derrière

See also: derriere

English

Alternative forms

• derriere

Etymology

Borrowed from French derrière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Noun

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

bottom, bum, backside

• Arabic: المؤخرَة‎ (ar) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 屁股 (zh)

• Finnish: takapuoli (fi), perä (fi), takamus (fi)
• French: derrière (fr) m
• Italian: deretano (it) m
• Portuguese: traseiro (pt) m
• Spanish: trasero (es) m, (humorous) retaguardia (es) f

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ.ʁjɛʁ/, /de.ʁjɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Adverb

derrière

1. behind

   Il était loin derrière.

   He was far behind.

   Synonyms: à l'arrière, en arrière

Derived terms

• sens devant derrière

Noun

derrière m (plural derrières)

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

Preposition

derrière

1. behind

   Va derrière moi.

   Go behind me.

   Synonym: après

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: dèyè

Further reading

• “derrière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.