No. 45 in Spanish

tras

"Tras" means "after" or "behind" in English.

In a sentence

Voy tras el coche que pasó hace un momento.
I'm going after the car that just passed.
In this sentence, 'tras' is used to mean 'after' or 'following', indicating pursuit.
Día tras día mejora en sus habilidades.
Day after day he improves his skills.
Here, 'tras' conveys the idea of succession or in a sequence, meaning 'after' in a repetitive context.
Tras el incidente, decidieron cambiar su enfoque.
After the incident, they decided to change their approach.
In this use, 'tras' functions similarly to 'after', indicating something happening subsequently or as a consequence.

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