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rear / parte trasera
 
rear   1   [rɪər]
A. -noun
1. (=back part)   parte (f) trasera,   parte (f) posterior   (especially of building)   parte (f) de atránoun
·the car behind skidded into his rear
·el coche que venía detránoun patinó, chocando contra la parte trasera or posterior del suyo
·the rear of the train
·la parte trasera or posterior del tren,   los últimos vagones del tren
·from the rear he looked just like everybody else
·por detránoun parecía como todo el mundo
2. [of procession]   cola (f),   final (m)
b. [of battle formation]   retaguardia (f)
·to attack the enemy from the rear
·atacar al enemigo por la retaguardia
3. *
(=buttocks)   trasero (m) / trasero masculine (f)
4. (in phrases)
·[at] or [in] the rear
a. [of vehicle]   en la parte trasera
b. [of building]   en la parte trasera or de atránoun
c. [of procession]   en la cola,   al final
·there is a garden at or > in the rear of the house
(United States)   detránoun de la casa hay un jardínoun
·he sat in the rear of the taxi
·se sentó en el asiento de atránoun del taxi
·to [bring up] the rear
·cerrar la marcha
·[to] the rear
(generally)   detránoun,   en la parte trasera or de atránoun   (military)   en la retaguardia
·a house with a patio to the rear
·una casa con un patio detránoun,   una casa con un patio en la parte trasera or de atránoun
·to be well to the rear
·quedar muy atránoun
·[to] the rear [of]
·detránoun de
·to the rear of the house was open countryside
·detránoun de la casa había campo abierto
B. -adjective
(generally)   de atránoun,   trasero
C. -compound
·rear admiral   -noun   contraalmirante masculine and feminine
·rear door   -noun   (in building, of vehicle)   puerta (f) trasera or de atránoun
·rear end   -noun
a. [of vehicle]   parte (f) trasera or posterior   *   humorous
(=buttocks)   trasero (m) / trasero masculine (f)
·rear gunner   -noun   artillero (m) de cola
·rear light   -noun   piloto (m),   luz (f) trasera,   calavera (f) Mexico
·rear seat   -noun   asiento (m) trasero or de atránoun
·rear wheel   -noun   rueda (f) trasera or de atránoun
·rear-wheel [drive]
tracciónoun (f) trasera
·rear window   -noun
b. [of building]   ventana (f) de atránoun
c. [of vehicle]   luneta (f) trasera,   cristal (m) de atránoun
 
rear / criar
 
rear   2   [rɪər]
A. -transitive verb
1. (=raise, bring up)
[+children, animals]   criar
·an audience reared on a diet of pop music
·un público que ha crecido oyendo masculineúsica pop
2. (=raise)   levantar,   alzar
·fascism/jealousy rears its ugly head again
·el fascismo/la envidia vuelve a levantar la cabeza
3. (=build)   erigir
B. -intransitive verb   also to rear up
1. (on hind legs)
[horse]   empinarse   (in fright)   encabritarse
2. (=rise steeply)
[building, mountain, wave]   alzarse,   erguirse
·the mountains reared up on each side
·las montañas se alzaban or se erguían a cada lado
 
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