Znaczenie side w języku polskim

• 0 one of the two parts that something would divide into if you drew a line down the middle

  • In most countries people drive on the right side of the road.

  • Which side of the bed do you sleep on?

  • They were on the other side of the room.

• 1 a flat, outer surface of an object, especially one that is not its top, bottom, front, or back

  • The ingredients are listed on the side of the box.

  • The side of the car was badly scratched.

• 2 one edge of something

  • A square has four sides.

  • There were chairs round the sides of the room.

• 3 the area next to something

  • trees growing by the side of the road

  • There were flowers in pots on either side of the front door.

  • There's a tree on the right side of the house.

• 4 either of the two surfaces of a thin, flat object such as a piece of paper or a coin

  • Write on both sides of the paper.

  • Grill the fish for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

• 5 one of the people or groups who are arguing, fighting, or competing

  • Whose side is he on?

  • Whenever we argue he always takes Alice's side (= gives support to Alice).

• 6 the players in a sports team

  • He's been selected for the national side.

• 7 part of a situation that can be considered or dealt with separately

  • She looks after the financial side of things.

• 8 a part of someone's character

  • She has a very practical side.

• 9 the two areas of your body from under your arms to the tops of your legs

  • Stand with your arms by your sides.

  • She lay on her side.

• 10 Someone's side of a story is the way in which they explain how something happened.

  • I thought I'd better listen to Clare's side of the story.

  • So far they'd only heard the story from the wife's side.

• 11 a number on a television that you can choose in order to receive a broadcast

  • Which side is the film on?

• 12 If something moves from side to side, it moves from left to right and back again repeatedly.

  • swinging from side to side

• 13 If two things or people are side by side, they are next to each other.

  • sitting side by side on the sofa

  • Alex laid them down side by side on the table.

• 14 the part of your family who are either your mother's relatives or your father's relatives

  • They tend to be tall on my mother's side of the family.