literal English translation is: left of the river...or in slang it means "gaudy" "showy" or "trendy". The left bank is where all the American tourists hang out in Paris. BORING!
Left can be translated as "gauche", and right as "droite".
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Rive gauche
Versailles Rive-Gauche - 1992 is rated/received certificates of: Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)
The maker of the perfume Rive Gauche is a man named Yves Saint Laurent. The perfume was created in about year 1970 when Yves Saint Laurent was a very popular designer.
"the right (river) bank" is "la rive droite" in French. ("rive gauche" for "left bank")
The seine river divides into "La Seine Droight" and "La Seine Gauche" (droight - right, gauche - left) Gauche is to the south and Droight is to the north. Hopes this answers your question...
La rive droite et la rive gauche. Basically the right and left banks of the Seine WHAT?
Robert Courtine has written: 'La Rive Gauche'
South of the Seine is called la Rive Gauche (the Left Bank).
the north bank of the river Seine is called 'la rive droite' (the right bank)
Tournez a gauche means turn left in the imperative or 2nd person (formal/plural) form. e.g. when giving directions