crooked

crooked
adjective
krumm; schief [Lächeln]; (fig.): (dishonest) betrügerisch

the picture is crooked — das Bild hängt schief

you've got your hat on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

a crooked person — (fig.) ein Gauner

crooked dealings — krumme Geschäfte

* * *
[-kid]
adjective
1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) buckelig
2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) krumm
3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) unehrlich
* * *
crook·ed
[ˈkrʊkɪd]
adj
1. (fig fam: dishonest) unehrlich; police officer, politician korrupt pej; salesman betrügerisch
2. (not straight) teeth, grin schief; nose, lines, legs krumm
* * *
['krʊkɪd]
adj
(lit: bent) krumm; (= tilted, sloping also) smile schief; (fig inf = dishonest) method krumm; person unehrlich

your hat's crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

* * *
crooked [ˈkrʊkıd] adj (adv crookedly)
1. gekrümmt, gebogen, gewunden, krumm
2. (vom Alter) gebeugt
3. buck(e)lig
4. umg unehrlich, betrügerisch:
crooked ways krumme Wege oder umg Touren
5. umg unehrlich erworben, ergaunert
* * *
adjective
krumm; schief [Lächeln]; (fig.): (dishonest) betrügerisch

the picture is crooked — das Bild hängt schief

you've got your hat on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

a crooked person — (fig.) ein Gauner

crooked dealings — krumme Geschäfte

* * *
adj.
krumm adj.

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