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1 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) retaguarda2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) traseiro2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) traseiro- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) criar2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) empinar-se3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) levantar•- rear up* * *[riə] n 1 a parte traseira, o fundo. 2 retaguarda, última fileira. 3 sl traseiro, assento, bunda, nádegas. • vt+vi 1 criar, educar, cultivar. 2 levantar, erigir, construir. 3 edificar, construir. 4 empinar-se, levantar-se nas patas traseiras. • adj traseiro, posterior, da retaguarda. at the rear nos fundos, na parte de trás. in the rear na retaguarda, na parte de trás, por último. to bring up the rear vir por último (numa procissão, por exemplo). -
2 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) fundos, retaguarda2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) traseiro2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) traseiro- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) criar2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) empinar3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) erguer•- rear up
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