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detrás

Translation

adv.
behind
Detrás de la casa hay un jardín
There's a garden behind the house
estar detrás
at the back
Mi casa está detrás
My home is at the back
on the back
La etiqueta está detrás
The label is on the back
estar detrás de (gustar)
to be after
Ben está detrás de ti
Ben is after you
ir detrás (seguir)
to follow
ir por detrás
to lag behind
por detrás de
from behind
(Definition of detrás adv. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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