arrière — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aft adv At or toward the back (stern) of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
- back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- backlog noun An accumulation of unfinished work, unfilled orders, or unresolved tasks.
- backside noun A person's buttocks.
- backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
- great adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- hind adj Located at or toward the back, especially of an animal's body.
- hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
- rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.
- roughneck noun A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
- stern adjective Serious and strict in manner; harsh or severe.
Senses
arrière is used for these senses in English:
- aft located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
- back (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- back That which is farthest away from the front.
- back (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- backlog An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
- backside (euphemism) A person's buttocks.
- great- With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation
- guard (military, often, _, in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
aft — full definition
- adv At or toward the back (stern) of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
- adj Located at the rear of a boat, ship, or plane.
back — full definition
- noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
- adj Located at or toward the rear.
- adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
- verb To support someone or something, often financially.