dall'altro lato

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “on the other side”.

Prepositional phrase

dall'altro lato

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dall',‎ altro,‎ lato.
   • 2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 76:

     La prima cena – ce ne sarebbe stata un'altra dopo la mezzanotte – stava per essere servita, Jordan m'invitò a unirmi alla sua compagnia che era seduta ad un tavolo dall'altro lato del giardino.

     The first supper—there would be another one after midnight—was now being served, and Jordan invited me to join her own party who were spread around a table on the other side of the garden.

     (literally, “The first dinner - there would be another one after midnight - was about to be served, Jordan invited me to join his company that was seated at a table on the other side of the garden.”)

2. on the other hand

   da un lato... dall'altro lato ― on the one hand... on the other hand.