"derrière" meaning in English

See derrière in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-derriere.wav Forms: derriere [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French derrière. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|derrière}} French derrière Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} derrière (not comparable)
  1. (ballet) Performed at or to the back. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Ballet
    Sense id: en-derrière-en-adv-hCy-iuqo

Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-derriere.wav Forms: derrières [plural], derriere [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French derrière. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|derrière}} French derrière Head templates: {{en-noun}} derrière (plural derrières)
  1. (chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside. Tags: humorous Synonyms: buttocks Translations (bottom, bum, backside): المؤخرَة [feminine] (Arabic), 屁股 (Chinese Mandarin), tagumik (Estonian), perse (Estonian), istmik (Estonian), kann (Estonian), takapuoli (Finnish), perä (Finnish), takamus (Finnish), derrière [masculine] (French), deretano [masculine] (Italian), traseiro [masculine] (Portuguese), trasero [masculine] (Spanish), retaguardia [feminine, humorous] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-derrière-en-noun-nTyrSKQt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 54 3 0 2 3 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 53 2 0 1 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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