No. 2,923 in Catalan
esquerres
"Esquerres" means "left-wing" or "the left" in a political context.
In a sentence
El partit polític de les esquerres té molts seguidors.
The left-wing political party has many followers.
In this sentence, 'esquerres' refers to left-wing political ideologies or groups.
Gira a l'esquerra al proper carrer.
Turn left at the next street.
Here, 'esquerra' (singular form) indicates the direction left.
Les seves opinions polítiques són d'esquerres.
His political opinions are left-leaning.
In this example, 'd'esquerres' describes someone having left-leaning political opinions.
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