gauche
French → English
(direction) Left: relating to the side opposite the right side of the body
Le conducteur a mis son clignotant pour tourner dans la rue à gauche.
(English) The driver put on his signal to turn into the street on the left.
Elle écrit de la main gauche car elle est gauchère depuis la naissance.
(English) She writes with her left hand because she has been left-handed since birth.
(personality) Awkward: lacking grace or being clumsy in social situations
Le jeune homme timide se sentait un peu gauche lors de sa première fête.
(English) The shy young man felt a bit awkward during his first party.
Ses manières sont gauches et il semble toujours un peu gêné en public.
(English) His manners are clumsy and he always seems a bit embarrassed in public.
Entry ID: fr:en:gauche · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary