crook

crook
1. noun
1) (coll.): (rogue) Gauner, der
2) (staff) Hirtenstab, der; (of bishop) [Krumm]stab, der
3) (hook) Haken, der
4) (of arm) [Arm]beuge, die
2. transitive verb
biegen

crook one's finger — seinen Finger krümmen

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[kruk] 1. noun
1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) der (Hirten-/Bischofs-)Stab
2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) der Gauner
3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) die Armbeuge
2. verb
(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) krümmen
- academic.ru/17339/crooked">crooked
- crookedly
- crookedness
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crook
[krʊk]
I. n
1. (fam: rogue) Gauner m fam
2. usu sing (curve) Beuge f; of arm Armbeuge
3. (of a shepherd) Hirtenstab m; (of a bishop) Bischofsstab m, Krummstab m
II. adj AUS (fam)
1. (ill) krank
to be \crook with a cold erkältet sein
to feel \crook sich akk mies fühlen fam
to go \crook krank werden
2. (annoyed)
to be \crook on sb auf jdn wütend sein
to go \crook ausrasten fam
to go \crook at sb auf jdn wütend werden
3. (unsatisfactory) place, situation schlecht, mies fam; (out of order) car kaputt fam
4. (illegal)
a \crook thing eine krumme Sache fam
III. vt (dated)
to \crook sth etw krümmen [o biegen]
to \crook one's arm den Arm beugen
to \crook one's finger den Finger krümmen
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I [krʊk]
1. n
1) (= dishonest person) Gauner m (inf)
2) (= staff of shepherd) Hirtenstab m, Krummstab m; (of bishop also) Bischofsstab mhook
See:
hook
3) (= bend in arm) Beuge f
2. vt
finger krümmen; arm beugen

she only has to crook her (little) finger and he comes running — sie braucht nur mit dem kleinen Finger zu winken und schon kommt er angerannt

II
adj (Austral inf)
1) (= sick) krank

he's crook with the flu/a cold — er hat die Grippe/eine Erkältung

he feels crook — er fühlt sich mies (inf) or lausig (inf)

he is crook — es geht ihm mies (inf)

2) (= not functioning) kaputt (inf); (= not good) mies (inf)
3) (= angry) wild (inf)

to go crook at or on sb — wegen jdm wild werden

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crook [krʊk]
A s
1. Häkchen n, Haken m
2. (Schirm) Krücke f
3. Hirtenstab m
4. REL Bischofs-, Krummstab m
5. Kniestück n
6. Krümmung f, Biegung f:
crook of one’s arm Armbeuge f
7. umg
a) Gauner(in), Betrüger(in), Schwindler(in)
b) Gaunerei f, Betrug m, Schwindel m:
on the crook auf betrügerische Weise, unehrlich, hintenherum umg
8. MUS (Stimm)Bogen m (bei Blechblasinstrumenten)
B v/t
1. krümmen, biegen
2. US umg
a) jemanden betrügen
b) etwas ergaunern
C v/i sich krümmen, sich biegen
D adj
1. Aus umg
a) krank
b) miserabel
c) kaputt
2. Aus umg go (off) crook hochgehen umg (wütend werden);
go crook at (oder on) sb
a) jemandem Vorwürfe machen,
b) jemanden anfahren umg
* * *
1. noun
1) (coll.): (rogue) Gauner, der
2) (staff) Hirtenstab, der; (of bishop) [Krumm]stab, der
3) (hook) Haken, der
4) (of arm) [Arm]beuge, die
2. transitive verb
biegen

crook one's finger — seinen Finger krümmen

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n.
Betrüger - m.
Biegung -en f.
Ganove -n m.
Gauner - m.
Krücke -n f.
Krümmung -en f.
Schlitzohr n. v.
biegen v.
(§ p.,pp.: bog, gebogen)
krümmen v.
sich krümmen v.

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