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side·ways
(sīd′wāz′) also side·way (-wā′)adv. & adj.
1. Toward one side: took a step sideways; a sideways glance.
2. From one side: a painting lit sideways; sideways pressure.
3. With the side forward: turned sideways to show the profile; a sideways view.
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sideways
(ˈsaɪdˌweɪz) orsidewise
adv
1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side
2. from one side; obliquely
3. with one side forward
adj (prenominal)
4. moving or directed to or from one side
5. towards or from one side
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side•ways
(ˈsaɪdˌweɪz)adv.
1. with a side foremost.
2. facing to the side.
3. toward or from one side.
4. obliquely; askance.
adj. 5. moving, facing, or directed toward one side.
6. indirect; evasive.
[1570–80]
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| Adj. | 1. | sideways - (of movement) at an angle oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" |
| Adv. | 1. | sideways - with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise" |
| 2. | sideways - from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" | |
| 3. | sideways - toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows" | |
| 4. | sideways - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" |
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sideways
adverb
1. indirectly, covertly, obliquely, surreptitiously, furtively He glanced sideways at her.
adjective
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Translations
جانِبِيّاًمِنَ الـجَنْب
stranou
sidelæns
sivuttain
sa strane
til hliîar
横向きに
옆으로
postranistranski
från sidan
มองไปด้านข้าง
yan yanyana doğruyanlamasına
sang một bên
sideways
[ˈsaɪdˌweɪz]A. ADJ (gen) → de lado, lateral; [look] → de reojo, de soslayo
B. ADV to step sideways → hacerse a un lado
to walk/move sideways → andar/moverse de lado
to look sideways → mirar de reojo, mirar de soslayo
it goes or fits in sideways → se mete de lado or de costado
sideways on → de perfil
to walk/move sideways → andar/moverse de lado
to look sideways → mirar de reojo, mirar de soslayo
it goes or fits in sideways → se mete de lado or de costado
sideways on → de perfil
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sideways
[ˈsaɪdweɪz] adv
(= to the side) [lean] → d'un côté; [move] → latéralement; [face, sit] → de côté
to look sideways at sb → lancer un regard oblique à qn, jeter un regard oblique à qn
to glance sideways at sb/sth → lancer un regard oblique à qn/qch
to knock sb sideways (= upset) → chambouler qn
to look sideways at sb → lancer un regard oblique à qn, jeter un regard oblique à qn
to glance sideways at sb/sth → lancer un regard oblique à qn/qch
to knock sb sideways (= upset) → chambouler qn
(in job) to move sb sideways → écarter qn
He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted → Il serait écarté plutôt que démis de ses fonctions.
He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted → Il serait écarté plutôt que démis de ses fonctions.
adj
(in job) a sideways move → une réorientation
to make a sideways move into sth → se réorienter vers qch
to make a sideways move into sth → se réorienter vers qch
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sideways
adj
(in career) the Justice Minister’s recent sideways move to education → die kürzliche Versetzung des Justizministers in das Bildungsressort
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sideways
[ˈsaɪdˌweɪz]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
side
(said) noun1. (the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line. He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.
2. a surface of something. A cube has six sides.
3. one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back. There is a label on the side of the box.
4. either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc. Don't waste paper – write on both sides!
5. the right or left part of the body. I've got a pain in my side.
6. a part or division of a town etc. He lives on the north side of the town.
7. a slope (of a hill). a mountain-side.
8. a point of view; an aspect. We must look at all sides of the problem.
9. a party, team etc which is opposing another. Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?
adjective additional, but less important. a side issue.
-side (the ground etc beside) the edge of something. He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café.
-sided having (a certain number or type of) sides. a four-sided figure.
ˈsidelong adjective, adverb from or to the side; not directly. a sidelong glance; He glanced sidelong.
ˈsideways adjective, adverb to or towards one side. He moved sideways; a sideways movement.
ˈsideburns noun plural the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears.
side effect an additional (often bad) effect of a drug etc. These pills have unpleasant side effects.
ˈsidelight noun a light fixed to the side, or at the side of the front or back, of a car, boat etc. He switched his sidelights on when it began to get dark.
ˈsideline noun1. a business etc carried on outside one's regular job or activity. He runs a mail-order business as a sideline.
2. the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc.
ˈsidelines noun plural the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc. He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.
side road a small, minor road.
ˈsidestep – past tense, past participle ˈsidestepped – verb1. to step to one side. He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.
2. to avoid. to sidestep a problem.
ˈside-street noun a small, minor street. The man ran down a side-street and disappeared.
ˈsidetrack verb to turn (a person) aside from what he was about to do. I intended to write letters this evening, but was sidetracked into going to the pictures instead.
ˈsidewalk noun (American) a pavement or footpath.
from all sides from every direction. People were running towards him from all sides.
on all sides all around. With enemies on all sides, we were trapped.
side by side beside one another; close together. They walked along the street side by side.
side with to give support to in an argument etc. Don't side with him against us!
take sides to choose to support a particular opinion, group etc against another. Everybody in the office took sides in the dispute.
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sideways
→ مِنَ الـجَنْب stranou sidelæns seitwärts πλάγια de lado sivuttain de côté sa strane lateralmente 横向きに 옆으로 zijdelings sideveis z ukosa de lado в сторону från sidan มองไปด้านข้าง yana doğru sang một bên 斜侧Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sideways
a. de lado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012