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1 sidestep
['saɪdstep]* * *past tense, past participle - sidestepped; verb1) (to step to one side: He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.) scansare, schivare2) (to avoid: to sidestep a problem.) evitare* * *sidestep /ˈsaɪdstɛp/n.3 (fig.) schivata(to) sidestep /ˈsaɪdstɛp/A v. i.1 fare un passo di lato; tirarsi in disparte2 svicolare (fig.)B v. t.* * *['saɪdstep] -
2 sidestep side·step
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3 side
I 1. [saɪd]1) (of body, hill) fianco m., lato m.; (of boat) fiancata f.; (of object, building) lato m.; (of ravine, cave) parete f.; (of box) lato m.on one's o its side di lato; side by side fianco a fianco; don't leave my side resta al mio fianco; the north side of town la parte settentrionale della città; "this side up" — (on package, box) "alto"
2) (surface of flat object) lato m.; (of record) lato m., facciata f.the right side — (of cloth) il dritto; (of coin, paper) il recto
the wrong side — (of cloth, coin, paper) il rovescio
3) (edge) (of lake, road) bordo m., margine m.at o by the side of — sul bordo o margine di [ road]; sulla sponda di [ lake]
4) (aspect) lato m., faccia f., aspetto m.; (of story) versione f.he's on the marketing side — (in company) lavora per l'ufficio marketing
5) (opposing group) parte f., fazione f.you've really let the side down — fig. ci hai veramente delusi
7) (page) facciata f.8) (line of descent) discendenza f.9) colloq. (TV channel) canale m.10) on the side2.to do sth. on the side — (in addition) fare qcs. come attività secondaria; (illegally) fare qcs. in nero
modificatore [door, window, entrance, road] laterale3.many-sided problem — problema complesso o sfaccettato
••time is on our side — il tempo è dalla nostra parte o ci è favorevole
to be on the safe side — (allowing enough time) per non correre rischi; (to be certain) per stare sul sicuro
to be on the wrong, right side of 40 — avere più, meno di 40 anni
to get on the wrong, right side of sb. — prendere qcn. per il verso sbagliato, giusto
to put sth. to one side — mettere [qcs.] da parte [object, task]
II [saɪd]to take sb. to one side — prendere qcn. da parte
* * *1. 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.) lato2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) lato, faccia3) (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.) lato4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) lato, facciata5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) fianco6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) parte7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) versante8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspetto9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) squadra, formazione2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) secondario- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *I 1. [saɪd]1) (of body, hill) fianco m., lato m.; (of boat) fiancata f.; (of object, building) lato m.; (of ravine, cave) parete f.; (of box) lato m.on one's o its side di lato; side by side fianco a fianco; don't leave my side resta al mio fianco; the north side of town la parte settentrionale della città; "this side up" — (on package, box) "alto"
2) (surface of flat object) lato m.; (of record) lato m., facciata f.the right side — (of cloth) il dritto; (of coin, paper) il recto
the wrong side — (of cloth, coin, paper) il rovescio
3) (edge) (of lake, road) bordo m., margine m.at o by the side of — sul bordo o margine di [ road]; sulla sponda di [ lake]
4) (aspect) lato m., faccia f., aspetto m.; (of story) versione f.he's on the marketing side — (in company) lavora per l'ufficio marketing
5) (opposing group) parte f., fazione f.you've really let the side down — fig. ci hai veramente delusi
7) (page) facciata f.8) (line of descent) discendenza f.9) colloq. (TV channel) canale m.10) on the side2.to do sth. on the side — (in addition) fare qcs. come attività secondaria; (illegally) fare qcs. in nero
modificatore [door, window, entrance, road] laterale3.many-sided problem — problema complesso o sfaccettato
••time is on our side — il tempo è dalla nostra parte o ci è favorevole
to be on the safe side — (allowing enough time) per non correre rischi; (to be certain) per stare sul sicuro
to be on the wrong, right side of 40 — avere più, meno di 40 anni
to get on the wrong, right side of sb. — prendere qcn. per il verso sbagliato, giusto
to put sth. to one side — mettere [qcs.] da parte [object, task]
II [saɪd]to take sb. to one side — prendere qcn. da parte
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4 sidestepped
past tense, past participle; see sidestep
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