After in spanish
pronunciation: despues part of speech: adverb
after = después de, tras, en pos de, en busca de.
Example: The notation is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers.more:
» after a fashion = más o menos, de algún modo, en cierto modo.
Example: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.» after a few fits and starts = después de algunas vicisitudes, después de algunos trompicones.
Example: Thankfully he's an easy-going kid and after a few fits and starts, he finally gave up and I didn't feel the need to pass him a binky either.» after a little while = después de un ratito, después de unos minutos, al rato, al ratito, después de un rato.
Example: After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.» after all = después de todo, en resumidas cuentas, al fin y al cabo.
Example: After all, the areas of diversification are catered for already by other types of information-related departments.» after (all/everything) is said and done = al fin y al cabo, al final de cuentas, a fin de cuentas, a la postre, no obstante.
Example: And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable.» after all is said and done, more is said than done = después de todo lo dicho y hecho, es más lo dicho que lo hecho.
Example: Many Americans seem to be living out the old cliché 'after all is said and done, more is said than done'.» after a while = transcurrido un tiempo, después de un tiempo, después de un rato, al rato.
Example: After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.» after birth = después del parto.
Example: During that time you'll notice a bloody vaginal discharge called lochia -- it will be bright red for a day or two after birth, very much like a heavy menstrual period.» afterbirth, the = pos(t)parto, el.
Example: The placenta is delivered as part of the afterbirth with a small gush of blood, from a few minutes to a half hour after the baby arrives.» afterbirth, the = placenta, la; secundinas.
Example: It's also important to keep count of the puppies and placentas, because the afterbirth does not always come out with the puppy.» after dark = de noche, por la noche.
Example: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.» after dark all cats are leopards = de noche, todos los gatos son pardos.
Example: An American proverb says that 'after dark, all cats are leopards' and maybe it's true.» after-dinner = sobremesa.
Example: Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.» after effect [after-effect] = efecto secundario, consecuencia, repercusión, secuela, resultado.
Example: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.» after hours [after-hours] = nocturno, después del horario de trabajo, después del horario normal.
Example: Night owl project is an after hours telephone reference service initially unded by an LSCA grant.» after-hours book drop = depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura.
Example: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.» afterlife [after-life] = vida después de la muerte; otra vida, la; más allá, el; otro mundo, el; ultratumba.
Example: Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies = La aceptación de la creencia de que existe la vida después de la muerte muestra un ligero descenso si se compara con los resultados de estudios anteriores.» after much to-ing and fro-ing = después de muchas idas y venidas. [También escrito sin los guiones after much toing and froing]
Example: Finally, after much to-ing and fro-ing, the second Sydney airport has been given the go-ahead.» afternoon = mediodía. [Período del día comprendido entre las 12 de la mañana y las cinco aproximadamente]
Example: Well, you've heard that same thing is going to happen this afternoon.» after picture = foto tomada después, foto después de acabado. [Foto que normalmente se saca después de haber finalizado un cambio de cualquier tipo para ver la diferencia]
Example: I have upholstered chairs in the past and it really is a lot of work but look at your after picture, so worth it -- it looks fabulous.» after + Posesivo + own heart = de los + Pronombre Posesivo.
Example: He's a sapling after my own heart.» after-sales service = servicio postventa.
Example: It will be necessary to establish what level of after-sales service and maintenance is available and at what cost.» after-school = extraescolar.
Example: Many more parents are seeking after-school programs now than ever before.» aftershave = loción para después del afeitado.
Example: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.» aftershock = réplicas, temblor secundario. [Temblores posteriores a un terremoto]
Example: Like the aftershocks of an earthquake, the subsequent reforms have been far less pronounced.» aftershock = repercusiones, secuelas, consecuencias.
Example: The book presents an overview of the aftershock of the collapse of communism.» after so long = después de tanto tiempo.
Example: Medics have warned of damage to the miners' retinas when they reach daylight after so long underground.» after such a long time = después de tanto tiempo.
Example: He can't stop smiling thinking of seeing her again after such a long time, his heart is racing and beating loud.» aftertaste = dejo, regusto, saborcillo, gustillo, gusto, resabio.
Example: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.» after-tea = sobremesa.
Example: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.» after-the-fact = a posteriori.
Example: In the case of BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS, the peoples' real names don't even appear as after-the-fact, last minute cross-references to the defamatory form.» after the fashion of = al igual que, del mismo modo que.
Example: Invented around 1850 by two Americans, the platen jobber worked after the fashion of a bivalve shell = Inventada alrededor de 1850 por dos norteamericanos, la máquina de presión plana funcionaba del mismo modo que un bivalvo.» afterworld, the = más allá, el; otro mundo, el.
