sideways

side·ways  (sdwz) also side·way (-w)

adv. & adj.

1. Toward one side: took a step sideways; a sideways glance.

2. From one side: a painting lit sideways; sideways pressure.

3. With the side forward: turned sideways to show the profile; a sideways view.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sideways - (of movement) at an angle crabwise oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"
Adv.	1.	sideways - with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise" sideway, sidewise
	2.	sideways - from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" sideway, sidewise
	3.	sideways - toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows" sidewise, sideway
	4.	sideways - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" obliquely, sidelong

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sideways

adverb

1. indirectly, covertly, obliquely, surreptitiously, furtively He glanced sideways at her.

2. to the side, laterally, crabwise They moved sideways, their arms still locked together.

adjective

sidelong, side, covert, slanted, oblique, furtive, surreptitious Alfred shot him a sideways glance.

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

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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

[glance] → oblique; [movement] → latéral(e)

(in job) a sideways move → une réorientation
to make a sideways move into sth → se réorienter vers qch

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sideways

adj

(= to one side) movement → zur Seite; glance → von der Seite

(in career) the Justice Minister’s recent sideways move to education → die kürzliche Versetzung des Justizministers in das Bildungsressort

adv

(= to one side) move → zur Seite, seitwärts; look at sb → von der Seite; it goes in sideways → es geht seitwärts hinein; he was knocked sideways by it (fig inf) → es hat ihn umgehauen (inf)

(= side on) sit → seitlich; sideways on → seitlich (to sth zu etw)

(in career) to move sideways → sich auf gleichem Niveau verändern

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sideways [ˈsaɪdˌweɪz]

1. adj → laterale
to give a sideways glance at sth → guardare qc con la coda dell'occhio

2. adv (move) → di lato, di fianco; (look) → con la coda dell'occhio

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sideways → من الجنب stranou sidelæns seitwärts πλάγια de lado sivuttain de côté sa strane lateralmente 横向きに 옆으로 zijdelings sideveis z ukosa de lado в сторону från sidan เคลื่อนไปด้านข้าง yana doğru sang một bên 徘徊不前地