left and right

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Two rapid successful shots from a double-barrelled gun.

Equivalents

Española diestro y siniestro

Françaisà dêtre et à senêtre à dextre et à senestre à droite et à gaucheà tort et à travers à tout-va

Portuguêsa torto e a direito

12 more languages

Azərbaycan dilisağa-sola

Catalàa tort i a dret

Suomikaksin käsin

Galegoa destro e sinistro

Bahasa Indonesiagandik

Íslenskahægri vinstri

日本語じょうげさゆう上下左右左右

한국어좌우

Polskina prawo i lewo

Русскийнаправо и налево

Tagalogkaliwa't kanan

Türkçeönüne gelen

Examples

“Apparently a left-and-a-right in hunting parlance meant to shoot ⟳ and kill ⟳ two birds or animals in quick succession, first with your left barrel and then with your right.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

left arm orthodox left arm unorthodox left atrium left back left bank left behind

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