behind

behind
1. preposition
1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) detrás de
2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) tras
3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) con

2. adverb
1) (at the back: following behind.) detrás
2) ((also behindhand -hænd) not up to date: behind with his work.) atrasado, retrasado
3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) dejar; quedarse

3. noun
(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) trasero
behind1 adv
1. detrás / atrás
the children went on ahead and the grown ups walked behind los niños se adelantaron y los mayores fueron detrás
2. atrasado
he's behind with his work va atrasado con el trabajo
to leave behind dejar / olvidarse
I left my purse behind me olvidé el monedero
behind2 n trasero / culo
I landed on my behind me caí de culo
behind3 prep detrás de
he hid behind a car se escondió detrás de un coche
she hung her coat behind the door colgó el abrigo detrás de la puerta
he's behind you! ¡está detrás de ti!
También se usa behind para hablar de las diferencias horarias entre países o ciudades
New York is 5 hours behind London en Nueva York son 5 horas menos que en Londres
behind
tr[bɪ'haɪnd]
preposition
1 detrás de
■ he's over there behind that tree está allí detrás de ese árbol
■ I don't know what's behind his statements no sé qué hay detrás de sus declaraciones
adverb
1 detrás, atrás
■ look at all those people behind mira toda aquella gente que hay detrás
2 (late) atrasado,-a
■ she's behind with her mortgage payments está atrasada en el pago de la hipoteca
noun
1 familiar (buttocks) trasero
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
behind somebody's back a espaldas de alguien
to be behind schedule estar atrasado,-a
behind the scenes entre bastidores
to be behind the times ser anticuado,-a
to attack somebody from behind atacar a alguien por la espalda
to leave behind (person, thing, animal) dejar algo 2 (in competition) dejar atrás
■ when they went back to England they had to leave their dog behind cuando regresaron a Inglaterra tuvieron que dejar su perro
■ he left the other athletes far behind dejó a los otros atletas muy atrás
to fall behind quedarse atrás
to put something behind one (events, worries,) olvidarse de algo, dejar de lado algo
■ put your problems behind you! ¡olvídate de tus problemas!
to look behind mirar hacia atrás
to stay behind quedarse
■ he had to stay behind after school tuvo que quedarse después de la clase
to be behind somebody figurative use apoyar a alguien
to be behind something figurative use ser el/la responsable de algo, estar detrás de algo
behind [bɪ'haɪnd] adv
: atrás, detrás
to fall behind: quedarse atrás
behind prep
1) : atrás de, detrás de, tras
behind the house: detrás de la casa
one behind another: uno tras otro
2) : atrasado con, después de
behind schedule: atrasado con el trabajo
I arrived behind the others: llegué después de los otros
3) supporting: en apoyo de, detrás
behind
adv.
• atrás adv.
• detrás adv.
• hacia atrás adv.
• redro adv.
• tras adv.
n.
• culo s.m.
prep.
• detrás de prep.
• pos prep.
• tras prep.

I bɪ'haɪnd
preposition
1)
a) (to the rear of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)

behind me — detrás de mí

we're ten years behind the Japanese in microelectronics — en microelectrónica llevamos un retraso de diez años respecto a los japoneses

she's well behind the rest of the class — está muy atrasada con respecto al resto de la clase

b) (on the other side of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)
2)
a) (responsible for) detrás de

I know who's behind this — yo sé quién está detrás de esto

b) (underlying)

the theory behind it is that ... — la teoría sobre la que se basa es que ...

the motives behind his decision — los motivos que lo llevaron a esa decisión

3) (in support of)

we're all behind the police — todos respaldamos a la policía

I'm behind you all the way — tienes todo mi apoyo

4)
a) (to one's name) a sus (or mis etc) espaldas, en su (or mi etc) haber

she has four years' experience behind her — tiene cuatro años de experiencia a sus espaldas or en su haber

b) (in time)

all that is behind us now — todo eso ha quedado atrás

I'm behind schedule — voy retrasado or atrasado (con el trabajo or los preparativos etc)


