derrière
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See also: derriere
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from French derrière.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- 2011, "Baby you can drive my genes", The Economist, 30 Jul 2011:
Translations[edit]
bottom, bum, backside
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin de + retro.[1] Cognate with Italian dietro.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
derrière
- behind
- Aller derrière. Passer derrière.
Noun[edit]
derrière m (plural derrières)
Preposition[edit]
derrière
References[edit]
- ^ Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert
External links[edit]
- “derrière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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