côté

Definitions of côté
  1. noun
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    synonyms: face
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    dessous, fond
    the lower side of anything
    avant, devant
    the side that is forward or prominent
    arrière, derrière
    the side of an object that is opposite its front
    dessus, sommet
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
    fond
    a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
    crête, sommet
    the center of a cambered road
    talon
    the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
    semelle
    the underside of footwear or a golf club
    caboche, sommet
    the top of the head
    nuque
    the back side of the neck
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    surface
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
  2. noun
    a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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    région, étendue
    the extended spatial location of something
  3. noun
    an extended outer surface of an object
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    bord
    a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
    avant, devant, devanture
    the side that is seen or that goes first
    bâbord, côté gauche
    the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
    arrière, derrière, dos, envers, revers
    the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    envers, verso
    the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
    surface supérieur
    the side that is uppermost
    bezel, lame
    a sloping edge on a cutting tool
    avant, proue
    front part of a vessel or aircraft
    bord
    the top edge of a vessel or other container
    plafond, plafonnage
    the overhead upper surface of a covered space
    bordure du trottoir
    an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
    devant, devanture, façade
    the face or front of a building
    face
    the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
    poupe
    the rear part of a ship
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    surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
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