a su lado
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a su lado(
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soo
lah
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. next to him (masculine)
¿Ves a Paul? Ve y siéntate a su lado.Can you see Paul? Go and sit next to him.
b. next to her (feminine)
Ahí estaba Paula, con un gran danés sentado a su lado.There was Paula, with a Great Dane sitting next to her.
c. next to it
Hay una lámpara en la mesa y unos lentes a su lado.There's a lamp on the table, and a pair of glasses next to it.
d. beside him (masculine)
Mi papá estaba tumbado en la cama y mi mamá estaba a su lado.My dad was lying on the bed and my mom was beside him.
e. beside her (feminine)
¿No es esa Silvia? ¿Y quién es el hombre que está a su lado?Isn't that Silvia? And who's the man beside her?
f. beside it
Había una casa grande con un cobertizo justo a su lado.There was a big house with a shed right beside it.
a. next to them
Si viniste con tus padres, siéntate a su lado.If you came with your parents, sit next to them.
3. (formal) (used to indicate position; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. next to you
Todo lo que tiene que hacer es alzar su copa a la persona que tiene a su lado.All you have to do is raise your glass to the person next to you.
a. with him (masculine)
Extraño a mi esposo. Pasé muchos años a su lado.I miss my husband. I spent many years with him.
b. with her (feminine)
Quiero pasar el resto de mi vida a su lado.I want to spend the rest of my life with her.
a. with them
Mis padres son muy mayores y ahora necesitan que esté a su lado.My parents are very old and now they need me to be with them.
6. (formal) (used to indicate company; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. with you
Su esposo estuvo siempre a su lado cuando usted tuvo cáncer.Your husband was always with you when you had cancer.
a. compared to him (masculine)
Estás fuerte. - Deberías ver a mi hermano. A su lado, yo soy un alfeñique.You're strong. - You should see my brother. I'm a weakling compared to him.
b. compared to her (feminine)
Ya sé que Marilyn era muy bella. A su lado, todas somos chicas corrientes.I know Marilyn was very beautiful. Compared to her, we're all ordinary girls.
c. compared to it
Hacer una paella requiere mucha destreza. El risoto es sencillo a su lado.It takes a lot of skill to cook paella. Risotto is simple compared to it.
a. compared to them
Nos tocó jugar con un equipo profesional. A su lado parecíamos colegiales.We had to play against a professional team. Compared to them, we were like schoolkids.
9. (formal) (used to express comparison; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. compared to you
A su lado, Sra. Mínguez, todos los periodistas parecemos principiantes.Compared to you, Mrs. Minguez, we journalists all look like beginners.
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