derrière

See also: derriere

English

Alternative forms

• derriere

Etymology

Borrowed from French derrière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/

Noun

derrière (plural derrières)

1. (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)
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• Italian: deretano (it) m
• Portuguese: traseiro (pt) m

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French

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin deretro, from Latin de + retro. Cognate with Italian dietro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ.ʁjɛʁ/ ~ /de.ʁjɛʁ/

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Adverb

derrière

1. behind

   Il était loin derrière.

   He was far behind.

Noun

derrière m (plural derrières)

1. bottom, bum, backside

Preposition

derrière

1. behind

   Va derrière moi.

   Go behind me.

Further reading

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