next to
1 preposition besidein aice in aice le láimh le taobh le the church is next to the school tá an eaglais in aice leis an scoilhis office is next to mine tá a oifig láimh le mo cheannsatwo seats next to each other dhá shuíochán taobh le chéileto wear silk next to your skin síoda a chaitheamh le do chraiceannI put a tick next to his name chuir mé tic lena ainm 2 preposition comparisonnext to my father, you're the man I admire most taobh amuigh de m'athair, is tú an fear is mó a bhfuil meas agam air; seachas m'athair, is tú an fear is mó a bhfuil meas agam airnext to Peadar, we're all stupid le hais Pheadair, is amadáin muid go léir; le taobh Pheadair, táimid uilig bómántaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 preposition almostit was next to impossible bhí sé beagnach dodhéantashe knew next to nothing about it ar éigean a bhí a fhios aici rud ar bith faoiI got it for next to nothing fuair mé an-saor é, fuair mé gan faic éthere was next to nobody there is ar éigean a bhí aon duine ansinthere was next to no visibility ní mó ná go bhféadfaí dada a fheiceáil → féach next