"Atras" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
atrás - (Sp. atras) Backward, backwards,
behind; to go behind, move backwards,
leave or go away. Magatrás gid ikáw! Get
back! Go away! (cf. ísol, isdóg, idóg).
atras
Active Verb: umatras
Passive Verb: iatras
Definition: (verb) to retreat; to back up; to move back
Examples: Umatras ang kotse. (The car backed up.)
atras {4} stern, rear of a boat.
v [A] {1a} for a boat to back up.
atras n {1} rear wheel.
Nahyúsan mi sa atras, We had a flat tire in the rear.
{2} rear part of vehicles.
Adtu ikarga sa atras, Load it in the back.
{3} reverse gear.
Ang kambiyu dílì musulud sa atras, The gear wont shift into reverse.
abanti a sewing machine capable of forward and backward movement.
v [A] {1} back up a vehicle.
Iatras ang trák, Back the truck up.
{2} back out of an agreement.
Dì ku muatras sa átung sábut, I will not back out of our agreement.
{3} give way, back o?
from.
Dì ta ka atrásan, I wont give ground to you.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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