras una breve enfermedad.
In June, it rains day after day.	En junio, llueve día tras día.
Seed after seed will make bread.	Semilla tras semilla se hace el pan.
I ran after the sun.	Corrí tras el sol.