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1 to stand on the sidelines
Pol. observer sans intervenir; se tenir sur la toucheEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to stand on the sidelines
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noun plural (the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc: He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.) de l'extérieur -
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sideline ['saɪdlaɪn]1 noun∎ to wait on the sidelines Sport attendre sur la touche; figurative attendre dans les coulisses;∎ to watch from the sidelines Sport regarder de la ligne de touche; figurative être là en spectateur;∎ her injury kept her on the sidelines all season sa blessure l'a laissée sur la touche pendant toute la saison;∎ figurative I prefer to stand on the sidelines je préfère ne pas m'en mêler∎ he takes wedding photos as a sideline il fait des photos de mariage pour arrondir ses fins de mois∎ they've made recycling a profitable sideline ils ont fait du recyclage une activité secondaire rentable;∎ it's only a sideline for us ce n'est pas notre spécialitéSport & figurative mettre sur la touche;∎ figurative to be feeling sidelined avoir l'impression d'avoir été laissé sur la touche -
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sideline [ˈsaɪdlaɪn]1. nounb. ( = job) activité f secondaire* * *['saɪdlaɪn]1) ( extra) à-côté m2) Sport ligne f de toucheon the sidelines — lit, fig sur la touche
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A n2 Sport ligne f de touche ; to kick the ball over the sideline envoyer la balle en touche ; to be on the sidelines lit, fig être sur la touche. -
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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.) côté2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) côté3) (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.) côté4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) côté5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) côté6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) partie7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) versant8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspect, point de vue9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) côté2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) secondaire- - 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
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