offside

See also: off side

English

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Adjective

offside (comparative more offside, superlative most offside)

(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball
(US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk, e.g. an offside diner (restaurant.)
(bridge) Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.

Usage notes

Precise usage varies between sports; offside is used more in association football, while the form offsides is (perhaps erroneously) used by some in American football.

Translations

in an illegal position ahead of the ball

Catalan: fora de joc (ca)
Czech: ofsajdový m
Finnish: paitsiossa (fi)
German: im Abseits, abseits (de)
Hungarian: les (hu)
Icelandic: rangstæður
Malay: ofsaid

Maori: tū hapa
Polish: na spalonym
Portuguese: impedido (pt)
Russian: офсайд (ru) m (ofsajd), положе́ние вне игры n (položénije vne igry)
Spanish: fuera de juego (es) m
Turkish: ofsayt (tr)

to the side of a road

Finnish: tienvarsi-, tienvieri-
German: am Straßenrand, Straßenrand-

Portuguese: junto à estrada

Noun

offside (plural offsides)

(sports) An offside play
(Britain) the right side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle

Antonyms

(roadside): nearside

Translations

offside play

Catalan: fora de joc (ca) f
Czech: ofsajd m, postavení mimo hru n
Danish: offside c
Dutch: buitenspel (nl)
Finnish: paitsio (fi)
French: hors-jeu (fr) m
German: Abseits (de) n
Icelandic: rangstaða f
Italian: fuorigioco (it)

Luxembourgish: Abseits m
Malay: ofsaid
Polish: spalony (pl) m
Portuguese: impedimento (pt) m
Russian: положе́ние вне игры (položénije vne igry)
Serbo-Croatian: ȍfsājd (sh) m
Swedish: offside (sv) c
Turkish: ofsayt (tr)

right side of a road vehicle

Finnish: matkustajan puoli, ojan puoli (the side where driver sits is kuljettajan puoli)

See also

Anagrams

die-offs, dieoffs, dies off

Spanish

Etymology

Noun

offside m (plural offsides)

An offside position

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