🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

parte de trás

Pronunciation / Transliteration: parte de trás

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hinterteil/ˈhɪntərtaɪl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O cachorro abanou o rabo, mostrando sua parte de trás."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The back or rear part of something.

    "The dog wagged its tail, showing its happy hinterteil."
  2. 2

    In informal contexts, it can refer to a person's buttocks.

    "He slipped and fell, landing right on his hinterteil."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Hinterteil' is of German origin, combining 'hinter' meaning 'behind' and 'Teil' meaning 'part'. It has been used since the 19th century to refer to the rear part of something, particularly in a physical context.

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