side

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BrE /sайд/ AmE /said/

noun en → es

1 POSITION [countable] A1

one of the two long edges of something flat or narrow, such as a road or piece of paper

lado

  • on one side

Collocations side of the street · side of the page

  • There are trees on both sides of the road.

    Hay árboles en ambos lados de la carretera.

2 PART [countable] A1

one part or half of something, especially when it is divided into two parts

parte, mitad

  • on one side

Collocations side of the bed · side of a coin

  • He sleeps on the left side of the bed.

    Él duerme del lado izquierdo de la cama.

3 GROUP [countable] B1

a group that supports a particular person or idea in an argument, competition, etc.

bando, grupo

  • take sides

Collocations our side · the winning side

  • We are on the same side in this argument.

    Estamos del mismo lado en este debate.

4 MEAL [countable] B1

a dish that is served with meat or fish to make a complete meal

guarnición, plato acompañante

  • have something as a side

Collocations side dish · vegetable side

  • I had mashed potatoes as a side.

    Tuve puré de papa como guarnición.

5 SPORT [countable] B1

one of the two teams in a game or competition

equipo, bando

  • on one side

Collocations our side · the winning side

  • Our side won the game.

    Nuestro equipo ganó el partido.

6 POLITICS [countable] B2

a political group or party that supports a particular leader, policy, etc.

partido político, bando

  • take sides

Collocations political side · the winning side

  • He is a member of the conservative side.

    Él es miembro del bando conservador.

7 MUSIC [countable] B2

a song or piece of music that is recorded on one half of a record, CD, etc.

cara de un disco

  • on side A

Collocations side A · side B

  • The hit song is on side B of the record.

    La canción exitosa está en la cara B del disco.

8 BODY [countable] B2

one half of your body, from head to foot

lado del cuerpo

  • on one side

Collocations right side · left side

  • She has a pain on the right side of her body.

    Ella tiene un dolor en el lado derecho de su cuerpo.

Idioms

take sides B1

tomar partido

  • We shouldn't take sides in this argument.

    No deberíamos tomar partido en este debate.

by the side of B1

al lado de, junto a

  • She sat by the side of her mother.

    Ella se sentó al lado de su madre.

on the side B2

de manera adicional, a un lado

  • He works on the side to earn extra money.

    Él trabaja de manera adicional para ganar dinero extra.