beside

beside
1. preposition
1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) junto a, al lado de
2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) al lado de
•

2. adverb
(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) además
- be beside oneself with
- be beside oneself
- be beside the point
beside prep al lado de / junto a
he sat down beside me se sentó a mi lado
beside
tr[bɪ'saɪd]
preposition
1 al lado de
■ they live beside the football stadium viven al lado del estadio de fútbol
2 (compared to) frente a, comparado,-a con
■ his contribution looks insignificant beside yours su aportación parece insignificante frente a la tuya
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be beside oneself estar fuera de sí
to be beside oneself with joy estar loco,-a de alegría
that's beside the point esto no viene al caso
beside [bɪ'saɪd] prep
: al lado de, junto a
beside
adv.
• además adv.
• al lado adv.
• también adv.
prep.
• cerca de prep.
• en comparación a prep.
• junto a prep.

I bɪ'saɪd
preposition
a) (at the side of) al lado de, junto a

she's the one beside me in the photograph — es la que está a mi lado or junto a mí en la foto

to be beside oneself: he was beside himself with rage estaba fuera de sí (de la rabia); she's beside herself with happiness — está que no cabe en sí de la alegría

b) (compared with) comparado con
c) (extraneous to)

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver, eso no viene al caso

d) besides I

II
adverb
a) (alongside) al lado
b) besides II
[bɪ'saɪd]
PREP
1) (=at the side of) al lado de, junto a; (=near) cerca de

to be beside o.s. — (with anger) estar fuera de sí; (with joy) estar loco de alegría

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver con el asunto, eso no viene al caso

2) (=compared with) comparado con

what is that beside victory? — ¿y eso qué importa comparado con la victoria?

3) (=in addition to) además de, aparte de; (=apart from) aparte de
* * *

I [bɪ'saɪd]
preposition
a) (at the side of) al lado de, junto a

she's the one beside me in the photograph — es la que está a mi lado or junto a mí en la foto

to be beside oneself: he was beside himself with rage estaba fuera de sí (de la rabia); she's beside herself with happiness — está que no cabe en sí de la alegría

b) (compared with) comparado con
c) (extraneous to)

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver, eso no viene al caso

d) besides I

II
adverb
a) (alongside) al lado
b) besides II

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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