side

side(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

1. (edge)

(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).

(M)

Which side of the bed do you prefer to sleep on?¿Qué lado de la cama prefieres para dormir?

b. el margen

(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).

(M)

She always doodles on the side of her notebook paper.Ella siempre garabatea en los márgenes del folio de su cuaderno.

c. la orilla

(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).

(F)

(of a river)

We walked barefoot on the side of the river.Caminamos descalzos en el lado del río.

d. la ladera

(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).

(F)

(of a mountain)

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) 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).

(F)

(of a mountain)

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) 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).

(M)

Someone scratched the side of my car in the parking lot.Alguien me rayó el costado del coche en el aparcamiento.

2. (part)

a. la cara

(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).

(F)

I always wonder what hides on the dark side of the moon.Siempre me pregunto qué se esconde en la cara oculta de la luna.

3. (anatomy)

a. el costado

(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).

(M)

(person)

He lost his balance and fell to the floor on his left side.Perdió el equilibrio y cayó al suelo sobre el costado izquierdo.

b. la ijada

(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).

(F)

(animal)

The donkey showed a cut on his left side.El burro mostraba un corte en la ijada izquierda.

c. el ijar

(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).

(M)

(animal)

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)

a. la parte

(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).

(F)

You never take my side in a discussion.Nunca estás de mi parte en una discusión.

b. el bando

(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).

(M)

She changed sides and now everyone is against her.Se cambió de bando y ahora están todos contra ella.

c. el lado

(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).

(M)

If you're not on my side, you're against me.Si no estás de mi lado, estás en mi contra.

5. (sports)

a. el equipo

(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).

(M)

The fans supported their side right to the end of the game.Los fans apoyaron a su equipo hasta el final del partido.

6. (perspective)

a. el lado

(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).

(M)

I always try to see the positive side of every situation.Siempre intento ver el lado positivo de cada situación.

b. el aspecto

(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).

(M)

María only paid attention to one side of the issue.María solo prestaba atención a un aspecto del problema.

7. (line of descent)

a. lado

My eye color comes from my mother's side.Mi color de ojos viene por el lado materno.

8. (culinary)

a. el acompañamiento

(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).

(M)

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).

adjective

9. (lateral)

a. lateral

We went out the side door of the movie theater.Salimos por la puerta lateral del cine.

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.).

intransitive verb

12. (to support)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct 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.

side

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of person)

a. el costado

(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).

(M)

2. (of animal)

a. la ijada

(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).

(F)

by somebody's sideal lado de alguien

side by sideuno al lado del otro

3. (colloquial)

to split one's sides (laughing)partirse de risa

4. (part; of house, box, triangle, square)

a. el lado

(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).

(M)

5. (of river)

a. el orilla f, margen m or

(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).

(M)

la orilla f, margen m or

(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).

(F)

6. (of road)

a. el borde m, margen or f

(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).

(M)

la borde m, margen or f

(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).

(F)

7. (of mountain)

a. la ladera

(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).

(F)

on the south side (of the city)en la parte sur (de la ciudad)

side door/entrancepuerta f/entrada lateral

8. (of record, paper)

a. la cara

(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).

(F)

9. (adjacent area)

a. el lado

(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).

(M)

on this/that side (of)a este/ese lado (de)

on the other side (of something)al otro lado (de algo)

on both sidesa ambos lados

on all sides, on every sidepor todos (los) lados

from all sides, from every sidedesde todas partes

to move from side to sidemoverse de un lado a otro

the left-hand sidela izquierda

the right-hand sidela derecha

to stand on or to one sidemantenerse al margen

side dishplato de acompañamiento or guarnición

side saladensalada de acompañamiento or guarnición

side viewvista lateral

10. (of situation, argument, personality)

a. el lado m, aspecto

(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).

(M)

to look on the bright/gloomy side (of things)mirar el lado positivo/negativo (de las cosas)

to hear or look at both sides of the questionconsiderar las dos caras de una situación

11. (in game)

a. el equipo

(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).

(M)

12. (in dispute)

a. el parte f, bando

(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).

(M)

to be on somebody's sideestar de parte de alguien

to take sidestomar partido

he's on our sideestá de nuestro lado

to change sidescambiar de bando

he let the side downdejó en mal lugar a los suyos

13. (secondary part)

side effectsefectos secundarios

side issuecuestión secundaria

side orderración f

side roadcarretera secundaria

side streetbocacalle f

14. (idioms)

on his mother's sidepor línea materna

to put something to one sidedejar algo a un lado

to take somebody to one sidellevar a alguien aparte

to be on the wrong side of fortypasar de los cuarenta

to get on the right side of somebodycaer en gracia a alguien, complacer a alguien

to get on the wrong side of somebodyganarse la antipatía de alguien

it's a bit on the expensive/long sidees un poco caro/largo

he does a bit of gardening on the sidehace algunos trabajos extras de jardinería

15. (colloquial)

to have a bit on the sidetener un lío (amoroso)

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

16. (general)

to side withponerse del lado de

to side againstponerse en contra de

side [saɪd]

noun

1 [of person] lado (m); costado (m)

I've got a pain in my side

at or by sb's side al lado de algn; en apoyo a algn

the assistant was at or by his side el ayudante estaba a su lado; he had the telephone by his side tenía el teléfono a su lado; by the side of al lado de; to sit by sb's side estar sentado al lado de algn; side by side uno al lado del otro; we sat side by side nos sentamos uno al lado del otro; to sit side by side with sb estar sentado al lado de algn

by the side of me

to sleep on one's side dormir de costado

to split one's sides desternillarse de risa

2 [of animal] ijar (m); ijada (f)

side of bacon/beef (Cookery) lonja (f) de tocino/vaca or res; (LAm)

