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alongside [əˈlɒŋˌsaɪd] prep (often foll by of) along the side of; along beside alongside the quay adv
along the side of some specified thing come alongside ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations alongside [əˈlɒŋˈsaɪd] A. PREP 1. (= next to) → al lado de there's a stream alongside the garden → hay un arroyo al lado del jardín the car stopped alongside me → el coche se paró a mi lado they have to work alongside each other → tienen que trabajar juntos how can these systems work alongside each other? → ¿cómo estos sistemas pueden funcionar en colaboración? alongside [əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd] prep (= at the side of) → à côté de A car drew up alongside the truck → Une voiture est arrivée à côté du camion. BUT Une voiture est arrivée à la hauteur du camion. He sat alongside me → Il s'est assis à côté de moi. (= along the length of) → le long de He walked alongside the river → Il marchait le long de la rivière. BUT Il longeait la rivière à pied. (= together with) → aux côtés de The volunteers work alongside the permanent staff → Les volontaires travaillent aux côtés des employés. (= as well as) → en même temps que Her self-confidence will develop alongside her technique → Sa confiance en elle progressera en même temps que sa technique. adv We stopped, and the bus pulled up alongside → Nous nous sommes arrêtés et le bus s'est arrêté à côté de nous. We brought our boat alongside → Nous avons accosté. alongside prep → neben (+dat); he parked alongside the kerb (Brit) or curb (US) → er parkte am Bordstein; we were moored alongside the pier/the other boats → wir lagen am Pier vor Anker/lagen Bord an Bord mit den anderen Schiffen; the houses alongside the river → die Häuser am Fluss entlang; he works alongside me (= with me) → er ist ein Kollege von mir; (= next to me) → er arbeitet neben mir adv → daneben; is the launch still alongside? → liegt die Barkasse immer noch längsseits?; a police car drew up alongside → ein Polizeiauto fuhr neben mich/ihn etc heran; she was driving alongside → sie fuhr nebenher; they brought their dinghy alongside → sie brachten ihr Dingi heran How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered. As our charge was wrapped in his cloak, I purposely passed within a boat or two's length of the floating Custom House, and so out to catch the stream, alongside of two emigrant ships, and under the bows of a large transport with troops on the forecastle looking down at us. The stout sail-boat that had accompanied us began ranging alongside. |
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