The buttocks; the rear.
[French, behind, from Old French deriere, in back of, from Vulgar Latin *dē retrō : Latin dē, from, of; see de- + Latin retrō, back; see retro-.]
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der·ri·ère der·ri·ere (dĕr'ē-âr') ![]() |
| Thesaurus: derriere |
| Dictionary of Dance: derrière |
derrière (Fr., behind). Indicates that a movement is directed backwards from the dancer's body.
| WordNet: derriere |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, fanny, ass
| Translations: Derriere |
Français (French)
n. - derrière (euph)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) οπίσθια, ποπός
Português (Portuguese)
n. - traseira (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - trasero, nalgas
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stuss, stjärt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
后部, 臀部
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 後部, 臀部
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ישבן, אחוריים
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