II
adverb
a) (to the rear, following)

I want the small children here and the taller ones behind — que los niños pequeños se pongan aquí y los más altos detrás or (AmL tb) atrás

I was attacked from behind — me atacaron por la espalda

keep an eye on the car behind — no pierdas de vista al coche de atrás; see also stay behind

b) (in race, competition)

England were two goals behind — Inglaterra iba perdiendo por dos goles

c) (in arrears)

I'm behind with my work/payments — estoy atrasada con el trabajo/en los pagos; see also fall, get behind

d) (in time)

Buenos Aires is five hours behind — Buenos Aires tiene cinco horas más temprano


III
noun (colloq & euph) trasero m (fam)
[bɪ'haɪnd] When behind is an element in a phrasal verb, eg fall behind, stay behind, look up the verb.
1. PREP
1) (=to the rear of) detrás de

behind the door — detrás de la puerta

look behind you! — ¡cuidado atrás!

with his hands behind his back — las manos en la espalda

2) (=responsible for) detrás de

what's behind all this? — ¿qué hay detrás de todo esto?

3) (=less advanced than)

Hill is nine points behind Schumacher — Hill tiene nueve puntos menos que Schumacher

we're well behind them in technology — nos dejan muy atrás or estamos muy a la zaga de ellos en tecnología

4) (=supporting)

his family is behind him — tiene el apoyo de su familia

5) (=in the past of)

it's all behind us now — todo eso ha quedado ya atrás

6) (=to one's credit)

she has four novels behind her — tiene cuatro novelas en el haber

2. ADV
1) (=in or at the rear) detrás, atrás

to come from behind — venir desde atrás

to follow close behind — seguir muy de cerca

to attack sb from behind — atacar a algn por la espalda

to leave sth behind — olvidar algo

2) (=behind schedule)

to be a bit behind — estar algo atrasadillo

to be behind with the rent — tener atrasos de alquiler

to be behind with one's work — estar atrasado en el trabajo

3) (=less advanced)

Pepe won with Paco only two strokes behind — ganó Pepe con Paco a solo dos golpes de distancia

3.
N * trasero m
* * *

I [bɪ'haɪnd]
preposition
1)
a) (to the rear of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)

behind me — detrás de mí

we're ten years behind the Japanese in microelectronics — en microelectrónica llevamos un retraso de diez años respecto a los japoneses

she's well behind the rest of the class — está muy atrasada con respecto al resto de la clase

b) (on the other side of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)
2)
a) (responsible for) detrás de

I know who's behind this — yo sé quién está detrás de esto

b) (underlying)

the theory behind it is that ... — la teoría sobre la que se basa es que ...

the motives behind his decision — los motivos que lo llevaron a esa decisión

3) (in support of)

we're all behind the police — todos respaldamos a la policía

I'm behind you all the way — tienes todo mi apoyo

4)
a) (to one's name) a sus (or mis etc) espaldas, en su (or mi etc) haber

she has four years' experience behind her — tiene cuatro años de experiencia a sus espaldas or en su haber

b) (in time)

all that is behind us now — todo eso ha quedado atrás

I'm behind schedule — voy retrasado or atrasado (con el trabajo or los preparativos etc)


II
adverb
a) (to the rear, following)

I want the small children here and the taller ones behind — que los niños pequeños se pongan aquí y los más altos detrás or (AmL tb) atrás

I was attacked from behind — me atacaron por la espalda

keep an eye on the car behind — no pierdas de vista al coche de atrás; see also stay behind

b) (in race, competition)

England were two goals behind — Inglaterra iba perdiendo por dos goles

c) (in arrears)

I'm behind with my work/payments — estoy atrasada con el trabajo/en los pagos; see also fall, get behind

d) (in time)

Buenos Aires is five hours behind — Buenos Aires tiene cinco horas más temprano


III
noun (colloq & euph) trasero m (fam)

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