The opposite of arrière?
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DzoanKwiziq community member
The opposite of arrière?
So if devant is the opposite of derrière, what is the opposite of arrière?
This question relates to:French lesson "After/before versus in front of/behind (French Prepositions of Time and Place)"
Asked 4 years ago

Ron Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Dzoan,
I had to look this one up in the Collins-Robert Dictionnaire to ensure what I was thinking was, indeed, the antonym of arrière. There are two possibilities listed:
avant
devant
So dependent of the context of how the word would be used, it could be either.
Bonne chance.
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The opposite of arrière?
So if devant is the opposite of derrière, what is the opposite of arrière?
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