sideline

sideline
noun
1) (goods) Nebensortiment, das
2) (occupation) Nebenbeschäftigung, die
3) in pl. (Sport) Begrenzungslinien

on the sidelines — (outside play area/track etc.) am Spielfeldrand/am Rande der Bahn usw.

remain on the sidelines — (fig.) sich [aus allem] heraushalten

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noun
1) (a business etc carried on outside one's regular job or activity: He runs a mail-order business as a sideline.) die Nebenbeschäftigung
2) (the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc.) die Seitenlinie
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ˈside·line
I. n
1. (secondary job) Nebenbeschäftigung f; (money) Nebenerwerb m
to do sth as a \sideline etw nebenher tun
2. esp AM SPORT (boundary line) Begrenzungslinie f; (area near field) Seitenlinie f
3. (fig)
on the \sidelines auf der Seitenlinie, im Abseits
to watch sth from the \sidelines etw als unbeteiligter Außenstehender/unbeteiligte Außenstehende beobachten
II. vt
to \sideline sb
1. SPORT (keep from playing) jdn auf die Ersatzbank verbannen
2. (fig: ignore opinions) jdn ruhigstellen fig
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sideline
A s
1. Seitenlinie f
2. BAHN Nebenstrecke f
3. a) Nebenbeschäftigung f, -tätigkeit f:
as a sideline im Nebenberuf, nebenberuflich
b) Nebenzweig m (eines Gewerbes), WIRTSCH auch Nebenartikel m
4. SPORT
a) Seitenlinie f (des Spielfelds)
b) meist pl Außenfeld n:
on the sidelines am Spielfeldrand, als Zuschauer
B v/t SPORT etc besonders US jemanden außer Gefecht setzen
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noun
1) (goods) Nebensortiment, das
2) (occupation) Nebenbeschäftigung, die
3) in pl. (Sport) Begrenzungslinien

on the sidelines — (outside play area/track etc.) am Spielfeldrand/am Rande der Bahn usw.

remain on the sidelines — (fig.) sich [aus allem] heraushalten

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n.
Nebenjob -s m.

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