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1 sidetrack
verb (to turn (a person) aside from what he was about to do: I intended to write letters this evening, but was sidetracked into going to the pictures instead.) aizvilināt; pierunāt (darīt ko citu)* * *pārvietot uz rezerves ceļa; novirzīt; rezerves ceļš -
2 to sidetrack an issue
apiet jautājumu -
3 to sidetrack attention
novērst uzmanību -
4 side
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.) mala; puse2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) sāns; skaldne3) (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.) sāns4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) puse5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) sāns6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) puse; daļa7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) nogāze8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) puse9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) puse2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) blakus-- - 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* * *mala; puse; sāni; nogāze; lielība, uzpūtība; borts; komanda; nostāties kāda pusē, pieslieties; blakus
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