left

Senso (English)

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. 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.
3. Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.

Adv

1. On the left side.
2. Towards the left side.
3. 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”).

Synonyms

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

L

left rudder

sinistrous

waste

be abandoned

remain over

gone forth

being on the left

left-hand side

levo

laevo

no longer there

awkward

be left

deposited

desert

🏜️

dirt

dismissed

divorced

droppings

end up

false

flip

following

given away

kept

leave

left behind

leftovers

leftward

left-winger

let

let go

let loose

nigh

none

not right

pinko

remains

residual

rest

retained

set aside

sinistral

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlɛft/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglese medio: left

Inherited from inglese antico: left

Cognate with inglese antico: lyftādl

Cognate with inglese: lib

Cognate with frisone occidentale: lobje

Cognate with olandese: lubben

Cognate with scozzese: left

Cognate with frisone settentrionale: lefts

Cognate with frisone occidentale: lofts

Cognate with olandese: loof

Cognate with basso tedesco: lucht

Inherited from inglese antico: læfd

Inherited from inglese medio: levit

Inherited from 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”), dialectal Dutch loof (“weak, worthless”), 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.

The script is written from right to left , and sometimes follows a boustrophedonic style .

La sceneggiatura è scritta da destra a sinistra e talvolta segue uno stile boustrofedonico.

The end of the cylinder was still as Ogilvy and Henderson had left it .

La fine del cilindro era ancora come Ogilvy e Henderson l'aveva lasciato .