esquerda

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) the left side, part, half or direction
2. (feminine) the left side, part, half or direction
3. (broadly, feminine) the left side, part, half or direction
4. (feminine) the left side, part, half or direction
5. (feminine) the left; the left wing

Adj

1. (feminine, form-of, singular) feminine singular of esquerdo
2. (Brazil, informal) leftist (who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics or the Brazilian left)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of esquerdar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of esquerdar:

esquerdo

• Adj
• Verb

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esquerdar

to support leftist political views or ideas

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Concepts

left

left-wing

leftist

left wing

left hand

left side

left-of-center

Opposite of

direita

Synonyms

de

esquerdista

esquerdo

de esquerda

Translations

gauche

izquierda

⬅️

sinistra

esquerra

sol

links

Linke

linkerkant

sinistra

sinister

αριστερά

چهپ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈkeʁ.dɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque: ezkerra

Cognate with Catalan: esquerra

Cognate with Spanish: izquierda

In summary

Borrowed from Basque ezkerra, absolutive singular form of ezker (“left”). Cognate with Catalan esquerra and Spanish izquierda. Displaced sestra.

Sentences

Olhe atentamente para o da esquerda .

Look closely at the one on the left.

Deixe um chalé à sua esquerda .

Leave a cottage on your left.

O mais bem preservado é aquele localizado à esquerda da cena .

The best preserved is the one located to the left of the scene.

Durma nesta rua à esquerda do saguão , olhando a fachada .

Sleep on this street to the left of the lobby, staring at the facade.