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The Portuguese word for left is
esquerda





left

Gender

The gender of esquerda is feminine. E.g. a esquerda.

Plural

The plural of esquerda is esquerdas.

Portuguese Definition


left
     1. partido
     2. esquerda
     3. esquerdo

Translations for left and their definitions

esquerdo
     1. adj. left; left-hand; on or towards the left side
     2. adj. politics, rare synonym of esquerdista


esquerda
     1. n-f. the left side, part, half or direction
           Cuidado, tem um bicho à sua esquerda! - Watch out, there’s a creature to your left!
           A minhã mãe está na esquerda da foto. - My mother is on the left side of the picture.
           Pega a esquerda que você chega mais rápido. - Take the left and you’ll get there faster.
     2. n-f.          the left hand or leg
                   Por que você segura o lápis com a esquerda? - Why do you hold the pencil on your left hand?
     3. n-f.          (martial arts, by extension) left (punch with the left fist)
     4. n-f.          (theatre) the left side of the stage from the audience’s perspective
     5. n-f. (politics) the left; the left wing
           A esquerda quer vencer a eleição, mas os partidos não chegam a um acordo. - The left wants to win the election, but the parties can’t reach an agreement.
           (coord, direita, centro)
     6. n. (Brazil, informal) leftist (a person who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics or the Brazilian left)
     7. adj. feminine singular of esquerdo
     8. adj. (Brazil, informal) leftist (who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics or the Brazilian left)



de esquerda
     1. adj. (politics) left, left-wing (pertaining to the political left; liberal)


deixado
     1. adj. abandoned;
     2. adj. indifferent, disinterested
     3. Participle. past participle of deixar


sestro
     1. adj. (relational) left, left side
     2. adj. inauspicious; ominous (being a bad omen)
     3. n-m. habit (action performed repeatedly and automatically)
     4. n-m. fate; destiny


liberal
     1. adj. liberal, generous, tolerant
     2. adj. (politics) liberal
     3. n. (politics) liberal


sobrar
     1. v. to remain, be left


restar
     1. v. to remain
     2. v. to stay


esquerdista
     1. adj. left, left-wing, leftist (pertaining to the political left)
     2. n. (person, politics) left-winger, leftist (a person who belongs to the political left; a member of the left wing of a party or group)


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