rear

arrière

Situé dans la partie de derrière de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : At the back of something.

• Use the rear entrance.
• The children sat in the rear seats.
• One rear wheel needs replacing.

Synonymes : back

Contraires : front

Expressions courantes : rear door, rear window, rear seat

arrière

Partie de quelque chose située le plus en arrière, à l’opposé de l’avant.

En anglais simple : The part of something that is furthest behind or away from the front.

• The kitchen is at the rear.
• We parked behind the rear of the building.
• Smoke came from the rear of the bus.

Comment l'utiliser : the rear of something (There is a garden at the rear of the house.)

Synonymes : back

Contraires : front

Expressions courantes : at the rear, rear of something

élever

S’occuper des enfants et les éduquer jusqu’à l’âge adulte.

En anglais simple : To care for children and teach them until they are adults.

• They reared four children together.
• She was reared by her grandparents.
• Rearing a child requires time and patience.

Synonymes : bring up, raise

Expressions courantes : rear children, rear a child

élever

Faire se reproduire des animaux de ferme et s’en occuper jusqu’à ce qu’ils soient adultes.

En anglais simple : To breed and care for farm animals until they are grown.

• They rear sheep on their farm.
• The farmer reared the calves indoors.
• Is it expensive to rear cattle?

Synonymes : raise, breed

Expressions courantes : rear cattle, rear sheep, rear livestock

se cabrer

Pour un animal, surtout un cheval, se dresser sur ses pattes arrière.

En anglais simple : For an animal, especially a horse, to stand up on its back legs.

• The horse reared when it heard the noise.
• A frightened stallion reared up beside the fence.
• Hold the reins if the horse starts to rear.

Comment l'utiliser : rear up (The horse reared up in fear.)

Synonymes : rise up

Expressions courantes : rear up, rear suddenly

lever, dresser

Lever quelque chose ou le maintenir en position haute.

En anglais simple : To lift something or hold it in a high position.

• The snake reared its head.
• The soldiers reared their banner high.
• He reared his arm above the crowd.

Synonymes : raise, lift

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : rear a banner, rear its head

découper

Couper une volaille cuite en morceaux pour la servir.

En anglais simple : To cut a cooked bird into pieces for serving.

• He used a sharp knife to rear the goose.
• The cook reared the roasted bird before serving it.
• Please rear the goose for our guests.

Synonymes : carve

Expressions courantes : rear a goose, rear the bird