crooked in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for crooked in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crooked [Am ˈkrʊkəd, Brit ˈkrʊkɪd] ADJ

1. crooked (bent, twisted):

crooked line/arms/legs

torcido

crooked line/arms/legs

chueco LatAm

crooked back/person

encorvado

crooked road/path

sinuoso

crooked road/path

lleno de curvas

the picture's still crooked

el cuadro todavía está torcido

the picture's still crooked

el cuadro todavía está chueco LatAm

she gave me a crooked grin

me hizo una mueca

2. crooked (dishonest) inf:

crooked person/deal

deshonesto

crooked person/deal

chueco Chil Mex inf

I.crook [Am krʊk, Brit krʊk] N

1. crook (criminal):

crook

sinvergüenza mf

crook

pillo m / pilla f inf

2.1. crook (of the arm):

crook

parte interior del codo

2.2. crook:

crook (of shepherd)

cayado m

crook (of bishop)

báculo m

II.crook [Am krʊk, Brit krʊk] VB trans

crook finger/arm:

crook

doblar

he crooked his finger at me

me llamó or me hizo señas con el dedo

she's only got to crook her (little) finger for him to come running

no tiene más que mover un dedo para que él venga corriendo

III.crook <crooker crookest> [Am krʊk, Brit krʊk] ADJ Aus inf

1. crook (ill, sick) pred:

to feel crook

sentirse mal

2. crook (bad):

crook food/drink

malo

3. crook (angry):

to go crook at or on sb

ponerse hecho basilisco or una furia con alguien inf

Translations for crooked in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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choreto (choreta)

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tranza

crooked

chanchullero (chanchullera)

crooked inf

chanfleado (chanfleada)

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gandalla

crooked inf

malacatoso (malacatosa)

crooked

trapacero (trapacera)

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crooked in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crooked in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd] ADJ

1. crooked (not straight):

crooked nose, legs

torcido, -a

crooked back

encorvado, -a

crooked path

tortuoso, -a

2. crooked inf (dishonest):

crooked

deshonesto, -a

I.crook [krʊk] N

1. crook (criminal):

crook

delincuente mf

2. crook inf (rogue):

crook

sinvergüenza mf

3. crook ANAT:

crook of elbow

pliegue m

crook of elbow

parte f interna del codo

crook of leg

corva f

4. crook (curve):

crook

recodo m

5. crook (staff):

crook of shepherd

cayado m

crook of bishop

báculo m

II.crook [krʊk] ADJ Aus inf

1. crook (ill):

to feel crook

encontrarse mal

2. crook (angry):

to go crook (at sb)

ponerse furioso (con alguien)

3. crook (out of order):

crook

estropeado, -a

4. crook (unsatisfactory):

crook

malo, -a

III.crook [krʊk] VB trans

crook

doblar

to crook one's finger at sb

hacer señas con el dedo a alguien

Translations for crooked in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chueco (-a)

crooked

avieso (-a)

crooked

patojo (-a)

crooked-legged

telenque

crooked

tuerto (-a)

crooked

torcido (-a)

crooked

cayado

crook

hampón

crook

crooked Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

by hook or by crook

por las buenas o por las malas

to feel crook

encontrarse mal

to go crook (at sb)

ponerse furioso (con alguien)

to crook one's finger at sb

hacer señas con el dedo a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Gimlet is named for the gimlet tool, which is said to have the same crooked shape as the local creek.

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Hedgerows and scarecrows, furrows and meadows; crooked streets and glowering slums; rolling smog and roaring hearths.

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The trunk is often gnarled and crooked with a pink to pale grey, sometimes rusty-stained bark.

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Therefore, the layout of the town hall is crooked and curved and up to half a metre narrow, which makes it look like a trapezium.

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The end results are pieces like patchwork bomber jackets and crooked kilts complete with shirtsleeves tied around the waist.

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Appealing to his greed and his masculinity, she convinces him to use his skills with crooked dice in a confidence game to help her separate convention-goers from their money.

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On her 21st birthday, she will inherit a vast fortune as well as some legal papers that will incriminate her father, a crooked judge.

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Musculoskeletal problems can lead to lameness, swelling and crooked necks.

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As a child, he suffered from crooked limbs (probably rickets) and was treated by body menders who made him wear limb braces.

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The plot concerns an insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist into stealing jewels.

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