offside

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Adjective

offside (comparative more offside, superlative most offside)

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

Usage notes

• Precise usage varies between sports; singular offside is used more in football, while the plural form offsides is used in american football.

Translations

in an illegal position ahead of the ball

• Czech: ofsajdový (cs) m
• Finnish: paitsiossa (fi)
• Icelandic: rangstæður (is)

• Malay: ofsaid (ms)
• Portuguese: fora de jogo (pt)
• Russian: офсайд (ru) (ofsajd) m, положение вне игры (ru) (položenije vne igry) n

to the side of a road

• Finnish: tienvarsi- (fi), tienvieri- (fi)

• Portuguese: junto à estrada (pt)

Noun

offside (plural offsides)

1. (sports) An offside play
2. (UK) the right side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle

Antonyms

• (roadside): nearside

Translations

offside play

• Czech: ofsajd (cs) m, postavení mimo hru (cs) n
• Dutch: buitenspel (nl)
• Finnish: paitsio (fi)
• French: hors-jeu (fr) m
• German: Abseits (de) n
• Italian: fuorigioco (it)

• Luxembourgish: Abseits (lb) m
• Malay: ofsaid (ms)
• Polish: spalony (pl) m
• Russian: положение вне игры (ru) (položenije vne igry)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȍfsājd (sh) m
• Turkish: ofsayt (tr)

roadside

• Finnish: tien puoli (fi)

See also

• off side
• offside trap

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