Translations for „crook“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . crook [krʊk] N

1. crook (criminal):

crook

обма́нщик m

crook

жу́лик m

2. crook inf (rogue):

crook

моше́нник m

3. crook of elbow:

crook

сгиб m

4. crook (curve):

crook

изги́б m

5. crook (staff):

crook of shepherd

по́сох m

crook of bishop

жезл m

II . crook [krʊk] ADJ Aus inf

1. crook (ill):

to feel crook

чу́вствовать себя́ пло́хо

2. crook (angry):

to go crook (at sb)

выгова́ривать кому-ли́бо

to go crook (at sb)

брани́ть кого́-ли́бо

3. crook (out of order):

crook

повреждённый

4. crook (unsatisfactory):

crook

скве́рный

crook

никуды́шный

III . crook [krʊk] VB trans

crook

сгиба́ть

crook

искривля́ть

to crook one's finger at sb

помани́ть па́льцем кого́-ли́бо

Usage examples with crook

to feel crook

чу́вствовать себя́ пло́хо

to go crook (at sb)

брани́ть кого́-ли́бо

by hook or by crook

все́ми пра́вдами и непра́вдами

to crook one's finger at sb

помани́ть па́льцем кого́-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead, he offers to maintain his silence if the crooks will go straight and do work at a youth center for delinquents.

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He gained a reputation for keeping the city's crooks in check.

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The story is about a mobster and a novice gang of crooks who team up to steal $5 million worth of platinum ingots from a train.

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Whilst learning they must catch 100,000 flies to get their patent, their conversation is overheard by several crooks across the hallway.

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Eight of the thirty-nine crooks captured over the course of the game each provided a single line of verse.

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Meanwhile, crooks and thieves became a popular nickname for the party.

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Three more crooks arrive to the town to pressure the sheriff to release their friend from the prison.

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