behind in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for behind in the English»French Dictionary

I.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] N inf When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maison.
behind is sometimes used in verb combinations (fall behind, lag behind etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall behind, lag behind etc.).
For adverbial uses and figurative prepositional uses see the entry below.

behind

derrière m inf

II.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADJ

to be behind with studies, work

avoir du retard dans

to be too far behind

avoir trop de retard

to be behind in one's research

être en retard dans ses recherches

to be a long way behind

être franchement en retard

I'm behind with my rent

je n'ai pas payé mon loyer

III.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADV

behind follow on, trail

derrière

behind look, glance

en arrière

the car behind

la voiture de derrière

IV.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] PREP

1. behind (at rear of) (physically):

behind person, vehicle, object

derrière

the mountains behind the town

les montagnes qui se trouvent/trouvaient derrière la ville

behind my back lit

derrière le dos

behind my back fig

derrière mon dos

2. behind (at other side of):

behind desk, counter, barrier, line

derrière

to work behind the bar

être barman/barmaid m/f

3. behind (concealed) fig:

behind the smile

derrière son sourire

the reality behind the façade

la réalité derrière les apparences

the real story behind the news

la véritable histoire que les médias n'ont pas révélée

4. behind (less advanced than) fig:

to be behind the others pupil:

être en retard par rapport aux autres

5. behind (motivating) fig:

the reasons behind his declaration

les raisons qui motivent/motivaient etc sa déclaration

what is behind his actions?

qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir ainsi?

who is behind this proposal?

qui est à l'origine de cette proposition?

6. behind (supporting) fig:

to be (solidly) behind sb

soutenir qn (à fond)

he has no family behind him

il n'a pas de famille pour le soutenir

the woman behind the man

la femme en coulisses

7. behind (in past) fig:

he has three years' experience behind him

il a trois ans d'expérience derrière lui

those days are behind me now

cette période est bien loin

I've put all that behind me now

j'ai oublié tout ça

See also fall behind, lag behind

I.fall behind VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student:

se laisser distancer

fall behind work, studies:

prendre du retard

to fall behind with Brit or in Am work, project

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with Brit or in Am payments, rent, correspondence

être en retard pour

II.fall behind VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind [sth/sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

se laisser devancer par

I.lag behind VB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind)

lag behind person, prices:

lag behind

être à la traîne

II.lag behind VB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind [sb/sth])

lag behind person

traîner derrière

lag behind fig rival, comparable product

être en retard sur

wages are lagging behind prices

les salaires sont en retard sur les prix

I.fall behind VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student:

se laisser distancer

fall behind work, studies:

prendre du retard

to fall behind with Brit or in Am work, project

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with Brit or in Am payments, rent, correspondence

être en retard pour

II.fall behind VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind [sth/sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

se laisser devancer par

drop behind VB [Brit drɒp -, Am drɑp -]

1. drop behind → drop back

2. drop behind (in school, at work):

drop behind fig

prendre du retard

to drop behind sb/sth (deliberately) lit

se laisser distancer par qn/qc

to drop behind sb/sth fig

prendre du retard sur qn/qc

See also drop back

drop back VB [Brit drɒp -, Am drɑp -]

drop back (deliberately)

rester en arrière, se laisser distancer

drop back (because unable to keep up)

prendre du retard

I.get behind VB (get behind) (delayed)

get behind

prendre du retard

II.get behind VB (get behind [sth])

get behind hedge, sofa etc:

get behind

se mettre derrière

I.leave behind VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sb/sth] behind)

1. leave behind:

leave behind (go faster than) person, competitor

distancer

leave behind (in business, intellectually) fig person, competitor

distancer

the teacher left the students behind

les étudiants n'arrivaient pas à suivre le professeur

2. leave behind (move away from):

leave behind vehicle, plane: coast, country, ground

s'éloigner de

leave behind traveller: town, country

laisser [qc] derrière soi

leave behind person: family, husband

quitter

leave behind fig past, problems, relationship

en finir avec, tirer un trait sur

3. leave behind (fail to bring):

leave behind (accidentally) object, child, animal

oublier, laisser

leave behind (deliberately) object, child, animal

laisser

II.leave behind VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] behind) (cause to remain)

leave behind person: chaos, problems, bitterness

laisser

leave behind earthquake, storm, flood: damage

faire

to leave chaos behind

laisser la pagaille inf

the army/tornado left a trail of destruction behind it

l'armée/la tornade a tout détruit sur son passage

to be or get left behind (not keep up) (physically) person:

se faire distancer

to be or get left behind (intellectually)

ne pas suivre, être largué inf

to be or get left behind (in business) country, company:

se laisser distancer

to be or get left behind (not be taken) (accidentally)

