offside

== English == === Alternative forms === off-side === Etymology === From off- +‎ side. Compare German Abseite (“remote area, backside”), German abseits (“out of the way, apart, aside”, adverb), Dutch afzijdig (“neutral, impartial”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɒfˈsaɪd/ Rhymes: -aɪd === Adjective === offside (comparative more offside, superlative most offside) (sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc. (by extension, slang) Out of bounds. (US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk. an offside diner (bridge) Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse. To the side of a boat, opposite the primary side on which one paddles. ==== Usage notes ==== Precise usage varies between sports; offside is used more in association football, while offsides is used by some in American football. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === offside (plural offsides) (sports) An offside play. (UK, Australia) The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road. The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness. (UK) The side of a canal opposite the towpath. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “road vehicle”): nearside ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === off side off-side rule offside trap === Anagrams === die-offs, dieoffs, dies off == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English offside. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ofˈsaid/ [ofˈsai̯ð̞] Rhymes: -aid === Noun === offside m (plural offsides) an offside position Synonyms: fuera de juego, orsay ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English offside. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔfˈsajd/ === Noun === offside c (sports) offside ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === offside (sports) offside