sideline

bord du terrain, banc de touche

Espace au bord du terrain où se tiennent les entraîneurs et les joueurs qui ne jouent pas.

En anglais simple : The space beside a sports field where coaches and players who are not playing stand.

• The coach waited on the sideline.
• Injured players watched from the sidelines.
• She ran to the sideline to get a drink.

Expressions courantes : on the sideline, from the sideline, near the sideline

ligne de touche

Ligne qui marque la limite latérale d’un terrain de sport.

En anglais simple : A line marking the side edge of an area where a sport is played.

• The ball crossed the sideline.
• Both sidelines were painted white before the match.
• Keep your feet inside the sideline when you catch it.

Synonymes : touchline

Expressions courantes : cross the sideline, near the sideline, sideline boundary

activité secondaire

Activité ou petit commerce exercé en plus de son travail principal.

En anglais simple : An activity or business you do in addition to your main work.

• She repairs bikes as a sideline.
• His small sideline became a successful business.
• They started selling cakes as a sideline to their regular jobs.

Comment l'utiliser : a sideline to something (Selling honey is a sideline to his farming work.)

Synonymes : side business, secondary activity

Expressions courantes : as a sideline, profitable sideline, sideline business

marge, périphérie

Position de quelqu’un qui observe une activité sans y participer.

En anglais simple : A position outside an activity, where you watch but do not take part.

• She watched the dispute from the sidelines.
• I refuse to sit on the sidelines while decisions are made.
• The new rules pushed smaller groups to the sidelines.

Comment l'utiliser : on the sidelines of something (He remained on the sidelines of the debate.)

Synonymes : margins, periphery

Contraires : center

Expressions courantes : on the sideline, from the sideline

ligne latérale

Ligne qui longe le côté de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A line along the side of something.

• Draw a sideline beside the central shape.
• The diagram has two parallel sidelines.
• A faint sideline marks the edge of the design.

Expressions courantes : draw a sideline, along the sideline

écarter, mettre sur la touche

Empêcher un joueur de participer à un match.

En anglais simple : To prevent a player from taking part in a game.

• A knee injury sidelined our best player.
• The coach may sideline him for the next match.
• Two defenders were sidelined during the final week of training.

Synonymes : bench

Expressions courantes : sideline a player, sideline someone temporarily

écarter, marginaliser

Empêcher quelqu’un ou quelque chose de participer, d’agir ou de garder une place importante.

En anglais simple : To stop someone or something from being involved, active, or important.

• The illness sidelined her for a month.
• Managers sidelined the proposal during budget talks.
• They tried to sideline him after he questioned their decisions.

Synonymes : exclude, marginalize

Contraires : include

Expressions courantes : sideline someone completely, sideline a project