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por la espalda

from behind

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phrase Uncommon #21,672
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.

Él me atacó por la espalda.

He attacked me from behind.

Dale por la espalda.

Hit him from behind.

— Hunting Season (2025)

A nosotros también nos apuñalaron por la espalda.

We were stabbed 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)

Asesinar por la espalda es de cobardes.

Killing from behind is cowardly.

Lo apuñaló por la espalda.

He stabbed him in the back.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Mátalo por la espalda, te resultará fácil.

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

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

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)

Tu papá mató al mío por la espalda!

Your dad killed mine from behind!

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

No está bien criticar a la gente por la espalda.

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

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)

Ella le apuñaló por la espalda.

She stabbed him in the back.

A nosotros también nos dispararon por la espalda.

We were shot in the back too.

Tom apuñaló a Mary por la espalda.

Tom stabbed Mary in the back.

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

Guan Yu cannot stab a man in the back.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)