Beside
“Beside” funciona como preposición. A continuación analizamos su uso.
Significado
1.- Al lado de, junto a, muy cerca de
The cat sat beside her all night
I put the bed beside the wall
In the flight my son sat beside his friend
The house was built beside a park
The photograph shows an old church beside the roman bridge
The mother slept beside her little baby
The palace is beside the river
2.- Comparado con alguien / algo
My problems are insignificant beside your
This new film is a little bit boring beside the last one
The profits of this year don´t look very good beside last year’s one
Peter doesn`t look so fat beside his brother
Diferencia
1.- “Beside” vs “Next to”
Las dos preposiciones son sinónimas:
The dog walks beside / next to its owner
At the ceremony the Prime Minister stands beside / next to the Queen
There is a parking beside / next to the supermarket
2.- “Beside” vs “Close to” / “ Near to”
“Beside” significa “junto a” (adyacente) mientras que “Close to” / “Near to” significan “cerca de” pero no necesariamente “junto a”
The orange house is beside / next to the white house
The brown house is close to / near to the white house
Expresiones
1.- “Be beside the point”: No relacionado con el tema
That question you asked was beside the point
We should stick to the matter; the new proposition you make is beside the point
The things you are talking about are beside the point
2.- “Be beside yourself”: fuera de control (por enfado, nervios, estrés…)
The woman was beside herself after the accident
After the first interrogation the defendant was beside himself
Observación
No confundir “Beside” (preposición) con “Besides” (preposición / adverbio)
Beside: al lado de, junto
Besides: además de
Ejemplos:
Who went to the party besides you?
She has three cats besides two dogs
There was no one there besides me
