beside

beside
preposition
1) (close to) neben (position: + Dat.; direction: + Akk.); an (+ Dat.)

beside the sea/lake — am Meer/See

walk beside the river — am Fluss entlanggehen

2) (compared with) neben (+ Dat.)
3)

beside oneself with joy/grief — außer sich vor Freude/Kummer

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1. preposition
1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) neben
2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) im Vergleich zu
- academic.ru/6589/besides">besides
2. adverb
(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) außerdem
- be beside oneself with
- be beside oneself
- be beside the point
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be·side
[bɪˈsaɪd]
prep
1. (at side) neben +dat; (to side) neben +akk
\beside the sea/seaside am Meer/Strand
to walk/drive \beside sth an etw dat entlanggehen/entlangfahren
2. (in addition to) außer +dat
3. (except for) abgesehen von +dat
4. (compared with) neben +dat
to be \beside oneself with sth wegen etw gen [völlig] außer sich dat sein
\beside oneself with joy/sorrow außer sich dat vor Freude/Kummer
to be \beside the point nebensächlich sein; (not an option)
to be \beside the question ausgeschlossen sein
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[bI'saɪd]
prep
1) (= at the side of) neben (+dat or with motion +acc); (= at the edge of) road, river an (+dat or with motion +acc)

beside the road — am Straßenrand

2) (= compared with) neben (+dat)

if you put it beside the original — wenn man es neben dem Original sieht

3)

(= irrelevant to) to be beside the point — damit nichts zu tun haben

4)

to be beside oneself (with anger) — außer sich sein (with vor); (with joy also) sich nicht mehr zu lassen wissen (with vor)

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beside [bıˈsaıd] präp
1. neben (akk oder dat) (auch fig), dicht bei:
sit beside me setzen Sie sich neben mich; point A 19
2. be beside o.s. außer sich sein (with vor dat):
she was beside herself with joy auch sie konnte sich vor Freude kaum fassen
* * *
preposition
1) (close to) neben (position: + Dat.; direction: + Akk.); an (+ Dat.)

beside the sea/lake — am Meer/See

walk beside the river — am Fluss entlanggehen

2) (compared with) neben (+ Dat.)
3)

beside oneself with joy/grief — außer sich vor Freude/Kummer

* * *
prep.
außer präp.
neben präp.

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