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noun
1 noun lateral surfacetaobh masc1  c m uslios masc3  c m ucliathán masc1  c m uit hit the side of the box bhuail sé taobh an bhoscait was lying on its side bhí sé ina luí ar a thaobhgo round the side of the house gabh thart le taobh an tí 2 noun MATH edge of shape, objectslios masc3  c m ua triangle has three sides tá trí shlios ar thriantán
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3 noun also MATH surface of an objecttaobh masc1  c m uhow many sides does a cube have? cá mhéad taobh atá ar chiúb?this side up an taobh seo in airde 4 noun edge of sthtaobh masc1  c m uat the side of the pitch ar thaobh na páirceon two sides of the garden ar dhá thaobh den ghairdín 5 noun lateral part of sththere's an opening at the side of the bag tá oscailt i dtaobh an mhálaI walked by the side of the river shiúil mé le taobh na habhannon the driver's side ar thaobh an tiománaí 6 noun opposite end, parttaobh masc1  c m uit can't be seen from this side ní féidir é a fheiceáil ón taobh seoon both sides of the border ar an dá thaobh den teorainn, ar dhá thaobh na teorannover on the other side thall ar an taobh eile, ar an taobh thallhe was on the wrong side of the road bhí sé ar an taobh mícheart den bhótharthe other side of the room an taobh eile den seomraon the left side of her face ar an taobh clé dá haghaidhit's on this side of Kildare tá sé ar an taobh seo de Chill Dara 7 noun surface of sth flat or thintaobh masc1  c m uwrite on both sides of the page scríobh ar an dá thaobh den leathanachis that shirt the right side out? an bhfuil an taobh ceart den léine sin amuigh agat? 8 noun upright edge of sthtaobh masc1  c m uthree sides of the court are glass gloine atá i dtrí thaobh den chúirtgrease the sides of the tin cuir gréisc ar thaobhanna an stáinit's spilling over the side tá sé ag cur thar maoil 9 noun GEOG of mountaintaobh masc1  c m uslios masc3  c m umala fem4  c m uit's up on the side of a mountain tá sé thuas ar thaobh sléibhe 10 noun ANAT part of bodytaobh masc1  c m ucliathán masc1  c m uI had a pain in my side bhí pian i mo thaobhhe was lying on his side bhí sé ina luí ar a thaobhplace your arms by your sides cuir do lámha le do thaobhannaI was holding my sides with laughter bhí mé sna trithí gáire 11 noun FOOD of meatcliathán masc1  c m uside of beef cliathán mairteola 12 noun party in discussion, conflict, etctaobh masc1  c m uneither side is happy with the verdict níl ceachtar den dá thaobh sásta leis an mbreiththere are faults on both sides tá lochtanna ar an dá thaobhwe all know whose side you're on tá a fhios againn uile cén taobh ar a bhfuil tusamen on one side and women on the other fir ar thaobh amháin agus mná ar an taobh eileto switch sides dul leis an taobh eile 13 noun SPOR teamfoireann fem2  c m ushe captains the side is ise captaen na foirneit's nine a side naonúr an taobh atá ann, foirne naonúir atá annthe home side an fhoireann bhaile 14 noun argument, versiontaobh masc1  c m uto listen to both sides of the story éisteacht leis an dá thaobh den scéalyou haven't heard my side níor chuala tú an taobh s'agamsa 15 noun aspect of sthtaobh masc1  c m ugné fem4  c m uyou have to consider all sides of the matter ní mór gach taobh den cheist a chur san áireamhit has two sides to it tá dhá thaobh airthe pastoral side of their work gné an tréadchúraim dá gcuid oibreon the environment side ó thaobh na timpeallachta de 16 noun of personalitytaobh masc1  c m uthat's a side to her that I've never seen sin taobh di nach bhfaca mé riamhthey can develop their creative side is féidir leo a gcruthaitheacht a fhorbairthe has a lazy side to him féadann sé a bheith leisciúil in amanna 17 noun of familytaobh masc1  c m uon my father's side ar thaobh m'athar 18 noun TV-RAD channelstáisiún masc1  c m u 19 noun FOOD (especially US) side dishmias tionlacain  c m u 20 noun GAMES in snooker etctaobhrothlú masc  c m u
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21 adjective on or at the side of sthtaoibh gs as adj  c m utaobh- prefcliathánach adj1  c m ua side light solas taoibh, taobhsholas masc1a side wind gaoth chliathánach 22 adjective less importanttánaisteach adj1  c m ua side question ceist thánaisteach, focheist fem2
phrases

