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por trás de

Portuguese, preposition

por trás de is spelled P-O-R-T-R-Á-S-D-E (9 letters). Por trás de is a Portuguese preposition meaning “behind (through or past the back of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does por trás de mean in English?

preposition

  1. 1

    behind (through or past the back of)

    A bala voou por trás da minha cabeça.

  2. 2

    behind (as a secret aspect or cause of)

    Há uma semente de verdade por trás de todo estereótipo.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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