links
adv · /lɪŋks/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German linkes, originally the genitive of linc, whence modern link; see there for more. Cognate with Dutch links.
Translation
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on the left
Siehst du das Auto links?
Do you see the car on the left?
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to the left
An der nächsten Ampel links abbiegen.
Turn left at the next traffic light.
Wir gehen nach links.
We’re going to the left.
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inside out
links verbügeln
iron inside out
auf links drehen
turn inside out
From Atemschaukel (originally 2009) by Herta Müller:. Die Frauen stellten sich zum Zählappell in die Reihe, sagten ihre Namen und die Nummer, machten die Taschen der Pufoaikas links und zeigten in jeder Hand ihre zwei Kartoffeln.
The women stood in rows to be counted, said their names and numbers, turned their pockets of their fufaikas inside out and showed their two potatoes in each hand.