Example: Egyptians preserved dead bodies through mummification so that the soul could again inhabit the body in the afterworld.» be after = querer, perseguir.
Example: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.» chase after = ir detrás de, ir tras de, perseguir.
Example: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.» come after = seguir, ir después de, seguir después de, venir después de, ser después de.
Example: One of the first things you may be told when you start studying the Spanish adjective is that, unlike its English counterpart, it comes after the noun.» day after day = día tras día, un día tras otro.
Example: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.» even after = incluso después de.
Example: Even after the patient has been successfully defibrillated, they are still at risk of developing ventricular fibrillation again..» ever after = para siempre, eternamente, desde entonces, desde ese momento, desde aquel momento.
Example: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.» go after = perseguir, buscar, tratar de conseguir, ir en busca de, ir en pos de, ir tras de, andar tras de, ir a por .
Example: Every goal you go after is sabotaged by this unrelenting defeatist inside.» hereafter = más allá, el; otro mundo, el; ultratumba.
Example: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of hereafter.» hereafter = a partir de entonces.
Example: Later cataloguing codes have tended to regard filing as a separate issue, and hereafter, special codes for filing are evident.» hereinafter = a partir de este momento.
Example: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law (hereinafter referred to as laws).» immediately after = justo después de, inmediatamente después de.
Example: Sprinkler systems fight fire, and transmit alarm at the same time, immediately after the beginning of a fire.» in + Nombre + after + Nombre = Nombre + tras + Nombre.
Example: He admitted he read glossy modern thrillers in which the heroes are always taking three fingers of rye and the blonde heroines are voluptuous in bar after bar.» long after = mucho tiempo después (de que).
Example: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.» look after = cuidar de, atender a, velar por.
Example: A consumer ombudsman's department looks after consumer complaints and, in addition, many municipalities now have a consumer guidance office.» morning-after pill = píldora del día después, píldora postcoital.
Example: It is argued that birth control, including 'morning-after pills,' can reduce the effectiveness of rape as a weapon in ethnic conflict.» name after = denominar por, denominar en homenaje a, denominar en recuerdo de. [Dar el nombre a algo a alguien en memoria de otra persona]
Example: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.» night after night = noche tras noche, una noche tras otra.
Example: His gift was not that he could sing that way, but that he could continue to sing that way night after night without damaging his vocal cords.» Nombre + after + Nombre = Nombre + tras + Nombre.
Example: Study after study contrasts the liberal humanitarian Ticknor with the arch-conservative and aristocratic Everett.» not long after = poco después, no mucho después, a renglón seguido.
Example: Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.» one after another = uno tras otro.
Example: I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.» one after the other = uno tras otro.
Example: When the holdings of a periodical are displayed, the various levels of the holdings pyramid are shown one after the other.» right after = justo después de.
Example: Cooperation between libraries in the 2 groups of countries began right after the Baltic countries' independence, at the initiative of the Nordic countries = La cooperación entre las bibliotecas de los dos grupos de países comenzó justo después de la independencia de los países bálticos, por iniciativa de los países Nórdicos.» seek (after) = buscar, perseguir. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio sought]
Example: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.» shortly after = poco después de que, poco después, poco después de, a renglón seguido.
Example: The latest abridged edition, the eleventh, was published in 1979, shortly after DC19 on which it is based.» soon after (that) = poco después (de), a renglón seguido.
Example: Rapid electrical counting appeared soon after the physicists found it desirable to count cosmic rays.» sought after [sought-after] = solicitado, codiciado, anhelado, buscado, demandado.
Example: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.» straight after = justo después de, inmediatamente después de.
Example: Is it safe to try for a baby straight after a miscarriage?.» the day after tomorrow = pasado mañana.
Example: The article is entitled 'Quality librarianship the day after tomorrow'.» the morning after the night before = la mañana después de una noche de juerga, la resaca después de una noche de juerga, mañana de resaca. [Expresión a veces abreviada the morning after]
Example: If you decide to go out for the night, leave the car at home and take a hackney to and from your destination and this is also important the morning after the night before as you may still be over the limit without realising it.» throw + good money after bad = seguir malgastando el dinero, seguir tirando el dinero.
Example: Although it is hard to pull the plug on a project with a weak business case, failing to do so does throw good money after bad.» time after time = una y otra vez, repetidas veces, en todo momento.
Example: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.» whereafter = a partir de entonces.
Example: No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English.» year after year = año tras año, un año tras otro.
Example: However, the periodicals are expensive and need to be continued year after year.