crooked in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for crooked in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.crooked [Brit ˈkrʊkɪd, Am ˈkrʊkəd] VB pp

crooked → crook III

II.crooked [Brit ˈkrʊkɪd, Am ˈkrʊkəd] ADJ

1. crooked (with a bend):

crooked line

curvo

crooked limb

storto

crooked back, person

deforme

crooked stick, finger

(ri)curvo

crooked path

tortuoso

a crooked smile

un sorriso a metà

2. crooked (off-centre):

crooked

di traverso, di sghembo

crooked house

sbilenco

3. crooked (dishonest):

crooked inf

disonesto

III.crooked [Brit ˈkrʊkɪd, Am ˈkrʊkəd] ADV

crooked

di traverso

I.crook [Brit krʊk, Am krʊk] N

1. crook (rogue):

crook

imbroglione m / imbrogliona f

crook

truffatore m / truffatrice f

2. crook:

crook (of road, river)

curva f

crook (of arm)

incavo m

to carry the bag in the crook of one's arm

portare la borsa al braccio

to carry a rifle in the crook of one's arm

portare un fucile sul braccio

3. crook:

crook (shepherd's)

bastone m

crook (bishop's)

pastorale m

4. crook MUS (of horn):

crook

ritorti mpl

II.crook [Brit krʊk, Am krʊk] ADJ Aus inf

crook person

irritato, arrabbiato

crook food

cattivo, sgradevole

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

crook arm, finger:

crook

curvare, piegare

IV.crook [Brit krʊk, Am krʊk]

by hook or by crook

con le buone o con le cattive or o di riffa o di raffa

to crook one's elbow, little finger

alzare il gomito

shepherd's crook [ˈʃepədzˌkrʊk] N

shepherd's crook

bastone m da pastore

shepherd's crook liter

vincastro m

Translations for crooked in the Italian»English Dictionary

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torto gamba

crooked

sbilenco persona

crooked

deforme schiena

crooked

malandrino

crooked inf

sghembo muro

crooked

sghembo oggetto

crooked

sghimbescio muro

crooked

gabbamondo

crook

crooked in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crooked in the English»Italian Dictionary

crooked [ˈkrʊ·kɪd] ADJ

1. crooked (not straight):

crooked nose, legs

storto, -a

crooked back

ricurvo, -a

crooked path

tortuoso, -a

2. crooked inf (dishonest):

crooked

disonesto, -a

I.crook [krʊk] N

1. crook (criminal):

crook

delinquente mf

2. crook inf (rogue):

crook

imbroglione(-a) m (f)

3. crook of elbow:

crook

piega f

4. crook (curve):

crook

angolo m

5. crook (staff):

crook of shepherd

bastone m

crook of bishop

pastorale m

II.crook [krʊk] VB trans

crook

piegare

Translations for crooked in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sbilenco (-a)

crooked

sghembo (-a)

crooked

bacato (-a)

crooked

farabutto (-a)

crook

malvivente

crook

delinquente

crook

ladruncolo (-a)

petty crook

avanzo di galera (delinquente)

crook

crooked Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

by hook or by crook

ad ogni costo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Other genetic problems include shortened tendons of the forelegs, club foot, kidney problems, arched or crooked backbone and twisted neck.

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The composition, in its lower part, shows massive peonies in full bloom near a crooked rock.

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

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Two sisters, one smart and the other not-so-smart, outwit a cat burglar and a corrupt cop and make them accomplices to their ingenious plans of earning money, the crooked way.

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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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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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He is also known for withholding his income tax claiming that it supports "crooked politicians".

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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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