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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{compound|en|side|step}}.

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A step to the side.
# A physical motion or metaphorical act to [[avoid]] or [[dodge]] something.

===Verb===
{{en-verb|++}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To step to the side.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1955|author=w:Rex Stout|chapter=Die Like a Dog|title=[[w:Three Witnesses (book)|Three Witnesses]]|month=October|year_published=1994|publisher=[[w:Bantam Books|Bantam]]|isbn=0553249592|page=180
|passage=I {{...}} knocked and waited. {{...}} He '''sidestepped''', and I went in.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en
|date=October 1, 2011
|author=Clive Lindsay
|title=Kilmarnock 1 - 2 St Johnstone
|work=BBC Sport
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/15045413.stm
|page=
|passage=Kilmarnock ought to have taken the lead on the stroke of half-time when Hefferman set up Kroca and, although the defender neatly '''sidestepped''' his marker, he fired straight into the chest of Enckelman.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To avoid or dodge.
#: {{ux|en|They '''sidestepped''' the issue.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1960|month=November|title=Talking of Trains: That engine change at Crewe|journal=Trains Illustrated|page=641|text=It was noticeable that he '''sidestepped''' questions about continuation south of Crewe, on the grounds that he must await the report of Sir Ivan Stedeford's Advisory Group.}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to step to the side}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|отстъпвам настрани}}
* German: {{t+|de|ausweichen}}, {{t+|de|ausspielen}} {{qualifier|football}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|ochrgamu}}
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{{trans-top|(figurative) to avoid or dodge}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|страня}}, {{t+|bg|избягвам}}
* German: {{t+|de|ausweichen}}, {{t+|de|vermeiden}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|eludere}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|wheta}}, {{t|mi|karo}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|ochrgamu}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=deeipsst|despites|seed pits|stepside}}