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both sides, both parties ☊
cả hai bên ☊
双方 → ☊
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bilateral; both sides; both parties involved ☊
Cả hai bên ☊
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like: Cả hai bên → →
Sie haben beide ihre Verwandten und Freunde eingeladen. ☊
Họ mời người thân và bạn bè cả hai bên. ☊ (Lektion 77, Nr. 1093)
commit sb/yourself to do sth: Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully. ☊ commit ☊
They're trying to work out a peace formula acceptable to both sides in the dispute. ☊ formula ☊
Both parties are hungry for power. ☊ hungry ☊
plan (for sth): Both sides agreed to a detailed plan for keeping the peace. ☊ plan ☊
Representatives of both parties shared a platform (= they spoke at the same meeting). ☊ platform ☊
Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences. ☊ resolve ☊
There are faults on both sides. ☊ side ☊
We heard both sides of the argument. ☊ side ☊
vote (on sth): We'll listen to the arguments on both sides and then vote on it. ☊ vote ☊