Usages of derrière
Le chien est derrière la maison.
The dog is behind the house.
Je suis derrière toi !
I am behind you!
Ils font le jardin derrière la maison.
They are gardening behind the house.
Une ombre bouge derrière la porte.
A shadow is moving behind the door.
L'horloge n'a pas de ressort derrière son cadran.
The clock has no spring behind its dial.
Vous dissimulez votre pauvreté derrière cet éventail comme si nous étions idiots.
You conceal your poverty behind this hand fan as if we were idiots.
Tu sens la volaille qui cuit derrière ce stand ?
Do you smell the poultry cooking behind this stand?
Tu vois le chien qui court derrière le stand ?
Do you see the dog running behind the stand?
Accablé par la chaleur, l'homme a dormi derrière la dune.
Overwhelmed by the heat, the man slept behind the dune.
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