collateral
/kəˈlætəɹəl/ adjectif C1En français : collatéral, indirect
- Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.
- Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
- Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal. · collateral damage· Although not a direct cause, the border skirmish was certainly a collateral incitement for the war.
- Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency. · a collateral descendant· Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces are collateral relatives.
- Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
- Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.
- Coming or directed along the side. · collateral pressure
- Acting in an indirect way.
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