sides in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.side [Am saɪd, Brit sʌɪd] N

1. side C (surface):

side (of cube, record, coin, piece of paper)
lado m
side (of cube, record, coin, piece of paper)
cara f
side (of building, cupboard)
lado m
side (of building, cupboard)
costado m
side (of mountain, hill)
ladera f
side (of mountain, hill)
falda f
“this side up”
“este lado hacia arriba”
we laid the wardrobe on its side
colocamos el armario de costado or de lado
they threw him over the side
lo arrojaron por la borda
the reverse side of the form
el reverso del impreso
1, 000 words is about three sides
1.000 palabras son más o menos tres carillas
the right/wrong side of the fabric
el derecho/revés de la tela
you've got it wrong side out
lo tienes al revés

3. side C:

side (of person)
costado m
side (of animal)
ijada f
side (of animal)
ijar m
he sleeps on his side
duerme de costado or de lado
a side of beef
media res f
a side of pork
medio cerdo m
Roy stood at her side
Roy estaba a su lado
he flew in from Washington to be at her side
voló desde Washington para estar con ella or para acompañarla
they sat side by side
estaban sentados uno junto al otro or uno al lado del otro
the houses were built side by side
las casas estaban construidas una al lado de la otra
various ethnic groups live side by side here
varios grupos étnicos conviven aquí
to work side by side with sb
trabajar codo con codo con alguien
to get on the wrong side of sb
ganarse la antipatía de alguien
to stay or keep on the right side of sb
no predisponer a alguien en contra de uno

4. side C (contrasted area, part, half):

side
lado m
the driver's/passenger's side
el lado del conductor/pasajero
they drive on the left-hand side of the road
conducen por la izquierda
the church is on the left-hand side
la iglesia está a mano izquierda
put it on the far side of the table
ponlo en el otro extremo or en la otra punta de la mesa
shut up, he snarled out of the side of his mouth
—cállate —masculló
from side to side
de un lado al otro
on both sides/either side of sth
a ambos lados/a cada lado de algo
Mary sat on one side of him and Helen on the other
tenía a Mary sentada de un lado y a Helen del otro
to move to one side
hacerse a un lado
move this box to one side
corre la caja hacia un lado
to take sb to one side
llamar a alguien aparte
to put sth on/to one side , I'll put it to one side until I have more time
lo voy a dejar hasta que tenga más tiempo
if you pay a deposit, we'll put it to one side for you
si nos deja un depósito se lo reservamos or se lo guardamos
they live the other side of the border
viven al otro lado de la frontera
he swam to the other side of the river
nadó hasta la otra orilla or hasta el otro lado del río
she walked past on the other side of the street
pasó por la acera de enfrente
this side of sth the bank is this side of the station
el banco está antes de llegar a la estación
you won't find a better goulash this side of Budapest
solo en Budapest podrá comer un 'goulash' mejor que este
it won't happen this side of the election
no sucederá antes de las elecciones
he's the right/wrong side of 40
tiene menos/más de 40 años
she received support from all sides
recibió apoyo de todos los sectores
on the side he repairs cars on the side
arregla coches como trabajo extra
he was having an affair on the side
tenía una amante

6. side C (area, aspect):

side
lado m
side
aspecto m
the seamy side of New York life
el lado or aspecto sórdido de la vida neoyorquina
the changes have their positive side
los cambios tienen su lado or aspecto positivo
to see only one side of the question
ver solo un aspecto del asunto
a woman with many sides to her character
una mujer polifacética or de muchas facetas
my brother deals with that side of the business
mi hermano se ocupa de esa parte or de ese aspecto del negocio
you must listen to both sides of the story
hay que oír las dos versiones or las dos campanas
this is only one side of the problem
este no es sino un aspecto del problema
we've kept our side of the bargain
nosotros hemos cumplido con nuestra parte del trato
it's a little on the short/expensive side
es un poco corto/caro
the price was a bit on the high side
el precio era más bien tirando a caro
to look on the bright or sunny/gloomy or black side of sth
ver el lado positivo or bueno/negativo or malo de algo
let's look on the bright side; he may still come
seamos optimistas, quizás todavía venga