by sb's side

1 next to sbshe was walking by my side bhí sí ag siúl le mo thaobhthe phone was by his side bhí an guthán taobh leis 2 in support of sbthey fought by our side throid siad lenár dtaobhshe was by his side throughout bhí sí leis i rith an ama

from all sides

(also

from every side

) ó gach taobhón uile thaobh

on all sides

(also

on every side

) ar gach taobh

from sb's side

look at it from my side breathnaigh air ó mo thaobhsa defrom their side, it's a question of confidence óna dtaobhsan de, is ceist muiníne é

from side to side

ó thaobh go taobhanonn is anall  c m u

on one side

1 askewto put sth on one side rud a chlaonadh, rud a chur ar sceabha, rud a chur ar a chorrshe had her head on one side bhí leathcheann uirthi 2 to be dealt with laterwe'll leave the fee on one side fágfaimid an táille i leataobh

on sb's side

1 supporting sbthe community is on their side tá an pobal ag taobhú leo, tá an pobal leo 2 advantageous to sbshe has youth on her side tá buntáiste na hóige aiciwe have time on our side tá go leor ama againnthe law is on their side tá an dlí leo

on the negative side

ar an taobh diúltach den scéalle bheith diúltach faoi

on the positive side

ar an taobh dearfach den scéalle bheith dearfach faoi

on the right side of sb

(also

on the good side of sb

) better to keep on the right side of him is fearr fanacht ar an taobh ceart detry to stay on their good side déan iarracht fanacht istigh leo

on the wrong side of sb

(also

on the bad side of sb

) to get on the wrong side of sb seasamh ar chosa duine, teacht salach ar dhuine, olc a chur ar dhuinehe found himself on the bad side of the principal thit sé amach leis an bpríomhoide

the wrong side of sth

an taobh tuathail de rudan taobh contráilte de rudI'm the wrong side of 12 stone tá mé ar an taobh contráilte de 12 chlochhe's on the wrong side of sixty ní fheicfidh sé an seasca arís

the right side of sth

he's still on the right side of forty níl sé daichead fós

on the ... side

informalábhairín ...rud beag ...it's on the cold side tá sé ábhairín fuar, tá sé buille fuarit's on the heavy side tá sé rud beag tromit's on the long side tá sé fada go maith, tá sé sách fada, tá sé mós fada

on the side

1 FOOD as side dishar an taobh 2 informal as additional activityar an taobhto earn money on the side airgead a shaothrú ar an taobh 3 informal as illicit activityar chúla téarmaí  c m u

side of the fence

taobh den chlaíon the other side of the fence ar an taobh eile den chlaí

sb's good side

(also

sb's best side

) usually humorous an taobh is fearr de dhuine

sb's side of the story

the government's side of the story taobh an rialtais den scéalto tell your side of the story do thaobh féin den scéal a insint

side by side

close togethertaobh le taobhtaobh le chéilele hais a chéilethey stood side by side sheas siad taobh le taobh

to not leave sb's side

(also

to stay by sb's side

) fanacht le duinefanacht in éineacht le duineI didn't leave her side d'fhan mé in éineacht léi, níor fhág mé í

to one side

1 to left or rightflowers to one side and plants to the other bláthanna ar thaobh amháin agus plandaí ar an taobh eilethe ship was listing to one side bhí an long ina luí ar a taobhto move sth to one side rud a bhogadh i leataobh 2 left to be dealt with laterto put sth to one side rud a chur i leataobhlet's leave that to one side for the moment fágaimis é sin i leataobh go fóill beag

to take sb on one side

cogar a chur i gcluas duineduine a thógáil i leataobh

to take sides

I'm not going to take sides níl mé ag gabháil le ceachtar taobh, nílim chun taobhú le taobh amháin ná leis an taobh eileto take sides with sb taobhú le duine, dul i leith duine

this side of ...

roimh ...this side of Christmas roimh an Nollaig

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