after

dopo, dietro

Dietro qualcuno o qualcosa, oppure in un momento successivo.

In inglese semplice: Behind someone or something, or at a later time.

• I left, and she came after.
• He called shortly after.
• We met again years after.

Sinonimi: later, behind, afterward

Contrari: before

Espressioni comuni: soon after, shortly after, follow after

dopo

In un momento successivo a un certo evento o orario.

In inglese semplice: At a time later than a particular event or time.

• Call me after lunch.
• We went home after the concert.
• Did you sleep after taking the medicine?

Come si usa: after doing something (Wash your hands after touching raw meat.)

Sinonimi: following

Contrari: before

Espressioni comuni: after lunch, after school, after work, after midnight

dopo, dietro

Dietro qualcuno o qualcosa in una fila, lista o altra sequenza.

In inglese semplice: Behind someone or something in a line, list, or other order.

• Your name comes after mine.
• Put the blue card after the red one.
• Who comes after you in the queue?

Sinonimi: behind, following

Contrari: before

Espressioni comuni: after someone, come after something, page after page

dietro, in cerca di

Indica il tentativo di raggiungere qualcuno o ottenere qualcosa che si desidera.

In inglese semplice: Trying to catch someone or get something you want.

• The dog ran after me.
• Are you after a new job?
• They went after the biggest prize.

Come si usa: be after someone/something (The police are after the driver.)

Sinonimi: in pursuit of, seeking

Espressioni comuni: run after someone, be after something, go after something, chase after someone

dietro

Parlando di pulizie, indica che si riordina il disordine lasciato da un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: When you clean up this way, you remove the mess another person has left.

• Please clean up after yourself.
• She picked up after the children all morning.
• I'm tired of tidying up after you.

Come si usa: clean up after someone (I'm always cleaning up after my children.)

Espressioni comuni: clean up after someone, pick up after someone, tidy up after someone

dopo che, una volta che

Collega due parti di una frase per dire che un evento avviene dopo un altro.

In inglese semplice: You use this to say that one event happens later than another event.

• I'll call after I get home.
• She rested after she finished the work.
• Can we play after we've eaten?

Come si usa: after + clause (We ate after everyone had arrived.)

Sinonimi: once

Contrari: before

Espressioni comuni: after you arrive, after we finish, after someone leaves

di poppa, posteriore

Situato nella parte posteriore di una nave o di un aereo, o vicino a essa.

In inglese semplice: At or near the back of a ship or aircraft.

• The crew gathered on the after deck.
• Smoke rose from the after compartment.
• They stored the equipment in the after cabin.

Sinonimi: rear, aft

Contrari: forward

Espressioni comuni: after deck, after cabin, after hatch