on the side

aparte, por separado

Servido separado del plato principal, a menudo en un recipiente pequeño.

En inglés sencillo: Served separately from the main food, often in a small dish.

• I’d like the sauce on the side.
• They served the rice on the side.
• Can I have my salad dressing on the side?

Sinónimos: separately

Expresiones frecuentes: sauce on the side, dressing on the side

como actividad extra

Hecho además del trabajo principal, normalmente para ganar dinero extra.

En inglés sencillo: Done in addition to your main job, usually to earn extra money.

• She teaches piano on the side.
• I earned extra money on the side last summer.
• Do you run a small business on the side?

Sinónimos: additionally

Expresiones frecuentes: work on the side, money on the side

a escondidas, en secreto

Hecho en secreto además de las actividades o la relación habituales, a menudo de forma deshonesta.

En inglés sencillo: Done secretly alongside your usual activities or relationship, often dishonestly.

• He had an affair on the side.
• She discovered her husband was seeing someone on the side.
• The manager was making illegal deals on the side.

Sinónimos: secretly, on the sly

Antónimos: openly

Expresiones frecuentes: affair on the side, deals on the side