rears in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rears in the English»French Dictionary

I.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (of building, car, room etc):

rear

arrière m

at the rear of the house

derrière la maison

(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc

vu de l'arrière

(viewed) from the rear person

vu de dos

‘to rear’ (in estate agent's brochure)

‘à l'arrière’

2. rear MIL:

rear (of procession, train)

queue f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrière-garde f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrières mpl

rear (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

3. rear euph (of person):

rear

derrière m inf

II.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ

1. rear entrance, garden:

rear

de derrière

2. rear MOTOR:

rear light, seat, suspension

arrière

III.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB trans

rear child, family, animals

élever

rear plants

cultiver

to be reared on classical music

être nourri de musique classique

IV.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB intr a. rear up

rear horse:

se cabrer

rear snake:

se dresser

rear fig building, tree etc:

s'élever, se dresser

See also ugly

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

laid

ugly sound

désagréable

ugly wound

vilain

to be an ugly sight

être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

dangereux/-euse

ugly tactics, campaign

bas/basse

ugly accusation

vicieux/-ieuse

ugly passion, violence

effroyable

the situation turned ugly

la situation a dégénéré

to give sb an ugly look

regarder qn d'un sale œil

he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye

il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

gronder

to be in an ugly mood individual:

être d'humeur massacrante

the ugly face of

l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime

déplorable

an ugly customer inf

un sale type inf

he looks like an ugly customer inf

il a une sale tronche inf

as ugly as sin

laid comme un pou

racism/elitism rears its ugly head

on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

rear admiral N

rear admiral

contre-amiral m

rear access N

rear access

accès m arrière

rear-engined [Brit ˌrɪərˈɛndʒɪnd] ADJ

rear-engined

avec moteur à l'arrière

I.rear end [ˌrɪər ˈend] N

1. rear end (of vehicle):

rear end

arrière m

2. rear end (of person):

rear end euph

derrière m

II.rear-end VB trans

rear-end trans Am inf:

rear-end

emboutir l'arrière de inf

rear-drive ADJ

rear-drive

à traction f arrière

rear compartment N MOTOR

rear compartment

arrière m

rear bumper N MOTOR

rear bumper

pare-chocs m inv arrière

rear door N

rear door (in house)

porte f de derrière

rear door MOTOR

portière f arrière

rear door inv

porte f arrière

rear-mounted ADJ

rear-mounted

installé à l'arrière

rears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rears in the English»French Dictionary

I.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] ADJ

rear

arrière

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée de derrière

II.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (back part):

the rear

l'arrière

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

2. rear inf (buttocks):

rear

derrière m

to be a pain in the rear

être un enquiquineur

I.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB trans

1. rear (bring up):

rear

élever

2. rear (raise):

rear

lever

to rear one's ugly head again pej

poindre de nouveau à l'horizon

3. rear form (build):

rear

dresser

II.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB intr

1. rear (raise):

rear horse

se dresser

2. rear (extend high):

rear

s'élever

rear admiral N

rear admiral

contre-amiral m

rear-engined ADJ

to be rear-engined

avoir un moteur à l'arrière

rear-wheel drive N

rear-wheel drive

roues fpl arrières motrices

rear-wheel drive (car)

traction f arrière

rear view mirror N

rear view mirror

rétroviseur m

Translations for rears in the French»English Dictionary

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pare-chocs arrière/avant

rear/front bumper

se cabrer cheval

to rear up

fessier

rear end

lanterne rouge

rear light Brit

rears Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée de derrière

the rear

l'arrière

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

to be a pain in the rear

être un enquiquineur

(rear-view) mirror

rétroviseur m

to be rear-engined

avoir un moteur à l'arrière

to rear one's ugly head again pej

poindre de nouveau à l'horizon

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

to give sb a kick in the rear

botter le derrière/les fesses à qn

to take sb/sth from the rear

prendre qn/qc à revers MIL