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ring·side

(rĭng′sīd′)
n.
1. The area or seats immediately outside an arena or ring, as at a prizefight.
2. A place providing a close view of a spectacle.
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ringside

(ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd)
n
1. (Boxing) the area immediately surrounding an arena, esp the row of seats nearest a boxing or wrestling ring
2. (Wrestling) the area immediately surrounding an arena, esp the row of seats nearest a boxing or wrestling ring
3.
a. any place affording a close uninterrupted view
b. (as modifier): a ringside seat.
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ring•side

(ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd)

n.
1. the area occupied by the first row of seats on all sides of a boxing or wrestling ring.
2. a place providing a close view.
adj.
3. pertaining to or situated at the ringside.
[1865–75]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. ringside - first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring
seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
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Translations

ringside

[ˈrɪŋsaɪd]
A. N to be at the ringside → estar junto al cuadrilátero
B. CPD ringside seat N → butaca f de primera fila
to have a ringside seat (fig) → verlo todo desde muy cerca
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ringside

[ˈrɪŋsaɪd]
n
at the ringside (at boxing match) → au bord du ring ; (at show-jumping ring) → au bord de la piste ; (at circus) → au bord de la piste
modif
to have a ringside view, to have a ringside seat (fig) → être aux premières loges ring tone n → sonnerie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ringside

[ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd]
1. n → prima fila
2. adj → in prima fila
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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