arrière

See also: arriere, arriéré, and arrière-

French

Etymology

From Old French arire, from Vulgar Latin *ad retrō, from Latin ad + retrō.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ʁjɛʁ/
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Noun

arrière m (plural arrières)

  1. back; rear
    Elle s'est assise à l'arrière du car.
    She sat down at the back of the coach.
  2. (sports) fullback
  3. (basketball) shooting guard

Derived terms

Adverb

arrière

  1. far, far away
  2. late
  3. rear, behind, hinter-
  4. great (relatives)

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Adjective

arrière (plural arrières)

  1. back (near the rear)

References
  1. Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

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