lefty(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(left-handed)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el zurdo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la zurda
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
It was harder for me to find a guitar I liked because I am a lefty.Fue más difícil para mí encontrar una guitarra que me gustara porque soy zurdo.
l didn't know you were a lefty. - I'm not. I'm ambidextrous.No sabía que eras un zurdo. - No lo soy. Soy ambidiestro.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(politics)
a. el izquierdista
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la izquierdista
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The people in this city are a bunch of godless lefties.Las personas de esta ciudad son unos izquierdistas impíos.
b. el rojillo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la rojilla
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
These lefties want the government to control everything.Estos rojillos quieren que el gobierno lo controle todo.
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