/desˈpwes/
Translation
after, afterwards, later
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin de ex post, a stacking of de, ex and post ('after'). It means 'after, afterwards'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- de ex post
- English cognates
- post, posterior
Examples
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First we finish the work and then we eat.
, .
After the meeting, everyone was very tired.
, .
I will call you later, I am busy right now.
, llamarme .
Three days later, he rang me again without warning.
; .
I will think about it later; I cannot focus on that now.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(27)El amigo de mi padre
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El camino a casa
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Lo mismo de siempre
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A Paula le duele todo
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Cinco mil palabras después
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¿El coche o el carro?
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El mejor café de la calle
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El nuevo doctor de Paula
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El trabajo de Pedro
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El vecino nuevo
3 min read · Core 1000
Es importante que descanses
3 min read · Core 5000
Espero que vengáis
3 min read · Core 5000
La fábrica de madera
3 min read · Core 5000
La habitación libre
3 min read · Core 5000
La llamada
3 min read · Core 1000
La promesa de Lucía
3 min read · Core 5000
Laura busca piso
3 min read · Core 5000
Lleva toda la mañana
3 min read · Core 5000
Lo que dijo el médico
3 min read · Core 5000
Más vale tarde que nunca
3 min read · Core 5000
No creo que sea grave
3 min read · Core 5000
Una mañana en el mercado
3 min read · Core 1000
Una organización imposible
3 min read · Core 5000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
La cena de los Pereira
4 min read · Core 1000
Los puestos del sábado
4 min read · Core 1000
Palabras de cocina
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(6)Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
The Spanish Gerund (-ndo): Adverbial Uses and the Mistakes to Avoid (salió corriendo)
The Spanish Infinitive as a Noun and After Prepositions (antes de salir, al llegar)
The Spanish Present Perfect Subjunctive (haya hablado), with Practice
Spanish Preterite: hablé, comí, viví and the Big Irregular Group
The Spanish Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses: Rules and Practice
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