tras

See also: trás, träs, tras-, and tra's

Albanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *t(e)ratja, cognate to Sanskrit तरति (tárati, “to cross over”).

Verb

tras (aorist trata, participle tratur)

1. to pull (a boat to the coast)

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tras

Noun

tras

1. ; a cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in the Philippines

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɑs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: tras
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

tras n (uncountable)

1. trass, ground tuff

Related terms

• terras

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”).

Preposition

tras

1. behind
2. after

Synonyms

• (behind): detrás de
• (after): despois de

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese trás.

Preposition

tras

1. behind
2. back

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Middle English

Verb

tras

1. Alternative form of tracen

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“through, throughout, over”). Doublet of trans-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾas/ [ˈt̪ɾas]

Preposition

tras

1. after, in the wake of

   Tras el mortal sismo, se derrumbaron numerosos edificios.

   In the wake of the deadly earthquake, many buildings collapsed.

   año tras año ― year after year

   semana tras semana ― week after week

2. behind (on the far side of)
3. beyond
4. after (+ de, optional) (in pursuit of)

   Los malos están tras de ti. ― The bad guys are after you.

Usage notes

Tras is often found in written language. In speech, atrás de, detrás de or después de are more common.

Derived terms

• día tras día (“day after day; day in and day out”)
• uno tras otro (“one after another”)

 

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Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish durazno.

Noun

tras

1. peach

References

• Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎^[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 283