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rear [rɪər]1. noun• at the rear of... à l'arrière de...• from the rear, he looks like you (vu) de dos, il te ressemble• from the rear the car looks like... vue de derrière la voiture ressemble à...2. adjectivea. [+ animal, family] élever4. compounds* * *[rɪə(r)] 1.1) (of building, car, room etc) arrière m2.at the rear of the house — derrière la maison; (of procession, train) queue f; Military (of unit, convoy) arrière-garde f, arrières mpl; ( of column) queue f
1) [entrance, garden] de derrière2) Automobile [light, seat, suspension] arrière inv3.transitive verb élever [child, animals]; cultiver [plants]4.intransitive verb (also rear up) [horse] se cabrer; [snake] se dresser -
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rear [rɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (of place) arrière m;∎ at the rear of the bus à l'arrière du bus;∎ the garden British at the rear or American in the rear of the house le jardin qui est derrière la maison;∎ they attacked them from the rear ils les ont attaqués par derrière∎ Military & figurative to bring up the rear fermer la marche;∎ to protect one's rear Military protéger ses arrières; figurative assurer ses arrières∎ rear (end) (buttocks) arrière-train m∎ is there a rear entrance? est-ce qu'il y a une entrée par derrière?(b) (head, legs) lever, relever;∎ figurative racism has reared its ugly head again le spectre du racisme a refait son apparition∎ to rear (up) se cabrer(b) (mountain, skyscraper)∎ to rear (up) se dresser►► rear admiral contre-amiral m;rear drive axle pont m arrière;rear gunner mitrailleur m arrière;British Cars rear lamp, rear light feu m arrière;rear spoiler aileron m ou spoiler m arrière;rear window lunette f arrière -
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A n1 (of building, car, room etc) arrière m ; at the rear of the house derrière la maison ; (viewed) from the rear [building, monument etc] vu de l'arrière ; [person] vu de dos ; ‘to rear’ ( in estate agent's brochure) ‘à l'arrière’ ;2 (of procession, train) queue f ; Mil (of unit, convoy) arrière-garde f, arrières mpl ; ( of column) queue f ; at the rear of the train en queue de train ; to attack the enemy in the rear attaquer l'ennemi à revers ; to bring up the rear gen, Mil fermer la marche ;B adj1 [entrance, garden] de derrière ;2 Aut [light, seat, suspension] arrière inv.C vtr élever [child, family, animals] ; cultiver [plants] ; to be reared on classical music être nourri de musique classique ; ⇒ ugly. -
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I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) arrière2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) derrière2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) de derrière- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) élever2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) (se) cabrer3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) (se) dresser•- rear up -
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1) ((especially of horses) to rear.) (se) cabrer2) ((of problems etc) to appear.) surgir -
6 rear-wheel
►► rear-wheel drive traction f arrière;rear-wheel steering roues fpl arrière directrices -
7 rear end
A n1 ( of vehicle) arrière m ; -
8 rear access
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9 rear admiral
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10 rear bumper
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11 rear compartment
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12 rear door
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13 rear gunner
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14 rear projection
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15 rear wheel
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16 rear window
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17 rear-drive
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18 rear-engined
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19 rear-mounted
rear-mounted adj installé à l'arrière. -
20 rear-view mirror
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Rear — Rear, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. [1913 Webster] {Rear admiral}, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See {Admiral}. {Rear front} (Mil.), the rear … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rear — Rear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reared} (r[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rearing}.] [AS. r[=ae]ran to raise, rear, elevate, for r[=ae]san, causative of r[=i]san to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Raise}.] 1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rear — rear1 [rir] n. [prob. back form. < REAR(WARD), REAR (GUARD)] 1. the back or hind part of something 2. the place or position behind or at the back [at the rear of the house] 3. the part of a military or naval force farthest from the enemy ☆ 4 … English World dictionary
rear — [adj] back, end aft, after, astern, backward, behind, dorsal, following, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindmost, last, mizzen, posterior, postern, rearmost, rearward, retral, reverse, stern, tail; concept 583 Ant. beginning, front rear [n] back or… … New thesaurus
rear — Ⅰ. rear [1] ► NOUN 1) the back or hindmost part of something. 2) (also rear end) informal a person s buttocks. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ at the back. ● bring up the rear Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
rear- — comb. form, partly of OF. or AF. origin, as in rear ward, guard, rearsupper (and hence by analogy in rear admiral, feast, freight), partly ad. F. arrière , as in rear vassal, vault, and partly (from c 1600) an attributive use of rear n … Useful english dictionary
Rear — (r[=e]r), v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rear — Rear, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. {Arrear}.] 1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; opposed to {front}. [1913 Webster] Nipped with the lagging rear of winter s frost. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rear — may be used as a noun and a verb and has several meanings: * Rear (military) the area of a battlefield behind the front line *Animals: **In stockbreeding, to breed and raise **Rear (horse), when a horse lifts its front legs off the ground *Rear… … Wikipedia
rear up — ˈrear up [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rear up he/she/it rears up present participle rearing up past tense reared up past part … Useful english dictionary
Rear — (r[=e]r), adv. Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear? Gay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English