left

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
2. Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
3. Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
4. Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) On the left side.
2. (not-comparable) Towards the left side.
3. (not-comparable) Towards the political left.

Noun

1. The left side or direction.
2. The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
3. The left hand or fist.
4. A punch delivered with the left fist.
5. A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).

Verb

simple past and past participle of leave (“depart, separate from; (cause or allow to) remain”).

Verb

simple past and past participle of leave (“permit”).

leave

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Concepts

gauche

à gauche

côté gauche

restant

gaucher

laisse

la gauche

sorti

sortirent

résiduaire

laisser

reste

socialiste

sort

de gauche

Opposé de

right, dexter, dextral

Synonymes

abandoned

remain

left-hand

left side

remaining

left hand

left hand side

left wing

quitted

left-wing

left-handed

leftover

given up

forsaken

deserted

to the left

unexpended

left over

left field

odd

leftist

leftfield

gone

departed

thrown

on the left

the left

cast

lefty

left-handed person

near

sinister

north

stay

taken off

what else

wrong way

left alone

continue to exist

L

left rudder

sinistrous

waste

be abandoned

remain over

gone forth

being on the left

left-hand side

levo

laevo

Traductions

izquierda

⬅️

sinistra

links

links

izquierdo

esquerda

sinistro

esquerra

sol

Linke

esquerdo

αριστερός

link

αριστερά

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈlɛft/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: left

Hérité de ancien anglais: left

Appartenant à ancien anglais: lyftādl

Appartenant à anglais: lib

Appartenant à frison occidental: lobje

Appartenant à néerlandais: lubben

Appartenant à écossais: left

Appartenant à frison septentrional: lefts

Appartenant à frison occidental: lofts

Appartenant à néerlandais: loof

Appartenant à bas-allemand: lucht

Hérité de ancien anglais: læfd

Hérité de moyen anglais: levit

Hérité de ancien anglais: ġelȳfd

In summary

From Middle English left, luft, leoft, lift, lyft, from Old English left, lyft (“weak, clumsy, foolish”), attested in Old English lyftādl (“palsy, paralysis”), from Proto-Germanic *luft-, from *lubjaną (“to castrate, lop off”) (compare dialectal English lib, West Frisian lobje, Dutch lubben), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewp-, *(s)lup- (“hanging limply”). Compare Scots left (“left”), North Frisian lefts, leeft, leefts (“left”), West Frisian lofts (“left”), obsolete Dutch lucht, leftsch, lefts, lefs (“left”), dialectal Dutch loof (“weak, worthless”), archaic Low German lucht (“left”).

Phrases

Tim kisses Leah , and the two continue where they left off .

Tim embrasse Leah et les deux continuent où ils s'étaient arrêtés.

All three seats were left vacant until the next election .

Les trois sièges ont été laissés vacants jusqu'aux prochaines élections.

After he was fired , the two left Puerto Rico to work in Miami , Florida .

Après avoir été licencié, les deux ont quitté Porto Rico pour travailler à Miami, en Floride.

The new petition was also left unanswered .

La nouvelle pétition est également restée sans réponse.

They say at Patti's house he left two hours ago .

Ils disent que chez Patti, il est parti il ​​y a deux heures.

Afterwards , Curran left for good .

Ensuite, Curran est parti pour de bon.