beside

beside
beside [{{t}}bɪ'saɪd]
preposition
(a) (next to) à côté de, auprès de;
∎ walk beside me marchez à côté de moi;
∎ he wanted to keep his family beside him il voulait garder sa famille auprès de lui;
∎ a plate with a glass beside it une assiette avec un verre à côté;
∎ a house beside the sea une maison au bord de la mer
(b) (as compared with) à côté de, par rapport à;
∎ beside him everyone else appears slow à côté de lui, tous les autres paraissent lents;
∎ the results don't look very brilliant beside last year's les résultats n'ont pas l'air brillants à côté de ou par rapport à ceux de l'année dernière
(c) (in addition to) en plus de, outre; (apart from) à part, excepté;
∎ other people beside ourselves d'autres (personnes) que nous
(d) (wide of)
∎ that is beside the point or question cela n'a rien à voir (avec l'affaire en question);
∎ whether you arrived or not is beside the point que tu sois arrivé ou non n'est pas le problème;
∎ beside oneself (with joy/anger) fou (folle) (de joie/colère);
∎ beside oneself with enthusiasm débordant d'enthousiasme

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français. 2015.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • Beside — Be*side , prep. [OE. biside, bisiden, bisides, prep. and adv., beside, besides; pref. be by + side. Cf. Besides, and see {Side}, n.] 1. At the side of; on one side of. Beside him hung his bow. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Aside from; out of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beside — beside, besides Beside is only used as a preposition meaning ‘next to’ • (He heard Lee come up beside him A. Hassall, 1989) whereas besides is both an adverb meaning ‘also, moreover’ • (Besides, it was not the first disappointment S. Studd, 1981) …   Modern English usage

  • beside — beside, besides are occasionally interchangeable. More often beside is employed as a preposition in a local sense, meaning by the side of {he stood beside her} {the house beside the river} On the other hand, besides has almost entirely replaced… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • beside — [bē sīd′, bisīd′] prep. [ME < OE bi sidan (dat. of side): see BY & SIDE] 1. by or at the side of; alongside; near 2. in comparison with [beside yours my share seems small] 3. BESIDES 4. not pertinent to …   English World dictionary

  • beside — ► PREPOSITION 1) at the side of; next to. 2) compared with. 3) in addition to; apart from. ● beside oneself Cf. ↑beside oneself …   English terms dictionary

  • beside — O.E. be sidan by the side of (only as two words), from BE (Cf. be ) + sidan dative of SIDE (Cf. side) (n.). By 1200, formed as one word and used as both adverb and preposition. The alternative M.E. meaning outside led to the sense preserved in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • beside — (yourself) extremely upset or excited. My mother was beside herself with curiosity …   New idioms dictionary

  • beside — index adjacent, contiguous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • beside — [adv/prep] next to abreast of, adjacent to, adjoining, alongside, aside, a step from, at one’s elbow, at the edge of, at the side of, bordering on, by, cheek by jowl*, close at hand, close to, close upon, connected with, contiguous to, fornent,… …   New thesaurus

  • beside — be|side W2S3 [bıˈsaıd] prep [: Old English; Origin: be sidan at or to the side ] 1.) next to or very close to the side of someone or something ▪ Wendy came up and sat beside me. ▪ the table beside the bed ▪ I was standing right beside her at the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • beside — be|side [ bı saıd ] preposition *** 1. ) at the side of someone or something and close to them: Who s that standing beside Jeff? I knelt down beside the bed. We found a picnic area down beside the river. 2. ) used for comparing two people or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”