atraz

Portuguese

Adverb

atraz (not comparable)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of atrás.
    • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “O Tio Sebastião [Uncle Sebastião]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 77:
      Parece que o estou a vêr a acenar-te com o lenço, correndo com as suas pernas tropegas e cansadas atraz da carroagem, a dizer: O Senhor vá na tua companhia!
      It’s as if I’m watching and waving to you with a handkerchief, running with your wobbly and tired legs after the carriage, saying: May the Lord be in your company!
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