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por la espalda

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
por la espalda loc adv	figurado (a traición)	behind my back adv
	Me quitó el ascenso por la espalda.
	They took the promotion from me behind my back.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
apuñalar por la espalda loc verb	figurado (traicionar) (figurative)	stab [sb] in the back v expr
	Su mejor amigo le apuñaló por la espalda cuando se fugó con su esposa.
	His best friend stabbed him in the back when he ran away with his wife.
atacar por la espalda loc verb	(por detrás)	attack from behind v expr
	El atracador me atacó por la espalda; no me pude defender.
	The robber attacked me from behind; I could not defend myself.
clavar un puñal por la espalda loc verb	figurado (traicionar) (figurative, betray)	stick a dagger in [sb]'s back, stick a knife in [sb]'s back v expr
		stab in the back v expr

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