"arrière-main" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /a.ʁjɛʁ.mɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-arrière-main.wav Forms: arrière-mains [plural]
Etymology: From arrière- + main. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|arrière-|main}} arrière- + main Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} arrière-main f (plural arrière-mains)
  1. hindquarters (of an animal) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-arrière-main-fr-noun-SpfE5HMF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. (tennis) backhand Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-arrière-main-fr-noun-Fr0~nLfb Categories (other): Tennis, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with arrière-, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with arrière-: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

Inflected forms

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