Words prefixed after- and trans-

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• Examples of words that usually use the prefix tras-
• Examples of words with trans- and with trans-

The prefixes after- and trans- are used to indicate to the other side or through. For example: afterladar, transcarry.

Both forms are accepted and its writing is correct according to the Royal Spanish Academy. Although in general lines you can write almost all the words indistinctly with trans- or with after-, there are some that are more frequently written in a single way.

• See also: Prefixes

Examples of words that usually use the prefix tras-

1. Background. That is on the other side of something apparent.
2. Move. Change an object or person from one place to another.
3. Traslight. That you see through the light.
4. Stay up late. Spending the night without sleep or sleeping very little.
5. Misplacing. Losing a role among other similar roles.
6. Transfer. Something that passes from one side to the other.
7. Stumble. Stumbling or stomping.
8. Backstage. What happens behind a store.
9. Upset. Alter something in its process or development.
10. Disorder. Change or alteration in the process of a person or thing that cannot return to its first state.

Examples of words with trans- and with trans-

1. Transcend. Exceed the ordinary.
2. Upset. Modify.
3. Move. Move from one side to another.
4. Stumble. Trip on.
5. Transcendence. A consequence of great importance.
6. Transcontinental. That is or is behind the continent.
7. Transcribe. Write a letter again.
8. Transalpine. Which is located on the other side of the Swiss Alps.
9. Transandino. Which is located on the other side of the Andes.
10. Transatlantic. Which is on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
11. Transfer. Transfer merchandise or objects from one vehicle to another.
12. Elapse. Let time pass.
13. Transsexual. Person who takes physical characteristics of the opposite sex.
14. Transfer. Banking operation that consists of transferring money from one bank account to another.
15. Transfigure. Change.
16. Transformer. Something that modifies or stands between two things.
17. Turncoat. Person who runs away or flees from a party.
18. Transfuse. It is said of the passage of a liquid from one container to another.
19. Transfusion. It is said that a liquid (particularly blood) that one subject donates to another.
20. Transgress. Act against what the law establishes or says.
21. Trans-siberian. That runs through or lies behind Siberia.
22. Transmediterranean. Which is behind the Mediterranean.
23. To transmit. Make a person receive a message or news.
24. Transnational. Corresponding to something that belongs to several nations.
25. Transoceanic. That is or crosses the ocean.
26. Transparent. That it has no coloration and can be seen behind that object or thing.
27. Transpose. Change.
28. Transport. Carrying or moving a person or thing from one place to another using a means of transport.
29. Transfer. Pass a liquid from one container to another.
30. Cross. That crosses perpendicular to something else.

• Follows with: Prefixes and suffixes