gauche
/ɡoʃ/
Translation
left; clumsy
Examples
Tournez l'autoroute.
Turn left at the next traffic light to join the motorway.
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She has written with her left hand since she was very young.
lors reception, l'aise .
He was a little awkward at the reception, not very comfortable in social situations.
Tournez , .
Turn left after the bridge, then keep going straight.
l'enfance.
He has written with his left hand since childhood.
Gauche est un adjectif avec deux sens : la direction (left) et la maladresse (clumsy, awkward). Comme nom feminin, la gauche designe aussi le bord politique de gauche. A gauche (to the left) et sur la gauche (on the left) sont les locutions prepositionnelles.
Passer l'arme a gauche (to kick the bucket, to die) est une expression argotique. Mariage de la main gauche designait historiquement un mariage morganatique. De gauche designe quelqu'un de progressiste politiquement. Gauchiste (far-left) est derive. Gaucherie (f) designe la maladresse.
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