derrière

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: derriere

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French derrière.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

derrière (plural derrières)

  1. (chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:buttocks
    • 2011 July 30, “Baby you can drive my genes”, in The Economist[1]:
      As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.

Translations[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French deriere, from Late Latin dē retrō, from Latin + retrō.[1] Cognate with Italian dietro.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɛ.ʁjɛʁ/, /de.ʁjɛʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Adverb[edit]

derrière

  1. behind
    Il était loin derrière.
    He was far behind.
    Synonyms: à l'arrière, en arrière

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

derrière m (plural derrières)

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

Preposition[edit]

derrière

  1. behind
    Va derrière moi.
    Go behind me.
    Synonym: après

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: dèyè

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]