- left-handed adj
- [ˌlɛft'hændɪd]
mancino (-a), (fig: compliment) ambiguo (-a)
left-handed scissors — forbici fpl per mancini
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left-handed adj
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left-handed — adj 1.) a left handed person uses their left hand for writing, throwing etc ≠ ↑right handed 2.) [only before noun] left handed tools have been made for left handed people to use ▪ left handed scissors 3.) left handed compliment AmE a statement… … Dictionary of contemporary English
left-handed — left handedly, adv. left handedness, n. /left han did/, adj. 1. having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand: a left handed pitcher. 2. adapted to or performed by the left hand: a left handed… … Universalium
left-handed — left′ hand′ed adj. 1) having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand: a left handed pitcher[/ex] 2) adapted to or performed by the left hand: a left handed tool; a left handed tennis serve[/ex] 3)… … From formal English to slang
left-handed — [left′han′did] adj. 1. using the left hand more skillfully than, and in preference to, the right 2. done with the left hand 3. clumsy; awkward 4. designating an insincere or ambiguous compliment; BACKHANDED (sense 2) 5. MORGANATIC: from the… … English World dictionary
left-handed — ADJ Someone who is left handed uses their left hand rather than their right hand for activities such as writing and sports and for picking things up. I noticed she was left handed... There is a place in London that supplies practically everything … English dictionary
left-handed — late 14c., of persons; 1650s of tools, etc., from LEFT (Cf. left) (adj.). In 15c. it also could mean maimed. Sense of underhanded is from early 17c., as in left handed compliment (1787, also attested 1855 in pugilism slang for a punch with the… … Etymology dictionary
left-handed — {adj.}, {informal} 1. Using the left hand habitually. 2. Crooked; phoney; homosexual. * /Morris is such a left handed guy./ 3. Clumsy; untoward; awkward. * /Grab that hammer and stop acting so left handed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
left-handed — {adj.}, {informal} 1. Using the left hand habitually. 2. Crooked; phoney; homosexual. * /Morris is such a left handed guy./ 3. Clumsy; untoward; awkward. * /Grab that hammer and stop acting so left handed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
left-handed — adj informal 1. Using the left hand habitually. 2. Crooked; phoney; homosexual. Morris is such a left handed guy. 3. Clumsy; untoward; awkward. Grab that hammer and stop acting so left handed … Словарь американских идиом
left-handed — adj. Left handed is used with these nouns: ↑bat, ↑batsman, ↑batter, ↑compliment, ↑pitcher … Collocations dictionary
left-handed — Denoting the habitual or more skillful use of the left hand for writing and for most manual operations. SYN: sinistromanual. * * * left hand·ed left han dəd, lef tan adj 1) using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right 2) relating… … Medical dictionary
