/dɛ.ʁjɛʁ/
Translation
behind, at the back
Word origin
From Latin de retro ('from behind'), from de ('from') and retro ('backwards, behind').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- retro
- English cognates
- retro, rear
Examples
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Wait for me behind the building, I will be out in five minutes.
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There is a big garden behind the house.
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She is sitting just behind me during the lesson.
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We parked the car behind the church.
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Behind every great project, there is a serious team.
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