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link

left

adjective LINK Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

crooked

Usage Note

link is the bare adjective stem behind links ('on the left'); in attributive use it inflects, as in die linke Hand ('the left hand'). Colloquially it also means sneaky or underhand — ein linker Typ is a shady character.

Examples

"Sie hebt die linke Hand."

Natural Translation

She raises her left hand.

Literal Translation

She raises the left hand.

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