aftermath
sustantivoatestiguado en diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈɑːf.təˌmæθ//
- Reino Unido//ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ//
- Reino Unido//ˈæf.təˌmæθ//
- Estados Unidos//ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ//
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
sustantivo
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That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.
Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones).
More than a quarter of a century after the fraught events that followed the privatisation of the railway, Corbett has provided a warts and all analysis of what led to the spate of rail disasters in the aftermath of the break-up of British Rail, and (ultimately) to the demise of the company.
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obsoletoA second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay.
Etimología
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English math English aftermath From after- + math (“a mowing”).
Formas
- plural
- aftermaths
aftermath · That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
afternoon · The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset,…afternoons · Every afternoon.afterwards · At a later or succeeding time; after that;