The Portuguese word for left is
esquerda
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 |
| 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) |
| restar | |
| 1. v. to remain | |
| 2. v. to stay |
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