en arrière

English

Phrase

en arrière

  1. (heraldry, chiefly of an insect) With its back to the viewer.
    Synonyms: recursant, terg(i)ant
    • 1790, Anthony Wood, The history and antiquities of the colleges and halls in the university of Oxford, page 256:
      Argent, a Bend between six Bees en Arrière Sable : BEESTON.
    • 1902, Joseph Foster, Some Feudal Coats of Arms and Others, page 225:
      […] a chevron between two boars ' heads erased in chief and a bee volant en arrière in base all counterchanged.
    • 1925, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry, page 261:
      The arms of Bassano (really of foreign origin and not an English coat) are : “ Per chevron vert and argent, in chief three silkworm flies palewise en arrière, and in base a mulberry branch all counterchanged.

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.n‿a.ʁjɛʁ/

Adverb

en arrière

  1. backward
    Antonym: en avant
    revenir en arrière ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. behind
    Near-synonym: derrière
    rester en arrière ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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