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German
Etymology
From Middle High German , from Old High German sīta, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ. Cognate with Dutch zijde, English side, Swedish sida.
Pronunciation
Noun
Seite f (genitive Seite, plural Seiten)
- (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)
- Synonyms: Kante, Flanke
- Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. ― A triangle has three sides.
- (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object
- Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. ― A cube has six identical sides.
- page (single leaf of any manuscript or book)
- Synonyms: Buchseite, S.
- side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper)
- Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. ― You can write on both sides of the paper.
- one side or half of something or someone
- Synonyms: Hälfte, Teil
Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos.- On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless.
- Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. ― Both sides are illegible.
- Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. ― One side of the building was aflame.
- (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept
- Synonyms: Aspekt, Perspektive, Blickwinkel
Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten.- Try to look at it from the bright side.
Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten.- To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue.
- (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents
- Synonyms: Fraktion, Team
- Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. ― No faction is able to win this war.
- Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. ― I am always on the side of the losers.
- face of a coin or dice
- (computing) website
- Synonym: Webseite
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Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Seite f
- plural of Seit