otro lado

otro lado(
oh
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troh
 
lah
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doh
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. other side
El domicilio figura en el otro lado del carnet de identidad.The address is on the other side of the ID card.
b. another side
La entrevista muestra otro lado del personaje que desconocíamos por completo.The interview shows another side of the celebrity we just didn't know at all.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Me saludó desde el otro lado de la calle.She waved from across the street.
El pueblo está en un valle del otro lado de ese puerto.The town is in a valley over that mountain pass.
a. somewhere else
Las copas de vino no están ahí; están en otro lado. Ven, que te muestro dónde.The wine glasses are not there; they're somewhere else. Come and I'll show you where.
b. some other place
Viviana me dijo a qué parte de Italia viajaba. No era Venecia; era otro lado.Viviana told me where in Italy she was traveling. It wasn't Venice; it was some other place.
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