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left

/ˈɫɛft/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. west side of the body when one is facing north

German	link
French	gauche
Portuguese	esquerdo
Czech	levý
Italian	sinistro
Spanish	izquierdo, siniestro
Dutch	links, linker
Swedish	vänster
Latin	laevus, scaevus, sinister

2. leftover

German	übrig
French	restant
Portuguese	deixado
Czech	zbývající
Italian	avanzato, rimasto
Dutch	over
Swedish	kvar
Latin	residuus

3. pertaining to the political left — see also leftist

German	links
Portuguese	esquerdista, de esquerda
Czech	levicový
Swedish	vänster

4. gone (somewhere), left, situated

German	hin

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left

/ˈɫɛft/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. on the left side

German	links
French	à gauche
Czech	vlevo, nalevo
Dutch	links

2. towards the left side

German	links, nach links
French	à gauche
Portuguese	esquerdo, sestro
Czech	doleva
Dutch	links

3. left

Dutch	over
Swedish	kvar

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left

/ˈɫɛft/ noun · plural: lefts A1 (estimated)

1. the left side

German	links, die Linke
French	la gauche
Portuguese	a esquerda
Czech	levice
Italian	la sinistra, il sinistro
Spanish	la izquierda, el siniestro
Dutch	het links, de linkerkant
Swedish	en vänster
Latin	sinistra

2. the ensemble of left-wing political parties

German	die Linke
French	la gauche
Portuguese	a esquerda
Czech	levice
Italian	la sinistra, la manca
Spanish	la izquierda
Dutch	het links, de linkerkant
Swedish	en vänster

3. surface on which something can be put, placed, parked, left

German	die Abstellfläche

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