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When someone is looking down, they're saying no. When they're looking up, they're looking to their brain for memory. When they look to the left, they're looking for a lie or something they memorized. When they look to the right, they're feeling sorry - they don't want to answer.
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Meaning of "to the left" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO THE LEFT

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WHAT DOES TO THE LEFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

to the left

Irreplaceable

"Irreplaceable" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day. The song was written by Knowles, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, and produced by Stargate and Knowles. "Irreplaceable" was originally a country record; it was re-arranged as a mid-tempo pop ballad with R&B influences by modifying the vocal arrangements and instrumentation. During the production and recording sessions, Knowles' and Ne-Yo wanted to create a record that people of either gender could relate to. The song's lyrics are about the breakdown of a relationship with an unfaithful man and the song contains a message about female empowerment. Following the moderate chart performances of "Déjà Vu" and "Ring the Alarm", "Irreplaceable" was released on December 5, 2006 in the United States as the album's third single, and the second single in other countries. The single was released through Columbia Records.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO THE LEFT

to take your full holiday entitlement
to the bitter end
to the fore
to the full
to the ground
to the hilt
to the letter
to the life
to the manner born
to the max
to the nth degree
to the point
to the prejudice of
to the skies
to the teeth
to the tune of
to the wide
to the wire
to throw off the shackles of sth
to throw the rule book at sb

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO THE LEFT

aleft
antileft
cleft
copyleft
eyes left
far left
far-left
hard left
hard-left
inside-left
left
loony left
outside-left
stage left
ultra-left
uncleft

Synonyms and antonyms of to the left in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «to the left» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO THE LEFT

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

Translator English - Chinese

到左侧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a la izquierda
570 millions of speakers

English

to the left
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाईं ओर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلى اليسار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слева
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para a esquerda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বামে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à gauche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ke kiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

links
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

左に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왼쪽으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing sisih kiwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bên trái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடது பக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्या डावी कडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sola
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a sinistra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z lewej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зліва
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la stânga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προς τα αριστερά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aan die linkerkant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

till vänster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

til venstre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to the left

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO THE LEFT»

The term «to the left» is very widely used and occupies the 76 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO THE LEFT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to the left

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10 QUOTES WITH «TO THE LEFT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word to the left.
1
Robert Barany
Two minutes later the right arm was pointing normally and the reaction to the left appeared. The patient made no complaint at all about the experiment.
2
Haley Barbour
The Obama administration and the Democratic Congress have taken the biggest lurch to the left in policy in American history. There've been no - no Congress, no administration that has run this far to the left in such a small period of time. And there is a reaction to that.
3
Ahmed Ben Bella
I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
4
Michael Biehn
My moral compass swings far to the left, but when it comes to gratuitous violence, I have trouble.
5
Buffalo Bill
My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round.
6
Otto von Bismarck
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
7
Nina Blackwood
I'm a little bit to the left of things anyway.
8
Robert Bork
The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left.
9
Billy Bragg
I'm still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I'm much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that's because they've moved, not me.
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Duane Chapman
When someone is looking down, they're saying no. When they're looking up, they're looking to their brain for memory. When they look to the left, they're looking for a lie or something they memorized. When they look to the right, they're feeling sorry - they don't want to answer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO THE LEFT»

Discover the use of to the left in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to the left and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right
To deter unwanted suitors, Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes has invented an imaginary fiancé called the Duke of Drummond until the real Duke of Drummond turns up and decides to beat her at her own game. Original.
Kieran Kramer, 2010
2
Uncle Setnakt's Essential Guide to the Left Hand Path
For people with wit and perseverance, this book is a training manual for super-men and women. Don Webb has been a practitioner of the Left hand path since the 1970s.
Don Webb, 1999
3
Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist ...
DIVIn Left of Karl Marx, Carole Boyce Davies assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915–1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist.
Carole Boyce Davies, 2008
4
To the Left of Inspiration: Adventures in Living with ...
When is the last time you've read an honest, funny book about living with disabilities? To the Left of Inspiration: Adventures in Living with Disabilities is just such a book.
Katherine Schneider, 2006
5
No One Left to Lie To: The Triangulations of William ...
In No One Left to Lie To, a New York Times bestseller, Christopher Hitchens casts an unflinching eye on Bill Clinton and his presidency and offers a searing indictment of a president who sought to hold power at any cost.
Christopher Hitchens, 2012
6
The Heart Is a Little to the Left: Essays on Public Morality
"An abundance of wisdom in an economy of words" by an activist preacher
William Sloane Coffin, 2012
7
Ten Steps To The Left
When four teenagers go exploring in the old abandoned mansion south of town, they find a journal which will change their lives forever.
Gregory Alan, 2011
8
The Resurgence of the Latin American Left
Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This volume examines the causes of this leftward turn and the consequences it carries for the region in the twenty-first century.
Steven Levitsky, Kenneth M. Roberts, 2013
9
To the Left of the Microwave
A solicitous housewife seeks to gain her family’s attention. The eclectic characters in this collection contend with the classic, American quest after freedom while struggling for validation of their existence.
Lisa De Niscia, 2011
10
Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right
Now with powerful and provocative new material, Bernard Goldberg's Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right sounds an even louder alarm than before—warning that, if the wimps on the right don't regain their courage and reclaim their ...
Bernard Goldberg, 2009

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. To the left [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/to-the-left>. May 2024 ».
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