"esquerre" meaning in Catalan

See esquerre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [əsˈkɛ.rə] [Balearic, Central], [esˈkɛ.re] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-esquerre.wav Forms: esquerra [feminine], esquerres [feminine, masculine, plural], esquer [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Basque ezker (“left hand”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|eu|ezker||left hand}} Borrowed from Basque ezker (“left hand”) Head templates: {{ca-adj}} esquerre (feminine esquerra, masculine and feminine plural esquerres)
  1. left; the opposite of right
    Sense id: en-esquerre-ca-adj-~zP1sN4I
  2. (geography) on or in the direction of the left bank of a river
    Sense id: en-esquerre-ca-adj-rJP~43PJ Categories (other): Geography, Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Directions Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 27 67 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 0 Disambiguation of Directions: 5 95 0 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  3. (politics) left-wing
    Sense id: en-esquerre-ca-adj-Y-zIgDnZ Categories (other): Politics, Politics Disambiguation of Politics: 0 0 100 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: esquerra (english: the left), esquerrà (english: left-wing, leftist)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "dret"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "the left",
      "translation": "the left",
      "word": "esquerra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "left-wing, leftist",
      "translation": "left-wing, leftist",
      "word": "esquerrà"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ca",
        "2": "eu",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "left hand"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "esquerra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esquerres",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esquer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "ca-adj"
    }
  ],
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        "left; the opposite of right"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        "on or in the direction of the left bank of a river"
      ],
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          "geography"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(geography) on or in the direction of the left bank of a river"
      ],
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        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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        ],
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          "left-wing"
        ]
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      ],
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        "politics"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[əsˈkɛ.rə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈkɛ.re]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "word": "dret"
    }
  ],
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    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan terms borrowed from Basque",
    "Catalan terms derived from Basque",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ca:Directions",
    "ca:Politics"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "the left",
      "translation": "the left",
      "word": "esquerra"
    },
    {
      "english": "left-wing, leftist",
      "translation": "left-wing, leftist",
      "word": "esquerrà"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "eu",
        "3": "ezker",
        "4": "",
        "5": "left hand"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "esquerra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esquer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "left; the opposite of right"
      ],
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        [
          "left",
          "left"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "on or in the direction of the left bank of a river"
      ],
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        [
          "geography",
          "geography"
        ],
        [
          "left bank",
          "left bank"
        ]
      ],
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        "(geography) on or in the direction of the left bank of a river"
      ],
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        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ],
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          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "left-wing",
          "left-wing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics) left-wing"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[əsˈkɛ.rə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈkɛ.re]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "esquerre"
}

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