leftover

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Adjective

leftover (not comparable)

1. Remaining; left behind; extra; 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.

Translations

• French: restant, restante
• German: übrig, übergeblieben
• Portuguese: reservada, conservada, restante, deixada, deixado
• Russian: оста́вшийся

Translations

• French: restant
• Italian: avanzato
• Russian: оста́вшийся
• Spanish: sobrante

Noun

leftover (plural leftovers)

1. Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

   It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.

2. (chiefly, in the plural, usually, of food) 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.

Translations

• French: reste
• German: Rest
• Italian: avanzo, rimanenza, residuo
• Portuguese: sobra
• Russian: оста́ток
• Spanish: sobra, resto, remanente, vestigio

Translations

• Spanish: resto, sobra

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