II.side [Am saɪd, Brit sʌɪd] ADJ attr, no comp

See also track, coin

I.track [Am træk, Brit trak] N

1. track C (mark):

track
pista f
track
huellas fpl
to be on sb's track(s)
seguirle la pista or el rastro a alguien
to put or throw sb off one's/the track
despistar a alguien
to cover one's tracks
no dejar rastros
to keep/lose track of sth/sb the police have been keeping track of his movements
la policía le ha estado siguiendo la pista
he keeps track of expenditure
lleva la cuenta de los gastos
make sure you keep track of the time
ten cuidado de que no se te pase la hora
to keep track of the conversation/plot
seguir (el hilo de) la conversación/el argumento
he lost track of the argument
perdió el hilo de la discusión
I've lost track of a lot of old friends
a muchos de mis viejos amigos ya les he perdido la pista
I've lost track of a lot of old friends
he perdido contacto con muchos de mis viejos amigos
I've lost track of the number of times I've told him that
he perdido la cuenta de las veces que se lo he dicho
sorry I'm late, I lost all track of the time
perdona el retraso pero es que perdí por completo la noción del tiempo or no me di cuenta de la hora
to make tracks inf
irse
to make tracks inf
ponerse en camino
we must be making tracks
tenemos que ponernos en camino
we must be making tracks
tenemos que irnos
they made tracks for Toronto
se pusieron en camino a Toronto
to stop (dead) in one's tracks
pararse en seco
when I saw the snake, I stopped dead in my tracks
cuando vi la serpiente, me paré en seco

II.track [Am træk, Brit trak] VB trans

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III.track [Am træk, Brit trak] VB intr

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I.coin [Am kɔɪn, Brit kɔɪn] N

II.coin [Am kɔɪn, Brit kɔɪn] VB trans

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side-by-side <pred side by side> [ˈsʌɪdbʌɪˌsʌɪd] ADJ

side with VB [Am saɪd -, Brit sʌɪd -] (v + prep + o)

supply-side [Am səˈplaɪ ˈˌsaɪd, Brit] ADJ

flip side [Am ˈflɪp ˌsaɪd, Brit] N the flip side

I.side-on [Am ˈsaɪd ˌɑn, Brit] ADJ attr, no comp

II.side-on [Am ˈsaɪd ˌɑn, Brit] ADV

sides in the PONS Dictionary

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sides Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on all side(s)
por todas partes
from all side(s)
de todas partes
from side to side
de lado a lado
to take sides
tomar partido
on both sides
en ambos lados
to split one's sides laughing
partirse de risa
to want one's bread buttered on both sides
querer el oro y el moro
to want one's bread buttered on both sides
querer la chancha y los cinco reales RioPl
to stagger [or reel] from side to side
ir haciendo eses inf
to roll from side to side
dar bandazos

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The sides of the bridge are wooden planks nailed vertically with a small gap between the roof and the top of the side walls.
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This is made of light-weighted materials and the cloth at the sides swings to and fro covering the legs of the dancer.
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Both sides fought valiantly with great losses all around.
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This area is the apparent source of a major debris-avalanche deposit that forms hummocky terrain beyond the west and northwest sides of the volcano.
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In other words, every knit stitch is flanked on all four sides (left and right, top and bottom) by purl stitches, and vice versa.
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In the front portion, on the right and left sides of the entrance, respectively, are the presidents office and the ladies room.
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The property is lined on two sides by a concrete fencing with iron gates.
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When the pieces encounter each other, the player puts the uncolored sides together and put the pieces on their sides.
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Once more the battle was hard fought and narrowly decided, with both sides suffering great losses.
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Details of the legal action emerged within hours of ACAS, the arbitration and conciliation service, inviting both sides to a fresh round of talks.
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