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side

 
 
/saɪd/ noun [C]

Translation

PART OF SOMETHING one of the two parts that something would divide into if you drew a line down the middle
yan, taraf, kenar
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.17171259
SURFACE a flat, outer surface of an object, especially one that is not its top, bottom, front, or back
kenar
The ingredients are listed on the side of the box. The side of the car was badly scratched.17171259
EDGE one edge of something
yan, kenar
A square has four sides. There were chairs round the sides of the room.1717
NEXT TO SOMETHING the area next to something
taraf, yüz
trees growing by the side of the road There were flowers in pots on either side of the front door.1726
PAPER/COIN ETC either of the two surfaces of a thin, flat object such as a piece of paper or a coin
kenar, yan
Write on both sides of the paper.17171259
ARGUMENT one of the people or groups who are arguing, fighting, or competing
taraf
Whose side is he on? Whenever we argue he always takes Alice's side (= gives support to Alice).707
TEAM UK the players in a sports team
oyuncular, sporcular
He's been selected for the national side.1477
PART OF A SITUATION part of a situation that can be considered or dealt with separately
bölüm, cephe, yön, taraf
She looks after the financial side of things.2169
CHARACTER a part of someone's character
karakterinin bir tarafı/yanı
She has a very practical side.2096
BODY the two areas of your body from under your arms to the tops of your legs
vücudun yan tarafı
Stand with your arms by your sides. She lay on her side.1259537
STORY Someone's side of a story is the way in which they explain how something happened.
birinin anlatacakları, hikâyesi, hikayenin bir tarafı
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.1910
TELEVISION/RADIO UK a number on a television or radio that you can choose in order to receive a broadcast
tv./radyo istasyon/kanal numarası
Which side is the film on?64
from side to side If something moves from side to side, it moves from left to right and back again repeatedly.
soldan sağa, sağa sola
swinging from side to side1730
side by side If two things or people are side by side, they are next to each other.
yan yana
sitting side by side on the sofa Alex laid them down side by side on the table.1726
RELATIVES the part of your family who are either your mother's relatives or your father's relatives
anne/baba tarafı
They tend to be tall on my mother's side of the family.626
err on the side of caution to be very careful instead of taking a risk or making a mistake
risk almamak/hata yapmak yerine dikkatli olmak; itinalı/özenli/dikkatli olmak
1843
on the side in addition to your main job
fazladan, ayrıca, ek olarak; ek iş olarak
She does a bit of bar work on the side.1441
put sth to one side to not use or deal with something now, but keep it for a later time
bir kenara koymak, saklamak, ileride kullanmak için bir yerde tutmak
1559
→ See also the flip side
(Definition of side noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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