wayside (redirected from go by the wayside)

way·side  (wsd)

n.

The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway.

adj.

Situated at or near the side of a road, way, path, or highway: a wayside inn.

Idioms:

fall by the wayside

To fail to continue; give up.

go by the wayside

To be set aside or discarded because of other considerations.

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wayside [ˈweɪˌsaɪd]

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

a.  the side or edge of a road

b.  (modifier) situated by the wayside a wayside inn

fall by the wayside to cease or fail to continue doing something of the nine starters, three fell by the wayside

go by the wayside to be put aside on account of something more urgent

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wayside - edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" roadside edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"

Translations

wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd]

A. N → borde m del camino
by the wayside → al borde del camino
to fall by the wayside [project] → quedarse en aguas de borraja; [person] → quedarse a mitad de camino

B. CPD [inn] → de carretera; [flowers] → al borde del camino

wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd] n

(= roadside) → bord m de la route

to fall by the wayside (= give up) → abandonner (= be abandoned) → être abandonné(e)
way station n

(= railway station) (US) → gare f

(= stopping point on journey) → étape f

wayside [ˈweɪˌsaɪd]

1. n → bordo della strada
along the wayside, by the wayside → sul ciglio della strada
to fall by the wayside (fig) → perdersi lungo la strada

2. adj (flowers, cafè) → sul bordo della strada

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wayside [ˈweɪˌsaɪd]

1. n → bordo della strada
along the wayside, by the wayside → sul ciglio della strada
to fall by the wayside (fig) → perdersi lungo la strada

2. adj (flowers, cafè) → sul bordo della strada