côté

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/kote/

nounmasculineSing

side

direction

area

Tu es de quel côté de la rue ?

Which side of the street are you on?

Synonyms:bord, flanc, rive

nounmasculineSing

aspect

facet

side (of a person, situation, or thing)

J'aime bien son côté un peu décalé.

I like his slightly quirky side.

Synonyms:aspect, facette, partie

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Côté means "side" or "aspect." It is a masculine noun.

USAGE

It is frequently used in phrases like "de l'autre côté" (on the other side), "le bon côté des choses" (the bright side of things), or "à côté de" (next to).

TRAPS

Don't confuse "à côté de" (prepositional phrase meaning "next to") with "à côté" (adverb meaning "next door" or, figuratively, "wrong/off-topic"). For example, "Il habite à côté" (He lives next door).