leftist
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left·ism
also Left·ism (lĕf′tĭz′əm)n.
1. The ideology of the political left.
2. Belief in or support of the tenets of the political left.
left′ist adj. & n.
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leftist
(ˈlɛftɪst)adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who supports or belongs to the political left
ˈleftism n
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left•ist
(ˈlɛf tɪst)n. (sometimes cap.)
1. a member of the political Left; liberal or radical.
adj. 2. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or advocated by the political Left.
[1920–25]
left′ism, n.
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Noun | 1. | leftist - a person who belongs to the political left socialist - a political advocate of socialism |
Adj. | 1. | leftist - believing in or supporting tenets of the political left left - of or belonging to the political or intellectual left |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
leftist
[ˈlɛftɪst] adj [person, candidate, party] (moderately) → de gauche; (extreme left) → gauchiste; [policies, tendencies] (moderately) → de gauche; (extreme left) → gauchiste
n (moderately) → personne f de gauche; (extremist) → gauchiste m/fleft-justify [ˌlɛftˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] vt → justifier à gaucheleft luggage left-luggage [ˌlɛftˈlʌgɪdʒ] n (British)
(= office) → consigne f
(= articles left) → bagages mpl laissés en consigneleft-luggage locker n → (casier m à) consigne f automatiqueleft-luggage office n → consigne fleft out adj
to feel left out [person] → se sentir à l'écart
Not knowing the language I felt really left out → Comme je ne connaissais pas la langue, je me suis vraiment senti à l'écart.
to feel left out [person] → se sentir à l'écart
Not knowing the language I felt really left out → Comme je ne connaissais pas la langue, je me suis vraiment senti à l'écart.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
leftist
n → Linke(r) mf
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