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3 [met de linkerhand of linkervoet werkend] left-handed ⇒ 〈 sport ook〉 left-footed, 〈 attributief〉, 〈 boksen〉 southpaw♦voorbeelden:1 de tweede straat links • the second street to/on the leftlinks en rechts • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 right and left, on all sideslinks houden • keep (to the) left〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand links laten liggen • ignore someone, pass someone by/over, give someone the cold shoulder〈 figuurlijk〉 iets links laten liggen • ignore something, pass something by/overlinks van iemand zitten • sit to/on someone's leftlinks de bocht om rijden • take the left-hand bend/turnlinks schrijven • write with one's left hand4 linkse manieren • gauche behaviour/manners5 de linkse partijen • the left(-wing)/leftist parties, the parties of the left(op) links stemmen • vote for the left -
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1 left-handed ⇒ 〈 wetenschappelijk〉 sinistral, 〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 cackhanded, 〈 boksen〉 southpaw -
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lomperd, lomperik1 [onhandig persoon] cackhanded person ⇒ hamhanded/hamfisted person3 [plomp mens] ungainly/ponderous person
См. также в других словарях:
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cackhanded — [kak′han΄did] adj. 1. [Brit. Informal] left handed 2. clumsy; awkward … English World dictionary
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cackhanded — I Australian Slang lefthanded II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) left handed, southpaw … English dialects glossary
cackhanded — left handed, southpaw … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
cackhanded — adj. (of a person) frequently dropping or breaking things … English contemporary dictionary
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