a lato di

Italian

Alternative forms

• di lato a

Etymology

Literally, “at side of”.

Prepositional phrase

a lato di

1. next to, besides

   Synonyms: lateralmente, accanto a, di fianco a

   • 2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 77:

     Un uomo robusto, di mezza età, con degli enormi occhiali che lo facevano somigliare a un gufo, sedeva bevendo qualcosa a lato di un enorme tavolo fissando, con instabile concentrazione, gli scaffali ricolmi di libri.

     A stout, middle-aged man with enormous owl-eyed spectacles was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books.

     (literally, “A robust man, middle-aged, with enormous eyeglasses that made him look like an owl, was sitting drinking something next to an enormous table, staring at, with unstable concentration, the shelves filled with books.”)