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"Sides" is a form of "side", a noun which is often translated as "el lado". "Back" is a noun which is often translated as "la espalda". Learn more about the difference between "back" and "sides" below.
back(
bahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la espalda (F) (person)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I will never turn my back on you.Nunca te daré la espalda.
a. el respaldo (M) (chair)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can hang your jackets on the back of your chairs.Pueden colgar sus chaquetas en el respaldo de las sillas.
3. (rear part)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dar marcha atrás
She backed her car into the parking place.Dio marcha atrás para meterse en el estacionamiento.
b. retroceder
He would not back his truck out to let me pass.No quería retroceder su camioneta para dejarme pasar.
6. (to support)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
7. (in space)
8. (in time)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Back when I was your age, we walked to school.Allá cuando yo tenía tu edad, caminábamos a la escuela.
Back when no one had a car, the roads around here were very different.En aquel entonces, cuando nadie tenía coche, las rutas por aquí eran muy distintas.
Things were different back then.Las cosas eran distintas en aquella época.
9. (returned)
a. de vuelta
She went to the store and was back in no time.Fue a la tienda y estuvo de vuelta en cinco minutos.
They will be back at six.Estarán de vuelta a las seis.
side(
sayd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (edge)
c. la orilla (F) (of a river)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We walked barefoot on the side of the river.Caminamos descalzos en el lado del río.
d. la ladera (F) (of a mountain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The sides of the mountain were completely vertical and impossible to climb.Las laderas de la montaña eran totalmente verticales e imposibles de escalar.
e. la falda (F) (of a mountain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We stopped on the side of the hill to take a break.Nos detuvimos en la falda de la montaña para tomar un descanso.
f. el costado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Someone scratched the side of my car in the parking lot.Alguien me rayó el costado del coche en el aparcamiento.
2. (part)
3. (anatomy)
a. el costado (M) (person)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He lost his balance and fell to the floor on his left side.Perdió el equilibrio y cayó al suelo sobre el costado izquierdo.
c. el ijar (M) (animal)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Hit the horse's sides with your heels to make it gallop faster.Golpea los ijares del caballo con los talones para que galope más rápido.
4. (faction)
5. (sports)
b. el aspecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
María only paid attention to one side of the issue.María solo prestaba atención a un aspecto del problema.
8. (culinary)
a. el acompañamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Shall we order a couple of sides to share?¿Pedimos un par de acompañamientos para compartir?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
9. (lateral)
10. (secondary)
a. secundario
I don't take that medication because of its side effects.No tomo ese medicamento por sus efectos secundarios.
11. (supplementary)
a. extra
My online business has grown so much recently that I don't know whether I can continue to run it as a side job.Mi negocio en línea aumentó tanto últimamente que no sé si podré seguir llevándolo como trabajo extra.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
12. (to support)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Several workers sided against their manager.Varios trabajadores se pusieron en contra de su jefe.
She sided with her best friend during the argument.Se puso del lado de su mejor amiga durante la discusión.
