1 (to one side) a un lado to set or put sth aside apartar algo; to cast aside desechar; echar a un lado; to step aside hacerse a un lado; joking aside bromas aparte
The others laughed and Wanna said, 'Joking aside, if we could have a river running through this desert, it wouldn't take long before it became a good place to live'
2 aside from (as well as) aparte de; además de; (except for) aparte de