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sideways [ˈsaɪdˌweɪz] adv 1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side 2. from one side; obliquely 3. with one side forward adj (prenominal)
1. moving or directed to or from one side 2. towards or from one side ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sideways adverb 1. indirectly, covertly, obliquely, surreptitiously, furtively He glanced sideways at her. Translations sideways [ˈsaɪdˌweɪz] A. ADJ (gen) → de lado, lateral; [look] → de reojo, de soslayo B. ADV to step sideways → hacerse a un lado to walk/move sideways → andar/moverse de lado to look sideways → mirar de reojo, mirar de soslayo it goes or fits in sideways → se mete de lado or de costado sideways on → de perfil sideways [ˈsaɪdweɪz] adv (= to the side) [lean] → d'un côté; [move] → latéralement; [face, sit] → de côté to look sideways at sb → lancer un regard oblique à qn, jeter un regard oblique à qn to glance sideways at sb/sth → lancer un regard oblique à qn/qch to knock sb sideways (= upset) → chambouler qn > (in job) to move sb sideways → écarter qn He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted → Il serait écarté plutôt que démis de ses fonctions. adj (in job) a sideways move → une réorientation to make a sideways move into sth → se réorienter vers qch sideways adj (in career) the Justice Minister’s recent sideways move to education → die kürzliche Versetzung des Justizministers in das Bildungsressort sideways [ˈsaɪdˌweɪz] 2. adv (move) → di lato, di fianco; (look) → con la coda dell'occhio sideways [ˈsaɪdˌweɪz] 2. adv (move) → di lato, di fianco; (look) → con la coda dell'occhio How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Not stopping to look again, I wrenched the horse's head hard round to the right and in another moment the dog cart had heeled over upon the horse; the shafts smashed noisily, and I was flung sideways and fell heavily into a shallow pool of water. Gilbert, glancing at her sideways as they walked along a shadowy woodpath, thought she had never looked so lovely. Even grown dogs might hurtle him backward or sideways with the impact of their heavy bodies; and backward or sideways he would go, in the air or sliding on the ground, but always with his legs under him and his feet downward to the mother earth. |
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