leftover
Something left behindSomething left behind; an excess or remainder.
» I fed the leftovers to my dog.
Das übrige Essen ließ ich meinen Hund fressen.
Я скормил объедки своей собаке.
Я згодував залишки моєму собаці.
Meaning
2 sensesSomething left behind; an excess or remainder.
It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.
Rest
оста́токostátok, объе́дкиobʺjédki
(in the plural, usually)Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
Not leftovers again!
The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.
- a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
Examples
178 sentencesI fed the leftovers to my dog.
Я згодував залишки моєму собаці. — deniko
ruЯ скормил объедки своей собаке. — Biga
deDas übrige Essen ließ ich meinen Hund fressen. — jakov
Tom is eating leftovers.
Том їсть залишки. — deniko
ruТом доедает остатки. — marafon
I didn't want to eat leftovers.
I don't want to eat leftovers.
Tom fed his leftovers to his dog.
ruТом скормил свои объедки своей собаке. — Lenin_1917
deTom fütterte die Überreste seinem Hund. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).
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Forms
plural: leftoversSynonyms
3 synonymsCollocations
5 patterns- eat leftovers
- to eat leftovers
- eat leftovers again
- leftovers again
- some leftovers