daneben — meaning in English

English meaning

• adjacent adj Right next to something else, or sharing a border with it.
• awry adj Turned or twisted to one side; crooked or out of the expected position.

Senses

daneben is used for these senses in English:

• adjacent Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
• awry Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
• off-the-wall (idiomatic) Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.
• out of order (idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable.

adjacent — full definition

1. adj Right next to something else, or sharing a border with it.
2. adj Closely related to or bordering on something in a more abstract sense.

awry — full definition

1. adj Turned or twisted to one side; crooked or out of the expected position.
2. adv Wrongly; off course; not as planned.

Related German words