A fit and experienced hiker should stay at the back of the group, to ensure no one gets left behind.
get left behindvi
figurative (not adapt quickly enough)
zostawać z tyłu zwrot ndk.
zostać z tyłu zwrot dk.
People who have never used a computer get left behind when it comes to using social media like Facebook.
get left behindv expr
(be abandoned)
być zostawionym z tyłu zwrot posił.
Hurry up and get on the bus or you'll get left behind!
keep right, keep leftvi + adv
(sign: stay on left, right) (lewej, prawej)
trzymać się zwr. ndk.
The road sign said "keep left."
left bank, left-bankn as adj
(intellectual or artistic)
lewobrzeżny przym.
Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir inspired many left-bank intellectuals.
left behindadj
(abandoned)
zostawiony, pozostawiony przym.
The "Home Alone" movies are about a boy who is left behind when his family goes on vacation.
left handn
(hand on side opposite the right)
lewa ręka przym. + ż
Wedding rings are traditionally worn on the left hand.
Though widowed, she still wears her wedding ring on her left hand.
left handn
(side opposite [sb]'s right)
lewa strona przym. + ż
left-handn as adj
(relating to the left-hand side)
z lewej strony wyr.
My car is a left-hand drive.
Mój samochód ma kierownicę z lewej strony.
left onadj
(not switched off)
włączony przym.
The TV was left on overnight, which wastes electricity.
left outadj
(excluded)
wykluczony, wyłączony przym.
She did not get an invitation to the party, and she felt left out.
left overexpr
(remaining)
zostawać ndk.
After the party, there was just one bottle of wine left over.
Po przyjęciu została tylko jedna butelka wina.
left wing, left-wingadj
(socialist)
lewicowy przym.
Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
The prime minister's left wing policies were confusing.
left wing, left-wingn
(members of socialist or leftist political parties)
lewica ż
The left wing always makes that argument.
left wingern
(socialist)
lewicowiec m
In the United States, anyone who argues for more affordable health care is accused by conservative talk-radio demagogues of being a "left winger.".
left-handed, left handedadj
(having the left hand dominant)
leworęczny przym.
Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
I sprained my right wrist, but luckily I'm left handed so I can still do most things without difficulty.
My little brother's the only left-handed member of the family.
left-handed compliment, backhanded complimentn
figurative (false compliment, insult)
nieszczery komplement przym. + m
He said my cake tasted better than it looked - a left-handed compliment if I ever heard one! He paid her a left-handed compliment, saying she was well-built for her height.
leftoveradj
(food: uneaten)
pozostały przym.
Would you finish up that leftover chicken?
leftoveradj
(materials: remaining, unused)
pozostały przym.
We'll keep those leftover shingles for repairs later.
leftovern
figurative ([sth] remaining)
resztki ż, l.mn.
The superstition is a leftover from pagan times.
leftoversnpl
(food remaining)
resztki ż, l.mn.
pozostałość ż
He made a great casserole out of yesterday's leftovers.
noadj
(forbidding [sth])
zakaz m
Uwaga: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing.
There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site.
on the leftadv
(to the left-hand side)
na lewo przyim. + przys.
Keep walking for another 200 metres and you will see the playground on the left.