sideline

sideline
sideline [{{t}}'saɪdlaɪn]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Sport{{}} (gen) ligne f de côté; (touchline) (ligne f de) touche f, ligne f de jeu;
to wait on the sidelines {{}}Sport{{}} attendre sur la touche; {{}}figurative{{}} attendre dans les coulisses;
to watch from the sidelines {{}}Sport{{}} regarder de la ligne de touche; {{}}figurative{{}} être là en spectateur;
her injury kept her on the sidelines all season sa blessure l'a laissée sur la touche pendant toute la saison;
{{}}figurative{{}} I prefer to stand on the sidelines je préfère ne pas m'en mêler
(b) (job) activité f ou occupation f secondaire;
he takes wedding photos as a sideline il fait des photos de mariage pour arrondir ses fins de mois
(c) {{}}Commerce{{}} (product line) ligne f de produits secondaires;
they've made recycling a profitable sideline ils ont fait du recyclage une activité secondaire rentable;
it's only a sideline for us ce n'est pas notre spécialité
2 transitive verb
{{}}Sport{{}} & {{}}figurative{{}} mettre sur la touche;
{{}}figurative{{}} to be feeling sidelined avoir l'impression d'avoir été laissé sur la touche

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