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derrière

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derrierepreposition

derrière

Used in ballet terminology to mean ‘behind; at the back of’ something or someone.
derrièreTerme de ballet.
The corps de ballet waited derrière the principal dancer.
Le corps de ballet attendait derrière la danseuse principale.
derrierenoun

derrière

derrieres
pl
UK
/ˌdɛrɪˈeɪ/
US
/ˌdɛrɪˈɛr/
le derrièreEuphémisme courant pour désigner les fesses ou l’arrière du corps.
She slipped and landed on her derriere.
Elle a glissé et est tombée sur son derrière.
Additional translations
les fessesLangue courante.
Synonyms
buttocks
haunches
bottom
behind
posterior
rump
rear
backside
derriereadverb

derrière

UK
/ˌdɛr.iˈɛə/
US
/ˌdɛr.iˈɛr/
Used chiefly in ballet terminology to mean ‘at or to the back; behind’.
derrièreTerme de ballet.
The instructor told the students to extend the working leg derrière.
Le professeur a dit aux élèves de tendre la jambe de travail derrière.
Synonyms
at the back
back
astern
aft
rearwards
rearward
at the rear
to the rear
in back
behind

Definitions

derrierepreposition
In ballet, behind or to the rear of (someone or something).
The corps de ballet waited derrière the principal dancer.
derrierenoun
The buttocks or the rear part of the human body.
She slipped and landed on her derriere.
derriereadverb
In ballet, at or to the back; behind.
The instructor told the students to extend the working leg derrière.
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