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derriere

UK
/ˌdɛrɪˈeɪ/
US
/ˌdɛrɪˈɛr/

Translations

derrierepreposition
Used in ballet terminology to mean ‘behind; at the back of’ something or someone.
derrierenoun
derrieres
pl
UK
/ˌdɛrɪˈeɪ/
US
/ˌdɛrɪˈɛr/
She slipped and landed on her derriere.
Она поскользнулась и упала на зад.
The dancer's derriere was perfectly toned.
Ягодицы танцовщицы были идеально подтянуты.
Additional translations
тыл
Synonyms
buttocks
haunches
bottom
behind
posterior
rump
rear
backside
derriereadverb
UK
/ˌdɛr.iˈɛə/
US
/ˌdɛr.iˈɛr/
Used chiefly in ballet terminology to mean ‘at or to the back; behind’.
Synonyms
in back
back
astern
aft
rearwards
rearward
at the rear
to the rear
at the 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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