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English
Noun
arrière
- Alternative form of arriere
Related terms
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ariere, from Vulgar Latin *ad retrō, from Latin ad + retrō.
Pronunciation
Noun
arrière m (plural arrières)
- back; rear
- Elle s’est assise à l’arrière du car. ― She sat down at the back of the coach.
- (sports) fullback
- (basketball) shooting guard
Derived terms
Adverb
arrière
- far, far away
- late
- rear, behind, hinter-
- great- (relatives)
Derived terms
Adjective
arrière (plural arrières)
- back (near the rear)
References
- ^ Picoche, Jacqueline with Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert
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