left-hand·ed
(lĕft′hăn′dĭd)adj.1. a. Using the left hand more skillfully or easily than the right.
b. Sports Swinging from left to right: a left-handed batter; a left-handed golfer.
2. a. Done with the left hand.
b. Intended for wear on or use by the left hand: left-handed scissors.
3. Awkward; maladroit.
4. Of doubtful sincerity; dubious: left-handed flattery; a left-handed compliment.
5. Of, relating to, or born of a morganatic marriage.
6. a. Turning or spiraling from right to left; counterclockwise.
b. Rotating counterclockwise; levorotatory.
adv.1. With the left hand.
2. Sports From the left to the right: swings left-handed.
left′-hand′ed·ly adv.
left′-hand′ed·ness n.
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| Noun | 1. | left-handedness - the status of being born of a morganatic marriagestatus, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" |
| 2. | left-handedness - preference for using the left hand |
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Translations
left2
(left) adjective on, for, or belonging to, the side of the body that in most people has the less skilful hand (the side of a person or thing which is toward the west when that person or thing is facing north-opposite to
right).
She wore an engagement ring on her left hand; They drive on the left side of the road in Britain. linkerkant يِسار ляв esquerdo levý link/linke/linkes venstre αριστερόςizquierdo vasak (pool) چپ vasen gaucheשמאלי बाया, वाम पंथ lijevo bal kiri vinstri sinistro 左の 왼쪽의 kairys kreisais kiri linkervenstrelewy كين اړخ esquerdo stâng левый ľavý levi levi vänster ซ้าย sol, sola, sol yanda 左 лівий بایاں bên trái 左1. the left side, part
etc.
He sat on her left; She turned to her left; Take the first road on the left; Keep to the left! linkerkant الجانِب الأيْسَر вляво esquerda levice die Linke venstre αριστερή πλευρά izquierda vasak pool چپ vasen gauche צַד שׂמֹאל वाम पार्श्व lijeva strana bal oldal sebelah kiri vinstri hlið/hönd sinistra 左 왼쪽 kairė pusė nogriezties pa kreisi sebelah kiri linkerhand til/mot venstre lewa strona كين خواته esquerda (la) stânga левая сторона ľavica leva stran leva strana till (åt, mot) vänster ด้านซ้าย sol yan/taraf, sol yön 左邊 лівий бік بائیں جانب bên trái 左边 2. within a political party, Parliament
etc, the most radical or socialist group.
Linkses اليَسار السٍّياسي ляв esquerda levice die Linke venstrefløj η αριστερά (στην πολιτική) izquierda vasakpoolsed چپ vasemmisto gaucheשמאלני वामपंथ ljevičar baloldal sayap kiri vinstrisinnar, róttækir sinistra 左派 좌파(급진주의) kairieji (politikā) kreisie parti haluan kiri linksvenstre fløy, venstresidalewica مقابل،ضد esquerda stânga левые ľavica levica levica vänstern เอียงซ้าย (พรรคการเมือง) sol kanat, solcular 左派 ліві اشتراکیت کا شدید حامی cánh tả 左派 ˈleft-hand adjective1. at the left; to the left of something else.
the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk. linkerkant الأيْسَر вляво à esquerda po levé ruce links venstre; til venstre αριστερός, που βρίσκεται στην αριστερή πλευρά a la izquierda vasakpoolne سمت چپ vasemmanpuoleinen à/de gauche שמאלי, איטר बांया हाथ lijev bal oldali sebelah kiri vinstri, til vinstri, vinstri- a/sulla sinistra 左側の 왼쪽의 kairys kreisais sebelah kiri linksvenstre, på venstre hånd lewy چپ اړخ da mão esquerda din stânga левый; находящийся слева po ľavej ruke na levi levi till vänster ซ้ายมือ soldaki, sol tarafta 左邊的 лівий کسی چیز کی بائیں طرف tay trái 左侧的 left-ˈhanded adjective having the left hand more skilful than the right.
linkshandig أيْسَر левичар canhoto levoruký linkshändig venstrehåndet αριστερόχειραςzurdo vasakukäeline چپ دست vasenkätinen gaucherשמאלי, איטר वाम हस्तिक, बांए हाथ से किया हुआ ljevoruk balkezes kidal örvhentur mancino 左ききの 왼손잡이의 kairiarankis kreiļa-; kreilisks kidal linkshandigkeivhendtleworęczny په كين لاس كار كول canhoto stângaci делающий всё левой рукой používajúci ľavú ruku levičar levoruk vänsterhänt ถนัดซ้าย solak 慣用左手的 той, хто лівша بکھبّا thuận tay trái 惯用左手的，左撇的 linkshandigheid إسْتِعْمال اليد اليُسْرى левичарство canhotismo levorukost die Linkshändigkeit venstrehåndethed αριστεροχειρία condición de zurdo vasakukäelisus چپ دستی vasenkätisyys fait d'être gaucher אִיטרוּת, שְׂמָאלִיוּת वामहस्त प्राधान्य, अभागापन ljevorukost balkezesség kekidalan það að vera örvhentur mancinismo, l'essere mancino 左きき 왼손잡이 kairiarankystė kreiliskums kekidalan linkshandigheid det å være keivhendt leworęczność چپ لاس والى توب canhotismo stângăcie левша ľaváctvo levičarstvo levorukost vänsterhänthet ความถนัดซ้าย solaklık 慣用左手 ліворукість کھبّوپن sự thuận tay trái 惯用左手 left-ˈwing adjective (having opinions which are) radical, socialist or communist.
linkervleuel تابِع الجَناح اليَساري левичарски esquerdista levicový dem linken Flügel angehörend venstrefløjs- αριστερόςde izquierda vasakpoolne افراطی vasemmisto- de gauche מַחֲנֶה הַשׂמֹאל वांयी ओर के खिलाड़ी ljevičar baloldali radikal, sangat kiri vinstrisinnaður di sinistra 左翼の 좌파 kairysis (par uzskatiem u.tml.) kreiss golongan sayap kiri linksvenstreorientertlewicowy افراطى esquerdista (de) stânga левый ľavicový levičarski levo krilo [som befinner sig] på vänsterkanten, vänsterorienterad, vänstervriden ที่เอียงซ้าย solcu 左派的 лівий اشتراکی thuộc cánh tả 左翼的 the left of a political party.
Links الجَناح اليَساري في الحِزب ляво крило ala esquerda levé křídlo der linke Flügel venstrefløj αριστερά πτέρυγα (στην πολιτική) izquierda vasaktiib جناح چپ vasemmisto gauche סִיעַת הַשׂמֹאל वामपंथी पार्टी या समूह ljevica balszárny partai kiri vinstrisinnar, róttæklingar ala sinistra 左派 좌익, 정당 내 좌파 kairieji, kairysis sparnas kreisums; kreisais spārns golongan sayap kiri linkervleugelvenstre fløy, venstresidalewica ضد (د حزب) ala esquerda (aripa de) stânga левое крыло ľavé krídlo levo krilo levica vänsterflygel ปีกซ้าย sol kanat 左派 ліве крило کسی سیاسی گروہ کا یساری حصہ cánh tả 左翼Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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