Back garden, front garden

Back garden, front garden
 

We have a front garden and a back garden:

Tenemos un jardín en la parte de delante y otro en la parte de detrás.

Can ‘detrás’ be replaced with ‘atrás’ here?
Can we say ‘un jardín delantero’ and ‘un jardín trasero’?

Many thanks in advance.

Yes, you can also say:

Tenemos un jardín anterior y uno posterior.
Tenemos un jardín frontal y uno trasero.

I wonder, if I say patio trasero is there any risk of misunderstanding due to the RAE's definition #3 here?

trasero, ra. (De tras1).
1. adj. Que está, se queda o viene detrás.
2. adj. Dicho de un carro cargado: Que tiene más peso detrás que delante.
3. m. eufem. nalgas (‖ porciones carnosas y redondeadas).
4. m. pl. coloq. p. us. Padres, abuelos y demás ascendientes.
5. f. Parte de atrás o posterior de un coche, de una casa, etc.

I wonder, if I say patio trasero is there any risk of misunderstanding due to the RAE's definition #3 here?


Don't worry. It's impossible. There is no risk of misunderstanding because in this case (#3) "trasero" always works as a noun. It's clearly recognizable.

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Good to know; I'd been avoiding it for no good reason then. Thanks!