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derrière

Pronunciation: /dɛ.ʁjɛʁ/

“derrière” is a French word. Its 4 meanings in English:

preposition

  1. behind
  2. at the bottom of, behind (covertly responsible for)

noun

  1. rear of an object
  2. bottom, bum, backside

In French

  1. En arrière ou du côté opposé à la face.
  2. Du côté opposé à la face d’une personne ou d’une chose.
  3. Se dit du côté opposé au devant, de la partie postérieure.
  4. Les fesses.
  5. Derniers corps d’une armée en marche ou en bataille et du côté auquel l’armée tourne le dos, ou du pays qu’elle laisse derrière elle. — On dit aujourd’hui arrières.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French deriere, from Late Latin dē retrō, from Latin dē + retrō. Cognate with Italian dietro.

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