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left1 [left] VB

left pt, pp of leave

leave2

leave BOT (produce new leaves) [li:v] VB intr reg:

to leave plant

I. leave1 <left, left> (depart; absence) [li:v] VB trans

1. leave (depart from):

to leave sth place

2. leave (go away permanently):

3. leave (not take away with):

to leave sth
to leave sb/sth with sb
jdn/etw bei jdm lassen

4. leave (forget to take):

to leave sth

5. leave (let traces remain):

6. leave (cause to remain):

to leave sth
to leave sb sth [or to leave sth for sb]
jdm etw übrig lassen

7. leave (cause to remain in a certain state):

8. leave (not change):

to leave sth
etw lassen

9. leave (not eat):

to leave sth

10. leave (bequeath):

to leave sth

11. leave (be survived by):

12. leave (put off doing):

to leave sth
etw lassen

13. leave (not discuss further):

14. leave (assign):

to leave sth to sb decision
jdm etw überlassen
to leave it to sb [to do sth]
es jdm überlassen[, etw zu tun]

Phrases:

leave it to sb to do sth
to leave go [or hold] of sb/sth
jdn/etw loslassen
to leave sb holding the baby [or Am bag] inf
jdn im Stich [o. inf hängen] lassen

II. leave1 <left, left> (depart; absence) [li:v] VB intr

leave vehicle
leave plane

III. leave1 (depart; absence) [li:v] N no pl

1. leave (departure):

Abreise f <-, -n>

2. leave (farewell):

Abschied m <-(e)s, -e>

3. leave (permission, consent):

Erlaubnis f <-, -se>
to ask sb's leave
to get/have sb's leave [to do sth]

4. leave (vacation time):

Urlaub m <-(e)s, -e>
Mutterschaftsurlaub m <-(e)s, -e>
Karenz f <-, -en> A
Genesungsurlaub m <-(e)s, -e>
Krankenstand m <-(e)s, -stände> A
Jahresurlaub m <-(e)s, -e>

Phrases:

to do sth by one's own leave dated

I. left2 [left] N

1. left no pl (direction):

to move to the left
to turn to the left

2. left (left turn):

to make [or take][or inf hang] a left

3. left (street on the left):

4. left no pl (left side):

the left
on/to the left
on/to sb's left
on/to sb's left

5. left SPORTS:

left

6. left MIL:

left

7. left no pl (political grouping):

the left
party on the left
the loony left pej

8. left inf (left-handed punch):

left
Linke f <-n, -n>

II. left2 [left] ADJ

1. left inv (position, direction):

left
left leg

2. left (political direction):

left
left

Phrases:

III. left2 [left] ADV inv

left (direction)
left (side)
to keep/turn left

Phrases:

left, left-hand ADJ

left

left ˈback N SPORTS

left back

left ˈfield N

left field (baseball area):

the left field

Phrases:

to be out in left field Am

left-ˈfoot·ed ADJ inv

left-footed person
left-footed kick

ˈleft-hand ADJ attr

1. left-hand (on sb's left side):

left-hand
left-hand side

2. left-hand SPORTS:

3. left-hand (in road):

left-hand bend
Linkskurve f <-, -n>

I. left-ˈhand·ed ADJ

1. left-handed (of person):

left-handed
she is left-handed
Linkshänder(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. left-handed attr (for left hand use):

left-handed

3. left-handed (turning to left):

left-handed racetrack
left-handed screw
left-handed BIOL

4. left-handed fig:

II. left-ˈhand·ed ADV

left-handed

left-ˈhand·er N

1. left-hander (person):

left-hander
Linkshänder(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. left-hander (curve in road):

left-hander
Linkskurve f <-, -n>

3. left-hander (hit):

left-hander
left-hander SPORTS
Linke f <-n, -n>

left-ˈlug·gage N Brit (office)

left-luggage

left ˈout ADJ pred

to feel left

left-ˈwing ADJ

left-wing
left-wing
left-wing views

left-ˈwing·er N

left-winger
Linke(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>