лева́к

rare #31523

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
ultra-leftist, radical leftist, leftiepolitics
Он лева́к и мечта́ет о револю́ции.
He is an ultra-leftist and dreams of a revolution.
Often disparaging; also used attributively, e.g. политик-левак.
2.
man working on the side, moonlighter, black marketeer
На стро́йке рабо́тали одни́ леваки́.
Only moonlighters worked at the construction site.
Colloquial; also of unlicensed taxi drivers.
3.
(rare) fling, bit on the side, affair
Хоро́ший лева́к укрепля́ет брак.
A good fling strengthens a marriage.
Colloquial.

Examples

Мой сосед работает леваком по выходным.
My neighbor works off the books on weekends.
Он подрабатывает леваком на своей машине.
He earns extra money doing unofficial jobs with his car.
В юности он был настоящим леваком.
In his youth, he was a true leftist.

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