derrière nous

behind us

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phrase Uncommon #13,637
behind us Can refer to a physical position or figuratively to something left in the past.
FR: Le chien court derrière nous.
EN: The dog is running behind us.

Il est juste derrière nous.

He's right behind us.

Ce serait dommage de laisser tout ça derrière nous.

It would be a shame to leave all of this behind us.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Le pire est déjà derrière nous.

The worst is already behind us.

Ils sont juste derrière nous.

They are right behind us.

Il est derrière nous.

He is behind us.

— Hothead (1979)

Le passé est derrière nous.

The past is behind us.

Ils sont derrière nous.

They are behind us.

— Le Bateau (1981)

C'est derrière nous.

It's behind us.

Nous devrions laisser quelques effets personnels derrière nous, dit Maurice.

“We should leave a few personal belongings behind,” Maurice said.

Nous voulons laisser le passé derrière nous.

We want to leave the past behind us.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

C'était une époque sombre que je me réjouis de laisser derrière nous.

It was a dark time that I’m glad to leave behind us.

— Conclave (2024)

Tous les examens sont à présent derrière nous.

All the exams are now behind us.

La tâche serait déjà difficile avec une armée derrière nous.

The task would already be difficult with an army behind us.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Ils tombent derrière nous !

They're falling behind us!

— The Wandering Earth (2019)

Derrière nous.

Behind us.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Il y a une voiture derrière nous.

There's a car behind us.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Mais elle était derrière nous.

But she was behind us.

— War Machine (2026)

Mais là, c'est derrière nous, le restaurant, là, Laurence.

But the restaurant is behind us now, Laurence.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Derrière nous !

Behind us!

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Il se cachait derrière nous comme s'il craignait de se faire buter.

He was hiding behind us as if he was afraid of getting killed.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Je veux qu'on laisse tout ça derrière nous.

I want us to leave all that behind us.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Attendez, le bateau est derrière nous.

Wait, the boat is behind us.

— Anaconda (2025)

Il y en a aussi une derrière nous.

There's also one behind us.

— Shelter (2026)

La voix venait de juste derrière nous.

The voice came from right behind us.

Deux autres derrière nous.

Two others behind us.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Je veux simplement mettre tout ça derrière nous.

I just want to put this all behind us.

Les flics sont juste derrière nous.

The cops are right behind us.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Loin derrière nous.

Far behind us.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Nous avons fermé la porte derrière nous.

We closed the door behind us.

Il est derrière nous !

He's behind us!

— Assassination (2015)

Elles sont derrière nous.

They are behind us.

— The Little Thief (1988)