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gauche

left

noun adjective gohsh Less Common

Also means

left wing

Usage Note

Gauche means 'left' as both a direction (à gauche = 'to the left') and a political position (la gauche = 'the left'). As an adjective it also means 'clumsy' or 'awkward' — a meaning borrowed directly into English. The opposite of the directional sense is droite ('right').

Examples

"Tournez à gauche au carrefour."

Natural Translation

Turn left at the intersection.

Literal Translation

Turn to left at-the crossing

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