dos

🔙

Meaning

back (of a person)
backs (of persons)
backstroke
spine (of a book)

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/do/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French dos, from Latin dorsum (through Vulgar Latin dossum). Compare Romansch dies, Catalan dors, Italian dosso, and Romanian dos.

Cognate with Catalan

dors

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Sentences

Le fermier
🧑‍🌾

, lui tournant le dos
🔙

.

The farmer , turning his back on him.

La peau du dos
🔙

est verruqueuse, tandis que celle du ventre est lisse .

The skin of the back is warty, while that of the belly is smooth.

Mais , lorsqu'il aperçut Denise , il
👨

fit le gros dos
🔙

et passa d'un air aimable .

But when he saw Denise, he made a big back and passed with a friendly air.

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