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offside en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From off- + side. Compare German Abseite (“remote area, backside”), German abseits (“out of the way, apart, aside”, adverb), Dutch afzijdig (“neutral, impartial”).

Meanings

  1. In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
  2. (broadly, slang) Out of bounds.
    • [Verse 2:Kano]:On-sight, thought he was onside, innit. Saw them guys, no shots fired innit. If you ain't real then don't ride, innit. That postcode, that's offside, innit. 2016 March 4, “3 Wheel-Ups” (track 4), in Made in the Manor, performed by Kano (British musician),Giggs (rapper),Wiley (musician):
  3. (US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.
    • an offside diner
  4. Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.
  5. To the side of a boat, opposite the primary side on which one paddles.

Forms

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most offside Degree=Sup lexicographic
more offside Degree=Cmp lexicographic
off-side alternative lexicographic

Translations (31)

es fuera de juego (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · pt junto à estrada (to the side of a road) · pt fora de jogo (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · bg в засада (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · fr hors-jeu (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · tr ofsayt (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · mr ऑफसाईड (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · ms ofsaid (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · de im Abseits (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · pl na spalonym (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · bg крайпътен (to the side of a road) · it fuorigioco (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · fi tienvieri- (to the side of a road) · ru положе́ние вне игры (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · fi tienvarsi- (to the side of a road) · mk недозволена позиција (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · cs ofsajdový (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · ca fora de joc (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · de abseits (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · be афса́йд (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · pt impedido (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · sw otea (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · de am Straßenrand (to the side of a road) · mi tūhapa (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · is rangstæður (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · hu les (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · lv aizmugure (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · ru офсайд (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · fi paitsiossa (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · mk офсајд (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) · de Straßenrand- (to the side of a road)

offside en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From off- + side. Compare German Abseite (“remote area, backside”), German abseits (“out of the way, apart, aside”, adverb), Dutch afzijdig (“neutral, impartial”).

Meanings

  1. An offside play.
  2. (Australia, UK) The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
    • My offside wing mirror got snapped off.
    • They put a stock of candle-ends into the lantern, hung the latter to the off-side of the load, and directed the horse onward, walking at his shoulder at first during the uphill parts of the way, in order not to overload an animal of so little vigour. 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 50:
  3. The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness.
  4. (UK) The side of a canal opposite the towpath.

Forms

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off-side alternative lexicographic
offsides Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

nearside (antonym(s) of “road vehicle”)

Deriveds

offside rule

Descendants

آفساید · ofsajd · офсајд · Abseits · オフサイド · 오프사이드 · órsay · οφσάιντ · ȍfsājd · offside · офса́йд · о̏фса̄јд · ofsaid

Relateds

off side · off-side rule · offside trap

Translations (37)

pl spalony (offside play) · fr hors-jeu (offside play) · fi paitsio (offside play) · it fuorigioco (offside play) · es posición prohibida (offside play) · bg засада (offside play) · ru положе́ние вне игры (offside play) · es posición adelantada (offside play) · pt fora de jogo (offside play) · sk ofsajd (offside play) · ca fora de joc (offside play) · el οφσάιντ (offside play) · eo ofsajdo (offside play) · es órsay (offside play) · ja オフサイド (offside play) · is rangstaða (offside play) · th ออฟไซด์ (offside play) · da offside (offside play) · el εκτός παιδιάς (offside play) · pt impedimento (offside play) · sh ȍfsājd (offside play) · de Abseits (offside play) · ar تَسَلُّل (offside play) · ko 오프사이드 (offside play) · az oyundankənar vəziyyət (offside play) · cmn 越位 (offside play) · lb Abseits (offside play) · es fuera de juego (offside play) · id offside (offside play) · cs ofsajd (offside play) · th การล้ำหน้า (offside play) · tr ofsayt (offside play) · mr ऑफसाईड (offside play) · ms ofsaid (offside play) · cs postavení mimo hru (offside play) · nl buitenspel (offside play) · sv offside (offside play)