alongside

alongside
1. adverb
daneben

alongside ofsee 2.

2. preposition
(position) neben (+ Dat.); (direction) neben (+ Akk.); (fig.) neben (+ Dat.)

work alongside somebody — mit jemandem zusammen arbeiten/(fig.) zusammenarbeiten

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preposition, adverb (beside or close to (the side of a ship, a pier etc): He berthed alongside his friend's boat.) längsseits
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along·side
[əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd, AM -ˈlɑ:ŋ-]
I. prep
1. (beside) parallel zu +dat
, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. längs; NAUT längsseits +gen
the new pill will be used \alongside existing medicines die neue Pille wird neben bereits vorhandenen Medikamenten Verwendung finden
2. (be of same standard)
to rank \alongside sth den gleichen Standard wie etw haben, mit etw dat mithalten
II. adv inv daneben
the lorry pulled up \alongside der Laster fuhr heran
a tanker with a tugboat \alongside ein Tanker und ein Schleppboot Bord an Bord
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[ə'lɒŋ'saɪd]
1. prep
neben (+dat)

or curb (US)er parkte am Bordstein

we were moored alongside the pier/the other boats — wir lagen am Pier vor Anker/lagen Bord an Bord mit den anderen Schiffen

the houses alongside the river — die Häuser am Fluss entlang

2. adv
daneben

is the launch still alongside? — liegt die Barkasse immer noch längsseits?

a police car drew up alongside — ein Polizeiauto fuhr neben mich/ihn etc heran

she was driving alongside — sie fuhr nebenher

they brought their dinghy alongside — sie brachten ihr Dingi heran

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alongside [əˌlɒŋˈsaıd; əˈlɒŋsaıd]
A präp
1. a) SCHIFF längsseits (gen)
b) neben (dat oder akk)
2. fig neben (dat)
B adv
a) SCHIFF längsseits
b) daneben:
alongside of A
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1. adverb
daneben

alongside of — see 2.

2. preposition
(position) neben (+ Dat.); (direction) neben (+ Akk.); (fig.) neben (+ Dat.)

work alongside somebody — mit jemandem zusammen arbeiten/(fig.) zusammenarbeiten

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adv.
längsseits adv. n.
nebenher adv. prep.
an der Seite ausdr.

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