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laterally

/ˈɫætɝəˌɫi/ adv

Relating to the direction to the side.

Word Origin Lateral comes from Latin 'latus' 'side'—so laterally means 'in a sideward direction.' The same root gives us 'bilateral' (two-sided), 'unilateral' (one-sided), and 'collateral' (side by side). The '-al' and '-ly' suffixes turn the noun into an adjective and then an adverb.

adv Relating to the direction to the side.

The soccer player passed the ball laterally to his teammate.

(副词) 侧向地；横向地

这名足球运动员将球横向传给了队友。

(adverbio) lateralmente; de lado; hacia el lado; al lado [Relativo a la dirección hacia el lado.]

El futbolista pasó el balón lateralmente a su compañero.

(adverbe) latéralement; de côté; sur le côté; en largeur [Sur le côté, dans une direction latérale ou de profil.]

Le joueur de football a fait une passe **laterally** à son coéquipier.

(Adverb) **lateral** *Adverb* – In seitlicher Richtung; bezogen auf eine Bewegung oder Ausrichtung zur Seite hin.

Der Fußballspieler spielte den Ball **lateral** zu seinem Mitspieler.

(副詞) 横の方向に。側方へ。

サッカー選手はチームメイトにボールを横方向にパスした。

(advérbio) lateralmente; de lado; para os lados; horizontalmente [Relativo à direção para o lado.]

O jogador de futebol passou a bola lateralmente para o seu companheiro de equipe.

Synonyms: sideways sideward to the side laterally Antonyms: straight directly centrally
Word parts: later + al + ly

Common collocations

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