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Etymology
From Middle English, left, lift, luft; from Anglo-Saxon, left, lyft lit. worthless, weak allied to Anglo-Saxon lyft-ádl, a palsy.

Adjective
en-adj|more left|leftmost

1. The west side of the body when one is facing north.
2. remaining.
3. politics Pertaining to the political left; liberal.

Translations
trans-top|direction
Albanian: majtë
Bulgarian: л�в / л�ва / л�во (ljav/ljava/ljavo) m/f/n
Catalan: esquerre
Croatian: lijevi m, lijeva f, lijevo n
Czech: levý m
Danish: venstre
Dutch: links, linkse
Esperanto: maldekstra, liva
Estonian: vasak, pahem
Finnish: vasen
French: gauche
German: link#German|links
Hungarian: bal
Ido: sinistra
Indonesian: kiri
Italian: sinistro
trans-mid
Japanese: 左 (���, hidarí)
Lakota: catkayata
Latin: sinister m, sinistra f, sinistrum n
Mik'maq: inaganeq
Macedonian: лев / лева / лево (lev/leva/levo) m/f/n
Maltese: xellug m
Ojibwe: namanjinik, namanjinikan p
Polish: lewy m, lewa f, lewe n
Portuguese: esquerda
Romanian: stâng
Russian: лев�й / лева� / левое / лев�е (lévyj/lévaja/lévoje/lévyje) m/f/n/pl
Slovene: levo
Spanish: izquierda
Swedish: vänster
Telugu: �డమ (eDama)
Turkish: sol
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trans-top|remaining
Bulgarian: о��анал / о��анала / о��анало (ostanal/ostanala/ostanalo) m/f/n
Croatian: preostali m, preostala f, preostalo n
Czech: zbývající m
Dutch: achtergelaten
Esperanto: restaĵo
Finnish: jäljelle, jäljellä
German: übrig
Hungarian: hátralév�
Japanese: ��� (����, nokótte)
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Kurdish: KUchar|�ا���
Maltese: fdal
Portuguese: deixado m, deixada f
Rumanian: r�mas
Russian: о��ава���� / о��а���� (ostavát�sja/ostát�sja)
Spanish: sobrado m, sobras f
Swedish: kvar
Telgu: మి�ిలిన (migilina)
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Synonyms
port

Antonyms
right

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. On or towards the left side.

Noun
en-noun

1. The left side.
2. politics The ensemble of left-wing political party|parties. Political liberals as a group.

#: The political left is not holding enough power.

1. boxing A punch delivered with the left fist.

Translations
trans-top|The left side (1)
Arabic: ARchar|�سار
Basque: ezker
Bulgarian: леви�а (levitsa)
Catalan: esquerra f
Dutch: linkerkant m
Finnish: vasen puoli
French: gauche f
German: Linke f
Hungarian: baloldal
Italian: sinistra f
Japanese: 左� (�����, hidarí-gawá)
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|���پ
Lakota: catkayatan
Polish: lewa f
Portuguese: esquerda f
Romanian: stâng� f
Russian: лев�й (lévyj)
Spanish: izquierda f
Swedish: vänster c
Telugu: �డమ (eDama)
Turkish: sol
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trans-top|The ensemble of left-wing political parties
Bulgarian: леви�а (levitsa)
Catalan: esquerra f
Croatian: ljevica f
Dutch: linkerkant m
Finnish: vasemmisto
French: gauche f
German: Linke f
Hungarian: baloldal
Indonesian: sayap kiri
Italian: sinistra f
trans-mid
Japanese: 左翼 (���, sayokú)
Polish: lewica f
Portuguese: esquerda f
Romanian: stâng� f
Russian: лев�й (lévyj)
Slovene: levica
Spanish: izquierda f
Swedish: vänster c
Turkish: sol
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Afrikaans: links
ttbc|Albanian: majta f
ttbc|Chinese: 左 (zu�)
ttbc|Esperanto: maldekstra
ttbc|Polish: lewo n
ttbc|Sardinian: manca f
ttbc|Telugu: వామ ప��ష� (vaama pakshaM)
ttbc|Vietnamese: trái, phía bên trái (1); cánh tả (2)
Derived terms
to the left
left-handed
two left feet

Verb
left

1. past of|leave

#Ireland colloquial permitted, allowed to proceed.
#: We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend.

References
The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Walter W. Skeat.

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Category:English irregular past participles
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• 2007-11-19 20:59 - Dmol - colloquial as a verb, discussion in Tea Room.

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