3 (edge) [of box, square, building etc] lado (m); [of boat, vehicle] costado (m); [of hill] ladera (f); falda (f); [of lake] orilla (f); [of road, pond] borde (m)

a house on the side of a mountain una casa en la ladera de una montaña; by the side of the lake a la orilla del lago; the car was abandoned at the side of the road el coche estaba abandonado al borde de la carretera

on the other side of the road al otro lado de la calle

he was driving on the wrong side of the road iba por el lado contrario de la carretera

4 (face, surface) [of box, solid figure, paper, record etc] cara (f)

please write on both sides of the paper escribir en ambas caras del papel; play side A pon la cara A; what's on the other side? [of record] ¿qué hay a la vuelta?

right side up boca arriba

wrong side up boca abajo

the toast landed wrong side up (ie with the buttered side down)

to be wrong side out estar al revés

let's look at the other side of the coin veamos el revés de la medalla

these are two sides of the same coin son dos caras de la misma moneda

the other side of the picture el reverso de la medalla

on the other side of the coin...

5 (aspect) lado (m); aspecto (m)

to see only one side of the question ver solo un lado or aspecto de la cuestión; to hear both sides of the question escuchar los argumentos en pro y en contra; on one side ..., on the other ... por una parte ..., por otra ...

6 (part) lado (m)

from all sides de todas partes; de todos lados

on all sides por todas partes; por todos lados

on both sides por ambos lados

to look on the bright side ser optimista

from every side de todas partes; de todos lados

the left-hand side el lado izquierdo

on the mother's side por parte de la madre

to make a bit (of money) on the side ganar algún dinero extra; hacer chapuzas; (Esp)

to move to one side apartarse; ponerse de lado

to take sb on or to one side apartar a algn; to put sth to or on one side (for sb) guardar algo (para algn); leaving that to one side for the moment, ... dejando eso a un lado por ahora, ...

it's the other side of Illescas está más allá de Illescas

to be on the right side of 30 no haber cumplido los 30 años

to be on the right side of sb caerle bien a algn; to get on the right side of sb procurar congraciarse con algn; to keep on the right side of sb congraciarse or quedar bien con algn

the right-hand side el lado derecho

it's on the right-hand side está a mano derecha

to be on the safe side ... para estar seguro ...; por si acaso ...

let's be on the safe side atengámonos a lo más seguro

it's this side of Segovia está más acá de Segovia

it won't happen this side of Christmas no será antes de Navidades

from side to side de un lado a otro

to be on the wrong side of 30 haber cumplido los 30 años

to be on the wrong side of sb caerle mal a algn

to get on the wrong side of sb ponerse a malas con algn

to get out of bed on the wrong side levantarse con el pie izquierdo

the weather's on the cold side el tiempo es algo frío

it's a bit on the large side es algo or tantito grande; (LAm)

the results are on the poor side los resultados son más bien mediocres

8 (team) (Dep) equipo (m)

to change sides pasar al otro bando; (opinion) cambiar de opinión

to choose sides seleccionar el equipo

to let the side down (Dep) dejar caer a los suyos; decepcionar

he's on our side es de los nuestros

whose side are you on? ¿a quiénes apoyas?; I'm on your side yo estoy de tu parte; with a few concessions on the government side con algunas concesiones por parte del gobierno; to be on the side of sth/sb ser partidario de algo/algn; to have age/justice on one's side tener la juventud/la justicia de su lado

our side won ganaron los nuestros

to pick sides seleccionar el equipo

to take sides (with sb) tomar partido (con algn)

to take sb's side ponerse de parte de algn

9 (Pol) (party) partido (m)

10 (Britain) (conceit, superiority) tono (m); postín (informal) (m)

there's no side about or to him he's got no side no presume; no se da aires de superioridad

to put on side darse tono

intransitive verb

(in argument)

to side against sb tomar el partido contrario a algn; alinearse con los que se oponen a algn

to side with sb ponerse de parte de algn

I'm siding with nobody yo no tomo partido

modifier

side arms (n) armas (f) de cinto

side dish (n) plato (m) adicional (servido con el principal)

side door (n) puerta (f) de al lado

side drum (n) tamboril (m)

side effect (n) efecto (m) secundario

side entrance (n) entrada (f) lateral

side glance (n) mirada (f) de soslayo

side issue (n) cuestión (f) secundaria

side plate (n) platito (m) para el pan, ensalada etc; (para el pan, ensalada etc)

side road (n) carretera (f) secundaria

side saddle (n) silla (f) de amazona

side-saddle

side street (n) calle (f) lateral

side table (n) trinchero (m)

side view (n) perfil (m)

this is a side view

side whiskers (n) patillas (f)

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Present:	siding
Past:	sided

Indicative of "side"

	Present	Past	Future
I	side	sided	will side
you	side	sided	will side
he/she	sides	sided	will side
we	side	sided	will side
you	side	sided	will side
they	side	sided	will side

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side dish	el acompañamiento
on the side	aparte
on the other side	al otro lado
other side	otro lado
side by side	uno al lado del otro
right side	lado correcto lado derecho
side table	la consola
hello from the other side	hola desde el otro lado
left side	el lado izquierdo
side effect	el efecto secundario
side to side	de lado a lado
to the side	a un lado
on the right side	en el lado derecho
on one side	a un lado
on the left side	en el lado izquierdo
by my side	a mi lado
west side	el lado oeste
one side	un lado
dark side	el lado oscuro
sunny-side up	frito con la llema blanda