No. 389 in French
côtés
"Sides."
In a sentence
Je vais explorer les deux côtés de la rivière.
I will explore both sides of the river.
Here, 'côtés' refers to the 'sides' of something, specifically the river in this sentence.
Elle a examiné les différents côtés de l'argument.
She examined the different sides of the argument.
In this context, 'côtés' metaphorically represents the different 'aspects' or 'perspectives' of an argument.
Se tenir des deux côtés de la porte rend la conversation difficile.
Standing on opposite sides of the door makes the conversation difficult.
Here, 'côtés' refers to spatially opposite positions, relating to each side of the door.
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