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por la espalda

from behind

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phrase Uncommon #21,829
from behind Can also mean "behind someone's back" in contexts like criticizing or betraying someone.
SP: Me empujaron por la espalda.
EN: They pushed me from behind.

Debe haber sido apuñalado por la espalda cuando huía.

He must have been stabbed in the back as he was fleeing.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Guan Yu no puede apuñalar a un hombre por la espalda.

Guan Yu cannot stab a man in the back.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Él me atacó por la espalda.

He attacked me from behind.

Un disparo por la espalda, y te lo quitas de en medio.

One shot in the back, and you get rid of him.

— Por un puñado de dólares (1964)

Asesinar por la espalda es de cobardes.

Killing from behind is cowardly.

Ella le apuñaló por la espalda.

She stabbed him in the back.

Dale por la espalda.

Hit him from behind.

— Hunting Season (2025)

Tom apuñaló a Mary por la espalda.

Tom stabbed Mary in the back.

A nosotros también nos dispararon por la espalda.

We were shot in the back too.

Te sonríen y luego te apuñalan por la espalda.

They smile at you and then stab you in the back.

— Scary Movie (2000)

Lo apuñaló por la espalda.

He stabbed him in the back.

— Bullet Train (2022)

No está bien criticar a la gente por la espalda.

It's not right to criticize people behind their backs.

A nosotros también nos apuñalaron por la espalda.

We were stabbed in the back too.

Mátalo por la espalda, te resultará fácil.

Kill him from behind; you'll find it easy.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

Tu papá mató al mío por la espalda!

Your dad killed mine from behind!

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)