sideline

sideline
['saɪdlaɪn]
nome
1) (extra) attività f. extra
2) sport linea f. laterale

to be on the sidelines — essere in panchina; fig. essere ai margini

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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.) (attività secondaria)
2) (the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc.) linea laterale
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sideline /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/
n.
1 linea laterale
2 (market.) linea di prodotti secondaria
3 (fin., org. az.) attività secondaria; ramo d'affari meno importante
4 (sport: calcio, basket, tennis, ecc.) linea laterale
5 (pl.) (sport) bordi del campo; bordo campo
6 (pl.) (sport, fig.) panchina: (di un giocatore) to stay on the sidelines, stare in panchina; fare panchina
● (basket, calcio, ecc.) sideline pass, passaggio lungo linea; lungolinea □ (basket) sideline throw-in, rimessa laterale □ as a sideline, come attività secondaria; per arrotondare lo stipendio □ (fig.) to put sb. on the sidelines, costringere q. all'inattività.
(to) sideline /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/
v. t. (spec. USA)
1 tenere (un giocatore) a bordo campo (o in panchina)
2 (fig.) mettere fuori causa; tagliare fuori: He was sidelined by a strain, uno stiramento gli ha impedito di giocare.
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['saɪdlaɪn]
nome
1) (extra) attività f. extra
2) sport linea f. laterale

to be on the sidelines — essere in panchina; fig. essere ai margini


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