derrière — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aback adv Used in the phrase "taken aback": caught by surprise, startled, or momentarily thrown off guard.
- after prep Later in time than; following.
- back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- behind preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
- bottom noun The lowest part of something.
- butt noun A person's buttocks.
- hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
- keister noun A person's buttocks (informal).
- posterior adj Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.
- rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.
- tush noun Informal: the buttocks.
Senses
derrière is used for these senses in English:
- aback (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
- after Behind.
- after Below, often next below, in importance or rank.
- back (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- back (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- back The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- back The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- behind (informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.
after — full definition
- prep Later in time than; following.
- prep In pursuit of, or searching for.
- prep Named in honor of, or modeled on, someone or something.
- conj Once; when a previous event has happened.
- adj Later; coming next in a sequence.