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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

  1. adv At or toward the back (stern) of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
  2. adj Located at the rear of a boat, ship, or plane.

back — full definition

  1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
  3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
  4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
  5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

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