left-handed [ˈleftˈhændɪd]
left-handed
adjective1. (not ambidextrous and not right-handed)
a. zurdo
If you're left-handed, you'll love this pen.Si eres zurdo, te encantará este bolígrafo.
In the past, left-handed people were often made to write with their right hand.Antiguamente, a los zurdos se los solía obligar a escribir con la mano derecha.
Learning to sew may be more difficult for left-handed people.Aprender a coser puede resultarle más difícil a un zurdo.
2. (intended for those with a dominant left hand)
a. para zurdos
Do you stock left-handed kitchen scissors?¿Tienen tijeras de cocina para zurdos?
3. (using the left hand)
This left-handed serve gives the Catalan player an advantage.Este servicio con la mano izquierda le da una ventaja al tenista catalán.
Sam's left-handed blow to my jaw knocked me out.El golpe que me dio Sam en la mandíbula con la izquierda me dejó K. O.
4. (figurative) (questionable)
adverb5. (with the left hand)
Peggy broke a finger last week and is having to do everything left-handed.La semana pasada, Peggy se rompió un dedo y ahora tiene que hacer todo con la mano izquierda.
Have you ever tried writing left-handed?¿Has probado alguna vez a escribir con la izquierda?
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