left

Senso (Inglese)

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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Concetti

sinistra

sinistro

a sinistra

partito

mancino

di sinistra

manca

mancina

esce

rimasto

pass. e p.p. di to leave

a manca

ala sinistra

sinistra

mancìna

rimanere

Opposto di

right, dexter, dextral

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

gauche

izquierda

⬅️

links

links

izquierdo

esquerda

esquerra

sol

Linke

esquerdo

αριστερός

link

αριστερά

linkerkant

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlɛft/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: left

Ereditato da inglese antico: left

Affine inglese antico: lyftādl

Affine inglese: lib

Affine frisone occidentale: lobje

Affine olandese: lubben

Affine scozzese: left

Affine frisone settentrionale: lefts

Affine frisone occidentale: lofts

Affine olandese: loof

Affine basso tedesco: lucht

Ereditato da inglese antico: læfd

Ereditato da inglese medio: levit

Ereditato da inglese antico: 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”).

Frasi

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

Tim bacia Leah e i due continuano da dove si erano interrotti.

All three seats were left vacant until the next election .

Tutti e tre i posti sono stati lasciati vacanti fino alle prossime elezioni.

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

Dopo essere stato licenziato, i due hanno lasciato Puerto Rico per lavorare a Miami, in Florida.

The new petition was also left unanswered .

Anche la nuova petizione è stata lasciata senza risposta.

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

Dicono che a casa di Patti se ne andò due ore fa.

Afterwards , Curran left for good .

Successivamente, Curran se ne andò per sempre.