left
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1.0
- adjective
- /lɛft/
:
izquierdo
- Bicycles should be ridden on the left side of the street, against traffic.
- left and right
- left side
- left hand
And then we keep the left portion of that stick.
- And then we keep the left portion of that stick.
- It's either kind of like right foot, left foot or this.
- Eyebrows up, jaw right, jaw left and relax.
Examples
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So if you can just stand to camera left, huh?
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And so look, look to your left and to your right.
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And then this whole area to my left are fruit trees.
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The left smokestack had been blown off, and the left boiler was blown wide open.
Academic text (2012) -
There's a pneumothorax in the left chest, but that was taken care of by the chest tube.
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He placed the vase on the left side of the table, away from the candles.
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In the photo, my sister is standing to my left with her new puppy.
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The map shows that the park entrance is to the left of the main road.
Synonyms
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1.0
On the left side of something
Antonyms
Idioms
Alone without help or someone watching, a person must take care of themselves
- Informal
1
9.1
Being the only person who must deal with a problem after others avoid it
- Informal
In a situation where you cannot act freely and must accept someone else's decision
Compounds
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3.6
The part of the outfield on the left side in baseball and the player who plays there
- Specialized
6
4.4
The left half of the brain that controls the right side of the body and helps language and logical thinking
5
4.4
Left half of the brain that controls the right body side and helps with language and thinking
- Specialized
4
3.7
A heart chamber on the left side that pumps blood with oxygen to the body
2
5.8
An area of Paris on the southern side of the Seine known for artists, writers, and cafes
- Specialized
1
4.5
Upper left part of the heart that gets oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle
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4.1
A habit of using the left hand instead of the right for tasks like writing and eating
- Specialized
1
4.2
Main artery from the aorta that gives blood to the left side of the heart
- Specialized
A blood vessel that carries blood to the inner curve of the stomach and to the lower food pipe
- Specialized
A vein that carries blood from the top of the stomach and lower food tube to the portal vein
- Specialized
A heart valve with two flaps that lets blood move from the left atrium to the left ventricle without backflow
- Specialized
A small blood vessel on the back wall of the left upper heart chamber that drains into the coronary sinus
- Specialized
A vein at the back of the left heart that carries used blood from the muscle to a main vein
Surface Forms
Etymology
Left for the side of the body comes from an old English word lyft meaning 'weak', because people often used the right hand as the stronger one. So left became the name for the side opposite the right.