être oublié

(deliberately) the plants were left behind

on a laissé les plantes

I.lag behind VB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind)

lag behind person, prices:

lag behind

être à la traîne

II.lag behind VB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind [sb/sth])

lag behind person

traîner derrière

lag behind fig rival, comparable product

être en retard sur

wages are lagging behind prices

les salaires sont en retard sur les prix

wait behind VB [Brit weɪt -, Am weɪt -]

wait behind

attendre un peu

to wait behind for sb

attendre qn

stay behind VB [Brit steɪ -, Am steɪ -]

stay behind

rester

she stayed behind after the concert

elle est restée à la fin du concert

stop behind VB [Brit stɒp -, Am stɑp -] inf Brit

stop behind

rester

I.behind-the-scenes ADJ

behind-the-scenes

en coulisses

II.behind the scenes ADV

behind the scenes

en coulisses

behind in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for behind in the English»French Dictionary

I.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] PREP

1. behind (at the back of):

behind

derrière

right behind sb/sth

juste derrière qn/qc

behind the wheel

au volant

behind the scenes

dans les coulisses

2. behind (hidden by):

a face behind a mask

un visage caché sous un masque

3. behind (responsible for):

who is behind that scheme?

qui se cache derrière ce projet?

there is sth behind this

il y a qc là-dessous

4. behind (in support of):

to be behind sb/sth all the way

soutenir qn/qc à cent pour cent

5. behind (late):

behind time

en retard

to be/get behind schedule

être en/prendre du retard

6. behind (less advanced than):

to be behind sb/the times

être en retard sur qn/son temps

II.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] ADV

1. behind (at the back):

behind

derrière

the seat behind

le siège derrière

to stay behind

rester en arrière

to fall behind

prendre du retard

to come behind

suivre

2. behind (late):

behind

en arrière

to be behind with sth

être en retard en qc

to get behind in sth

prendre du retard dans qc

my watch is an hour behind

ma montre retarde d'une heure

3. behind (where one was):

to leave one's bag behind

oublier son sac

to stay behind

rester après les autres

III.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] N (buttocks)

behind

postérieur m

leave behind VB trans a. fig

leave behind

laisser (derrière soi)

wait behind VB intr

wait behind

rester

stay behind VB intr

stay behind

rester plus tard

lie behind VB intr, trans

lie behind

être derrière

I.fall behind VB intr

fall behind (become slower, achieve less) child, company, country

prendre du retard

fall behind (fail to do sth on time)

avoir du retard

to fall behind with work

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with rent

prendre du retard dans le paiement de

II.fall behind VB trans

1. fall behind (become slower than):

fall behind

prendre du retard sur

2. fall behind (fail to keep to sth):

to fall behind schedule

prendre du retard

3. fall behind SPORTS (have fewer points than):

fall behind

passer derrière

Translations for behind in the French»English Dictionary

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par-derrière attaquer, emboutir

from behind

par-derrière qn

behind sb

par-derrière qn fig raconter, critiquer

behind sb's back

à la traîne

lagging behind

se tapir sous/derrière qc animal, personne

to hide away under/behind sth

c'est l'instigateur du complot

he's behind the plot

behind Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be/do sth behind the scenes

être/faire qc dans les/en coulisses

to be behind sb/sth all the way

soutenir qn/qc à cent pour cent

my watch is an hour behind

ma montre retarde d'une heure

to be behind with the rent

avoir des loyers de retard

to do a ten-year stretch behind bars

passer dix ans derrière les barreaux

to be wet behind the ears

être encore jeune

old prejudices were lurking behind what he said

de vieux préjugés ressortaient derrière ce qu'il disait

going into touch behind the goal

sortie (de but)

to be the driving force behind sth

être le moteur de qc personne

to come in front of/behind sb

arriver avant/après qn, arriver devant/derrière qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He condemned a speed trap policy, in which motorcycle policemen hide behind gas stations and billboards to pounce upon the unwary motorist.

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There seems to be quite a lot of thought behind this look -- perhaps the fact that it's reminiscent of an air stewardess is deliberate.

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He also left behind information indicating the four-cylinder 407 wasn't a regular production model, but built to customer order in a variety of body styles.

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Unfortunately, when the capsule was pivoted to its stowing position behind the cockpit, it made it impossible to kayak roll due to being filled with water like a bucket.

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This area, behind the harbour had been largely industrial wasteland for many years and was regarded as an eyesore.

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Squall lines typically bow out due to the formation of a mesoscale high pressure system which forms within the stratiform rain area behind the initial line.

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Who can then be allowed to unveil the truth behind this paradisiacal scenario?

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The newsreader would present to camera while sitting on the edge of a desk; behind him staff would be seen working busily at their desks.

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The consequences of being behind the curve in flight are important and are taught as part of pilot training.

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The top of the cluster holds the gas gauge, which directly connects into the gas tank, behind the dashboard.

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