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leftist [ˈlɛftɪst] adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who supports or belongs to the political left leftism n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations leftist [ˈlɛftɪst] adj [person, candidate, party] (moderately) → de gauche; (extreme left) → gauchiste; [policies, tendencies] (moderately) → de gauche; (extreme left) → gauchiste n (moderately) → personne f de gauche; (extremist) → gauchiste m/f left-justify [ˌlɛftˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] vt → justifier à gauche left luggage left-luggage [ˌlɛftˈlʌgɪdʒ] n (British) (= office) → consigne f (= articles left) → bagages mpl laissés en consigne left-luggage locker n → (casier m à) consigne f automatique left-luggage office n → consigne f left out adj to feel left out [person] → se sentir à l'écart Not knowing the language I felt really left out → Comme je ne connaissais pas la langue, je me suis vraiment senti à l'écart. leftist n → Linke(r) mf leftist [ˈlɛftɪst] (Pol) 1. adj → di sinistra 2. n → uno/a di sinistra leftist [ˈlɛftɪst] (Pol) 1. adj → di sinistra 2. n → uno/a di sinistra How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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= this paragraph refers to controversies, before the French "July Revolution" of 1830, between rightist ("cote droit" = right side) legitimists, who read the official "Moniteur" newspaper and supported the absolutist Bourbon monarchy of King Charles X, and leftist ("cote gauche" = left side) liberals, who read "Le Temps" and argued for reform or revolution; "nothing good could come of Nazareth" = from the Bible, John, I, 46: "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth"} |
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