left
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The meaning (definition) of the word left
the side opposite your right hand
The word left used in a sentence
“Turn left at the big red stop sign.”
Words that mean the opposite of left (antonyms)
right
How the word left is said around the world
| French | gauche (gohsh) |
| Spanish | izquierda (eethkyayrthah) |
| Mandarin | 左边 (zuǒ biān) |
| Hindi | बाएं (bahayn) |
| Arabic | يسار (yahsahr) |
| Russian | левый (levyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | esquerda (shkayruhduh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | esquerda (ayskayruhda) |
| Japanese | 左 (hidari) |
| German | links (lingks) |
| Urdu | چھوڑ دیا (kyohr deeah) |
| Punjabi | ਖੱਬੇ (kubay) |
| Korean | 왼쪽 (oenjjog) |
| Hebrew | שְׁמֹאל (shmohl) |
| Greek | αριστερά (aristera) |
| Dutch | links (lingks) |
| Tagalog | kaliwa (kahleewah) |
| Vietnamese | bên trái (bayn chahury) |
| Turkish | sol (sawl) |
| Persian | چپ (chahp) |
| Polish | lewy (levi) |
| Ukrainian | ліворуч (livoruch) |
| Bengali | বাম (bahm) |
| Swedish | vänster (venstuhr) |
| Italian | Sinistra (seeneestrah) |
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