backside

derrière, fesses

Partie du corps sur laquelle on s’assoit.

En anglais simple : The part of your body that you sit on.

• I fell on my backside.
• These trousers are tight around my backside.
• He rubbed his sore backside after the fall.

Synonymes : bottom, buttocks, rear

Expressions courantes : on your backside, someone’s backside

arrière, verso

Partie ou surface d’un objet située à l’opposé de sa face avant.

En anglais simple : The part or surface of something that faces away from its front.

• The backside of the panel is plain.
• She wrote her name on the backside of the photograph.
• Both backsides were covered in glue.

Comment l'utiliser : the backside of something (The backside of the sign was rusty.)

Synonymes : back, reverse

Contraires : front

Expressions courantes : backside of something, on the backside

arrière-cour

Cour et petits bâtiments derrière une maison ; parfois, toilettes extérieures.

En anglais simple : The yard and small buildings behind a house; sometimes an outdoor toilet.

• The old cottage had a small backside.
• They kept firewood in the backside behind the house.
• The backside contained a shed and an outdoor toilet.

Synonymes : backyard, rear yard

Expressions courantes : in the backside, house and backside