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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

leftover en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
    • Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?
    • I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.

Forms

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left over alternative lexicographic
left-over alternative lexicographic

Translations (25)

pt deixada (remaining, left behind) · el υπόλοιπα (remaining, left behind) · nl kliekje (remaining, left behind) · my လက်ကျန် (remaining, left behind) · it avanzato (remaining, left behind) · de übrig (remaining, left behind) · la residuus (remaining, left behind) · pt reservada (remaining, left behind) · tr artık yemek (remaining, left behind) · tr artakalan (remaining, left behind) · hi अवशेष (remaining, left behind) · es sobrado (remaining, left behind) · ru оста́вшийся (remaining, left behind) · fi tähteeksi jäänyt (remaining, left behind) · tr fazladan (remaining, left behind) · pl pozostały (remaining, left behind) · fr restant (remaining, left behind) · fr restante (remaining, left behind) · de übergeblieben (remaining, left behind) · nl restant (remaining, left behind) · pt conservada (remaining, left behind) · pt deixado (remaining, left behind) · es sobrante (remaining, left behind) · sq gërdheshtër (remaining, left behind) · pt restante (remaining, left behind)

leftover en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

Meanings

  1. Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
    • It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.
  2. (in-plural, of food, usually) Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
    • The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.
    • Not leftovers again!

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
left over alternative lexicographic
leftovers Number=Plur lexicographic
left-over alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

scraps · oddment

Translations (25)

tr kalan, artan (yemek) (something left behind) · fr reste (something left behind) · it residuo (something left behind) · mnw ဒၞာဲသှ်ေ (something left behind) · es retallón (something left behind) · es sobra (something left behind) · hi अवशेष (something left behind) · pl pozostałość (something left behind) · nn matrest (something left behind) · ja 贏余 (something left behind) · pt sobra (something left behind) · wa resse (something left behind) · my လက်ကျန် (something left behind) · ru объе́дки (something left behind) · cmn 殘餘 /残余 (something left behind) · fi tähde (something left behind) · ja 残り (something left behind) · it avanzo (something left behind) · nb matrest (something left behind) · mi toenga (something left behind) · ru оста́ток (something left behind) · it rimanenza (something left behind) · pam tagan (something left behind) · de Rest (something left behind) · es resto (something left behind)