Betekenis van left In het Nederlands

• 0 on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are facing north:

  • His left eye was heavily bandaged.

  • Turn left at the lights.

• 1 the left side:

  • First I'll introduce the speaker sitting on my left.

  • Take the first/second/third on the left.

  • It's the street to the left of the hotel.

  • US After the grocery store I made/took/ informal hung a left (= turned into the next road on the left side).

• 2 the political groups that believe wealth and power should be shared between all parts of society:

  • The war is generally opposed on the left.

• 3 past simple and past participle of leave

• 4 relating to political groups that believe wealth and power should be shared between all parts of society:

  • The left wing of the party is unhappy with the legislation.

• 5 (in or toward) a position that is the opposite of right and on the side of your body that contains the heart:

  • He injured his left eye.

  • Turn left at the stop sign.

  • [ C ] Make a left at the corner.

  • [ U ] My sister is third from the left in the back row.

• 6 political groups that believe governments should provide a higher level of social services and support laws to bring about greater economic and social equality

• 7 past simple and past participle of leave