derrière

See also: derriere

English

Pronunciation

derriere

Etymology

Borrowed from French derrière.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/

Noun

derrière (plural derrières)

(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

bottom, bum, backside

Arabic: المؤخرَة‎‎ (ar) f
Finnish: takapuoli (fi), takamus (fi)

Italian: deretano (it) m
Portuguese: traseiro (pt) m

French

Etymology

From Latin de + retro.^[1] Cognate with Italian dietro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛ.ʁjɛʁ/
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Adverb

derrière

behind
Aller derrière. Passer derrière.

Noun

derrière m (plural derrières)

bottom, bum, backside

Preposition

derrière

behind

References

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

Further reading

“derrière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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