No. 1,579 in Catalan

esquerra

"Esquerra" means "left" (direction or political orientation) in English.

In a sentence

Va girar a l'esquerra al pròxim carrer.
He turned to the left at the next street.
Directional indication, referring to the left side.
La filosofia de l'esquerra busca la igualtat.
The philosophy of the left seeks equality.
Political context, referring to left-wing ideology.
Té una mica de dolor a l'esquerra de l'esquena.
He has some pain on the left side of his back.
Positional indication, referring to a relative location.

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