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)