sidelong

side·long  (sdlông, -lng)

adj.

1. Directed to one side; sideways: a sidelong glance.

2. So as to slant; sloping.

adv.

1. On or toward the side; sideways.

2. In an oblique manner.

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[Alteration of sideling.]

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sidelong [ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ]

adj (prenominal)

1. directed or inclining to one side

2. indirect or oblique

adv

from the side; obliquely

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sidelong - (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
	2.	sidelong - situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson lateral side - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
	3.	sidelong - inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
Adv.	1.	sidelong - on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"
	2.	sidelong - with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
	3.	sidelong - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" obliquely, sideways

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sidelong

adjective sideways, indirect, oblique, covert, surreptitious, sideward She gave him a quick sidelong glance.

Translations

sidelong [ˈsaɪdlɒŋ]

A. ADV → de costado

B. ADJ [glance] → de soslayo, de reojo

sidelong [ˈsaɪdlɒŋ] adj
to give sb a sidelong glance → regarder qn du coin de l'œil
side-on [ˌsaɪdˈɒn] adj [collision] → latéral(e); [view] → latéral(e)
side order n → plat m d'accompagnement
served with a side order of sth → servi(e) avec qch en accompagnement
served with a side order of potato salad → servi avec de la salade de pommes de terre en accompagnement
side plate n → petite f assiette
side road n → route f transversale

sidelong [ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ] adj to give a sidelong glance at sth → guardare qc con la coda dell'occhio