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Left-handed pitchers get paid a lot of money to get left-handed guys out or else they wouldn't be in there. They feel confident going up against lefties. If you look at most lefties' numbers, typically they happen to be better against lefties than against righties. That's all it is.
Curtis Granderson

Meaning of "lefties" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEFTIES

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Lefties is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEFTIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lefties

Lefties is a three-part 2006 BBC documentary series investigating some aspects of the extreme Left of British politics in the 1970s. Lefties was produced and directed by Vanessa Engle. The series was commissioned by the then Controller of BBC Four, Janice Hadlow. Lefties was produced as a companion series to Tory! Tory! Tory! an overview of the New Right and Thatcherism. Hadlow believed that so called 'serious television' was vital in driving ideas, and her commissions were a critical and ratings success.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEFTIES

left-handedly
left-handedness
left-hander
left-justify
left-luggage locker
left-luggage office
left-of-centre
left-wing
left-winger
leftie
leftish
leftism
leftist
leftmost
leftover
leftovers
leftward
leftwardly
leftwards
lefty

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEFTIES

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fifties
humanities
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panties
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Synonyms and antonyms of lefties in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lefties» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEFTIES

Find out the translation of lefties to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lefties from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lefties» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

左撇子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zurdos
570 millions of speakers

English

lefties
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lefties
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليساريون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

левши
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canhotos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lefties
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les gauchers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lefties
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Linkshänder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

左打者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좌완
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lefti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thuận tay trái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lefties
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाव्या बाजूला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Solaklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mancini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lefties
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лівші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lefties
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αριστερούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lefties
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lefties
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lefties
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lefties

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEFTIES»

The term «lefties» is regularly used and occupies the 58.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lefties

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QUOTES WITH «LEFTIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lefties.
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Curtis Granderson
Left-handed pitchers get paid a lot of money to get left-handed guys out or else they wouldn't be in there. They feel confident going up against lefties. If you look at most lefties' numbers, typically they happen to be better against lefties than against righties. That's all it is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEFTIES»

Discover the use of lefties in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lefties and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lefties: The Origins & Consequences of Being Left-Handed
What minority group claims Jack the Ripper, Leonardo da Vinci, the Boston Strangler and Marilyn Monroe among its members? Lefties--one of the largest minority groups in the land.
Jack Fincher, 1993
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Loving Lefties: How to Raise Your Left-Handed Child in a ...
Loving Lefties is the first ever guide to address all the issues pertinent to left-handedness: the biology, the physiology, and the psychological and practical effects of being a left-handed child.
Jane M. Healey, 2002
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Lefties: A Book for Southpaws
History, humor, and facts every left-hander will want to know.
M. P. Lannamann, 2000
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Lefties
WWII rages brutally across the oceans, and the city previously known as Berlin in Canada is shaken by a series of murders that seem to indicate a racial and political vendetta by a communist killer.
Karmel Arbelaitz, 2012
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The Bumper Book of British Lefties
Routledge has composed witty pen portraits of all the forces of lefteousness, from Arthur Scargill to Tom Driberg.
Paul Routledge, 2003
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Golf for Lefties
Covers the special needs of left-handed golfers, discussing swings, body alignment, and using different clubs, and includes a glossary of terms
Bill Burr, 1997
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The lefties' guide to Britain: from the Peasants' Revolt to ...
The Lefties' Guide aims to celebrate Leftie history through location.
Peter Clark, 2005
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Knitting - Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties:
Learn to cast on stitches and knit with ease if you are left-handed and have in the past struggled to get a grip on it from a right-handed tutor.
Mabel Dawn Van Niekerk, 2014
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Don't Fret Note Map for Lefties: Revolutionary Guitar Finger ...
Southpaws rejoice! Now there's a Don't Fret Note Map made just for you! This innovative product created by 11-year-old Nicholas Ravagni and featured on ABC's World News Tonight makes it easier to learn to play electric or acoustic guitar.
Nicholas Ravagni, 2003
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The Left Stuff: How the Left-Handed Have Survived and ...
A. Raise. of. Hands: A. Count. of. Lefties. Based on studies that combine handedness surveys, approximately twelve percent of Americans and Western Europeans are left— handed, with breakouts varying depending on sex, age, and cultural ...
Melissa Roth, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEFTIES»

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Did Beitar's fans embarrass you, you nice, tut-tutting lefties? - Israel …
The soccer club appears to have been studying the tactics of that tricky right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu: If you want to be noticed, take to the ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Chris Young ripping lefties and righties without Mets 2nd thought …
Chris Young was under no illusions. The Yankees outfielder knew his primary purpose would be hitting against lefties, as he did Friday when ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Yankees' Chris Young continues to dominate lefties | NJ.com
After finishing 2-for-3 against Montgomery, Young is now hitting .365 (31-for-85) with a 1.057 OPS, six home runs and 14 RBI against lefties this ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Lefties Bash Lefty PAC for Bashing Kochs on Criminal Justice - Hit …
Lefties Bash Lefty PAC for Bashing Kochs on Criminal Justice. David Brock's awful group tries to slime the Koch brothers as criminal-justice ... «Reason, Jul 15»
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Hillary wants to make lefties happy on climate change. Coal country …
In the proverbial war on coal, Hillary Clinton , the presumptive 2016 Democratic nominee, seems to be on a charted path towards a complicated ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
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Chic lefties sign petition to force out the masses
The flats cost €8,000 a square metre, the bistrots offer innovative dishes such as mackerel in grape juice, and the art galleries are famed for ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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These Righties Are Lefties: Will They Have a Hand Up in the Race?
Overall, that's six lefties in the past 12 administrations, 50-50, pretty darn good for a population that currently is only supposed to be between 11 ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
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Lefties in Arizona Go Overboard with Political Correctness on the …
If there is anything more idiotic than rallying round the Confederate battle flag in a Walmart parking lot in Phoenix, it may be assembling for a ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»
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SADOW: Boy Howdy, The Lefties Sure Do Hate Them Some Bobby …
It's a reflection of the impoverishment of liberalism that explains why Gov. Bobby Jindal rankles so much its faithful, if somewhat less balanced, ... «The Hayride, Jul 15»
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No stopping Anthony Rizzo vs. lefties
To be clear, Rizzo is second among all hitters, not just lefties. For perspective, in 2009, lefty Nick Johnson of the Washington Nationals had a ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

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