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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSwipe-left
/swaɪp lɛft/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move a finger across a touchscreen from right to left to indicate rejection or dismissal.
"She swiped left on the dating app to pass on the profile." - 2
To reject or dismiss something, often in a digital context.
"He swiped left on the job offer after considering the salary."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'swipe-left' originates from the digital age, specifically from mobile app interfaces where swiping left indicates a rejection or dismissal of an item, such as a profile in dating apps. The phrase combines 'swipe', which comes from the Old Norse 'sveipa', meaning to move quickly, and 'left', referring to the direction of the gesture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Swipe-left" is said worldwide
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balayer à gauche
Transliteration: balayer à gauche
"Elle a balayé à gauche sur l'application de rencontre."
nach links wischen
Transliteration: nach links wischen
"Er wischte nach links auf der Dating-App."
scorrere a sinistra
Transliteration: scorrere a sinistra
"Ha scorrere a sinistra sull'app di incontri."
deslizar a la izquierda
Transliteration: deslizar a la izquierda
"Deslizó a la izquierda en la aplicación de citas."
deslizar para a esquerda
Transliteration: deslizar para a esquerda
"Ela deslizou para a esquerda no aplicativo de namoro."
बाईं ओर स्वाइप करना
Transliteration: bāin ōr svā'ip karnā
"उसने डेटिंग ऐप पर बाईं ओर स्वाइप किया।"
向左滑动
Transliteration: xiàng zuǒ huádòng
"她在约会应用上向左滑动。"
왼쪽으로 스와이프하다
Transliteration: oenjjogeuro seuwaipeuhada
"그녀는 데이팅 앱에서 왼쪽으로 스와이프했다."
左にスワイプする
Transliteration: hidari ni suwaipu suru
"彼女はデーティングアプリで左にスワイプしました。"
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