Meaning of kreiss | Babel Free

Definitions

1. left, left-side (located on the side of the human body that contains the heart)
2. left, left-side (located on the side (of another living being or object) that is analogous to the human left side)
3. on, to the left
4. left, left-wing (politically progressive, in favor of social change; revolutionary)

Equivalents

Examples

“kreisā acs, roka, kāja”

left eye, hand, foot

“kreisais plecs”

left shoulder

“suņa kreisā auss”

a dog's left ear

“lidmašīnas kreisais spārns”

an airplane's left wing

“automobiļa priekšējais kreisais ritenis”

the car's left rear wheel

“rakstāmgalda augšēja kreisā atvilkne”

the desk's top left drawer

“skatuves kreisā mala”

the stage's left side, edge

“upes kreisais krasts”

a river's left bank

“iet pa ietves kreiso pusi”

to go, walk on the left side of the pavement

“iet uz kreiso pusi”

go to the left side

“ezers ir pa kreisi”

the lake is on the left

“nogriezties pa kreisi”

to turn left

“parlamenta kreisās partijas”

the left-wing parties of parliament

“kreisā frakcija, grupa”

left-wing fraction, group

“kreisais virziens”

left-wing current, tendency

“cik kreiss ir vidējais Latvijas iedzīvotājs?”

how (much) left-wing is the average inhabitant of Latvia?

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