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aisle
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aisle  (l)
n.
1. A part of a church divided laterally from the nave by a row of pillars or columns.
2. A passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane.
3. A passageway for inside traffic, as in a department store, warehouse, or supermarket.

[Alteration (influenced by isle and French aile, wing) of Middle English ele, from Old French, wing of a building, from Latin la.]

aisle [aɪl]
n
1. a passageway separating seating areas in a theatre, church, etc.; gangway
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a lateral division in a church flanking the nave or chancel
(rolling) in the aisles Informal (of an audience) overcome with laughter
[C14 ele (later aile, aisle, through confusion with isle (island)), via Old French from Latin āla wing]
aisled  adj
aisleless  adj

Aisle Dialectal. double rows of wheat sheaves set up to dry.
Example: aisle of wheat, 1817.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aisle - a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)aisle - a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
2.aisle - passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in storesaisle - passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings
3.aisle - part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columnsaisle - part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

aisle
noun passageway, path, lane, passage, corridor, alley, gangway the frozen food aisle
rolling in the aisles roaring with laughter, giggling, chuckling, sniggering, cracking up (informal), chortling, guffawing, tittering, convulsed (informal), in stitches, busting a gut (informal), creasing up (informal), splitting your sides a host of comic talent which will have you rolling in the aisles
Translations
aisle [aɪl] N (Rel) → nave f (lateral); (in theatre, plane, train, coach, supermarket) → pasillo m
aisle seatasiento m de pasillo
to walk up or down the aisle with sb (o.f.) → llevar al altar a algn
it had them rolling in the aisleslos tuvo muertos de(la)risa

aisle [ˈaɪl] n
[church] (central)allée f centrale; (side)nef f latérale
to walk down the aisle (= get married) → se marier
(in theatre)allée f
(on plane)couloir m aisle seat
(in supermarket)allée f
aisle seat nplace m côté couloir

aisle
nGang m; (in church) → Seitenschiff nt; (central aisle) → Mittelgang m; aisle seatSitz mam Gang; to walk down the aislevor den Altar treten; to walk down the aisle with somebodyjdn zum Altar führen; he had them rolling in the aisles (inf)er brachte sie so weit, dass sie sich vor Lachen kugelten (inf)or wälzten (inf)

aisle [aɪl] n (of church, lateral) → navata laterale; (central) → navata centrale; (of theatre, train, coach, plane) → corridoio; (in supermarket) → passaggio
it had them rolling in the aisles → li ha fatti rotolare (per terra) dalle risate

aisle
n aisle [ail]
a passage between rows of seats etc in a church, cinema etc. paadjie, gangetjie مَمَر بَيْن صَفَّي مَقَاعِد пътека ulička (mezi sedadly) (midter-)gang der Gang διάδρομος pasillo vahekäik راهروی میان صندلی ها käytävä allée מַעֲבָר गलियारा, रास्ता prolaz među sjedalima hajó lorong, gang gangur navata laterale; corridoio fra i posti a sedere 通路 통로, 복도 takas, tarpas eja (starp solu rindām) laluan gangpad (midt)gang przejście coxia culoar проход между рядами ulička (medzi sedadlami) cerkvena ladja prolaz gång, mittgång ทางเดินระหว่างที่นั่งในโบสถ์ โรงภาพยนตร์ เป็นต้น koridor, ara yol 通道 прохід نشستوں کی قطاروں کے درمیان والا راستہ lối đi giữa hai dãy ghế

aisle ممشى ulička midtergang Gang διάδρομος pasillo käytävä couloir prolaz corridoio 通路 통로 gangpad midtgang przejście corredor, coxia проход gång ทางเดินระหว่างที่นั่ง koridor lối đi ở giữa 走道


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