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I . sideline N

1. sideline (secondary activity):

sideline

dodatkowe zajęcie nt

2. sideline AM SPORTS:

sideline (line)

linia f boczna

sideline (area)

obszar za linią boczną

to stand on the sidelines

stać tuż przy linii boiska

3. sideline fig:

on the sidelines

na uboczu

from the sidelines

z pozycji obserwatora

II . sideline VB trans

1. sideline (keep from playing):

to be sidelineed through injury

zostać wyłączonym z gry na skutek kontuzji

2. sideline fig (ignore):

sideline

pomijać [perf pominąć]

Usage examples with sidelines

on the sidelines

na uboczu

from the sidelines

z pozycji obserwatora

to stand on the sidelines

stać tuż przy linii boiska

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Nor will it be a simple desire to get away from the backseat drivers and sniping from the sidelines. business.financialpost.com

He was then finally dragged to the sidelines, but not before doing a poo in the mascot's kitbag (probably). www.theroar.com.au

We are too good to shuffle off to the international sidelines, impoverished economically, culturally and influentially. www.mirror.co.uk

This time lag translates into slower funding for borrowers and more time on the sidelines for investors. 2. en.wikipedia.org

We helped these individuals topple a dictator, but then stood on the sidelines as radical extremists assumed power. en.wikipedia.org

While it did accomplish this goal, consumer acceptance was low, and the round has remained on the sidelines. en.wikipedia.org

To watch from the sidelines is to feel the guilty relief of a driver who has narrowly avoided a freeway pile-up. www.macleans.ca

Cutters split into two-person teams near both sidelines at the same distance from the handlers as in the horizontal stack. en.wikipedia.org

We should also not sit on the sidelines carping and criticising. www.telegraph.co.uk

Again on the sidelines, an important message of co-operative farming is given through a small incident. en.wikipedia.org

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