derrière

See also: derriere

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French derrière.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/

Noun

derrière (plural derrières)

  1. (humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.
    • 2011, "Baby you can drive my genes", The Economist, 30 Jul 2011:
      As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin deretro, from Latin de + retro.[1] Cognate with Italian dietro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛ.ʁjɛʁ/
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Adverb

derrière

  1. behind
    Va derrière moi.
    Go behind me.

Noun

derrière m (plural derrières)

  1. bottom, bum, backside

Preposition

derrière

  1. behind

References
  1. Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

Further reading
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