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tras

/ˈtɾas/

preposition/ˈtɾas/

after, following, in the wake of; upon; behind (on the far side of); beyond; after (in pursuit of)

Tras el mortal sismo, se derrumbaron numerosos edificios.In the wake of the deadly earthquake, many buildings collapsed.

Synonyms: en pos de

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Old Spanish tras Spanish tras Inherited from Old Spanish tras, from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”).