alongside

a·long·side  (-lôngsd, -lng-)

adv.

Along, near, at, or to the side: stood with a bodyguard alongside; honked and drove up alongside.

prep.

By the side of; side by side with.

Usage Note: Both alongside and alongside of are acceptable as prepositions: The barge lay alongside (or alongside of) the pier.

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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

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

alongside - side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship" aboard

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alongside

preposition

1. next to, near, along, close to, beside, nearby to Much of the industry was located alongside rivers.

2. together with, with, along with He had worked alongside them for years.

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?

2. (Naut) → al costado de
to come alongside a ship → atracarse al costado de un buque

B. ADV (Naut) → de costado
to bring a ship alongside → acostar un buque
to come alongside → atracar

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

alongside [əˈlɒŋˈsaɪd]

1. adv (Naut) → sottobordo
we brought our boat alongside (of a pier/shore) → abbiamo accostato la barca (al molo/alla riva )

2. prep (along) → lungo; (beside) → accanto a
the railway runs alongside the beach → la ferrovia costeggia la spiaggia
to come alongside the quay → accostare al molo
to work alongside other people → lavorare assieme ad altre persone