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esquerda.

the left side, part, half or direction

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈkeʁ.dɐ/Brazil[isˈkeɦ.dɐ]Brazil/esˈkeʁ.dɐ/Brazil[esˈkeɦ.dɐ]Brazil
  1. the left side, part, half or direction

    feminine
    Cuidado, tem um bicho à sua esquerda!
    A minhã mãe está na esquerda da foto.
  2. the left side, part, half or direction the left hand or leg

    feminine
    Por que você segura o lápis com a esquerda?
  3. the left side, part, half or direction left (punch with the left fist)

    broadly · feminine
  4. the left side, part, half or direction the left side of the stage from the audience’s perspective

    feminine
  5. the left; the left wing

    feminine
    A esquerda quer vencer a eleição, mas os partidos não chegam a um acordo.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Basque ezkerra, absolutive singular form of ezker (“left”). Cognate with Catalan esquerra and Spanish izquierda. Displaced sestra.

noun/isˈkeʁ.dɐ/Brazil[isˈkeɦ.dɐ]Brazil/esˈkeʁ.dɐ/Brazil[esˈkeɦ.dɐ]Brazil
  1. leftist (a person who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics or the Brazilian left)

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Basque ezkerra, absolutive singular form of ezker (“left”). Cognate with Catalan esquerra and Spanish izquierda. Displaced sestra.

adj/isˈkeʁ.dɐ/Brazil[isˈkeɦ.dɐ]Brazil/esˈkeʁ.dɐ/Brazil[esˈkeɦ.dɐ]Brazil
  1. feminine singular of esquerdo

    feminine · form-of · singular
  2. leftist (who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics)

    Brazil · informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Basque ezkerra, absolutive singular form of ezker (“left”). Cognate with Catalan esquerra and Spanish izquierda. Displaced sestra.

verb
  1. inflection of esquerdar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of esquerdar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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