left back

lɛft bæk

Definition

Definition of left back - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

soccerdefender in soccer on the left side

The left back blocked the opponent's shot.
The left back sprinted down the field.
Our team's left back is injured.

defender

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Expressions with left

left field

defensive position in baseball's left outfield

She plays left field for the team.

swipe left

reject someone on a dating app

If you don't like the profile, just swipe left.

left dangling

adj.

hanging loosely without support

The rope was left dangling from the tree branch.

left and right

adv.

in many directions or places

He was looking left and right, unable to decide.

feel left out

have the feeling of being excluded or ignored by others

She might feel left out if we don't invite her.

left of center

adv.

in a position slightly left of the center

The painting was hung left of center on the wall.

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sagittal

adj.

body planes

located in a front-to-back plane dividing left and right body halves

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French:latéral gauche, ...
German:Linksverteidiger, ...
Italian:terzino sinistro, ...
Spanish:lateral izquierdo, ...
Portuguese:lateral esquerdo, ...
Chinese:左后卫, ...
Japanese:左サイドバック, ...
Arabic:ظَهِير أَيْسَر, ...
Hebrew:מֵגֵן שְׂמָאלִי, ...
Russian:левый защитник, ...
Ukrainian:лівий захисник, ...
Hindi:लेफ्ट बैक, ...
Bengali:বামপাশের রক্ষক, ...
Catalan:lateral esquerre, ...
Czech:levý obránce, ...
Danish:venstre back, ...
Dutch:linkerverdediger, ...
Greek:αριστερός μπακ, ...
Hungarian:balhátvéd, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែការពារឆ្វេង, ...
Korean:왼쪽 수비수, ...
Persian:مدافع چپ, ...
Polish:lewy obrońca, ...
Portuguese (BR):lateral-esquerdo, ...
Romanian:fundaș stânga, ...
Swedish:vänsterback, ...
Thai:แบ็คซ้าย, ...
Turkish:sol bek, ...
Vietnamese:hậu vệ trái, ...

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