sideline (redirected from sidelining)

side·line  (sdln)

n.

1. Sports

a. A line along either of the two sides of a playing court or field, marking its limits.

b. sidelines The space outside such limits, occupied by coaches, inactive players, and spectators.

2. sidelines The position or point of view of those who observe rather than participate in an activity: the political sidelines.

3. A subsidiary line of merchandise.

4. An activity pursued in addition to one's regular occupation.

tr.v. side·lined, side·lin·ing, side·lines Informal

To remove or keep from active participation.

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sideline [ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn]

n

1. (General Sporting Terms) Sport a line that marks the side boundary of a playing area

2. a subsidiary interest or source of income

3. (Business / Commerce) an auxiliary business activity or line of merchandise

vb (tr)

1. (General Sporting Terms) to prevent (a player) from taking part in a game

2. to prevent (a person) from pursuing a particular activity, operation, career, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sideline - a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field out of bounds line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area touchline - either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
	2.	sideline - an auxiliary line of merchandise line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line, business line, line - a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
	3.	sideline - an auxiliary activity                 avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit pastime, pursuit, interest - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" spelaeology, speleology - the pastime of exploring caves
Verb	1.	sideline - remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President" demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

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sideline

stand on the sidelines not get involved, not take part, not participate, be passive They have just stood on the sidelines and let the situation get worse.

Translations

sideline [ˈsaɪdlaɪn]

A. N

1. (Ftbl, Tennis etc) → línea f de banda
to be on the sidelines (Sport) → estar fuera del terreno de juego, estar en la banda (fig) → estar al margen

2. (Rail) → apartadero m, vía f secundaria

3. (Comm) → actividad f suplementaria
it's just a sideline (fig) → es un pasatiempo, nada más

B. VT (esp US) → marginar
we won't be sidelined → no permitimos que se nos margine
he was sidelined by injury the whole season → quedó fuera del equipo durante toda la temporada debido a una lesión

sideline [ˈsaɪdlaɪn]

n

(SPORT) → ligne f de touche, touche f
to wait on the sidelines, to stand on the sidelines (fig) → rester sur la touche

(= second job) → activité f secondaire, à-côté m
He has several sidelines, none of which pay very much → Il a plusieurs à-côtés, mais qui ne rapportent pas grand-chose.

vt (fig) (= exclude) [+ person] → mettre sur la touche

sideline [ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn] n

a. (Ftbl) → linea laterale

b. (Comm) → attività f inv collaterale