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1 crook
kruk
1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) cayado, báculo (obispo)2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) criminal, maleante3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) pliegue del codo
2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) doblar, encorvar- crooked- crookedly
- crookedness
crook n ladróntr[krʊk]1 (of shepherd) cayado, gancho; (of bishop) báculo2 familiar (criminal) sinvergüenza nombre masulino o femenino, caco, delincuente nombre masulino o femenino; (cheat, dishonest person) estafador,-ra, timador,-ra1 (finger, arm) doblarcrook ['krʊk] vt: doblar (el brazo o el dedo)crook n1) staff: cayado m (de pastor), báculo m (de obispo)2) thief: ratero m, -ra f; ladrón m, -drona fn.• cayado s.m.• chanchullero, -era s.m.,f.• curva s.f.• curvatura s.f.• fullero, -era s.m.,f.• gancho s.m.• garfio s.m.• truhán s.m.• tunante s.m.• tuno s.m.v.• corcovar v.
I krʊk1) ( criminal) sinvergüenza mf, pillo, -lla m,f (fam)
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transitive verb \<\<finger/arm\>\> doblar[krʊk]1. N2)3) * (=thief) ladrón(-ona) m / f ; (=villain) maleante mf4) (=curve) codo m, recodo m2.VT (fig) [+ finger] doblar3.ADJ (Australia) * (=ill) mal* * *
I [krʊk]1) ( criminal) sinvergüenza mf, pillo, -lla m,f (fam)
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transitive verb \<\<finger/arm\>\> doblar -
2 dedo
dedo sustantivo masculino (de mano, guante) finger; ( del pie) toe; dedo anular/(del) corazón ring/middle finger; dedo gordo (fam) ( del pie) big toe; ( de la mano) thumb; dedo meñique little finger; dedo pulgar thumb; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; hacer dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; señalar a algn con el dedo ( literal) to point at sb; ( culpar) to point the finger at sb
dedo m (de la mano) finger (del pie) toe Locuciones: a dedo, (arbitrariamente, sin selección democrática): elegir a alguien a dedo, to give someone a job
ser nombrado (alguien) a dedo, to get a job because of one's contacts
chuparse el dedo, to be born yesterday
hacer dedo, to hitchhike
no tener dos dedos de frente, to be stupid: su hermano no tiene dos dedos de frente, his brother is pretty dim
pillarse los dedos, to get caught red-handed En español tenemos 20 dedos: 10 de los pies y 10 de las manos (d. pulgar/anular/corazón/índice/meñique, thumb/ ring/ middle/ index/ little finger). En inglés tenemos 10 toes (dedos de los pies), 8 fingers (dedos) y 2 thumbs (pulgares). ' dedo' also found in these entries: Spanish: esguince - índice - llaga - meñique - nombrar - padrastro - pillarse - pulgar - punta - señalar - yema - agarrar - anestesiar - anillo - apuntar - astilla - chupar - clavar - cortar - dar - lastimar - machucar - meter - pie - pillar - zafar English: crook - digit - finger - fingertip - flick - forefinger - glove - her - hitch-hike - index finger - little finger - point - poke - prick - print - ring finger - shut - suck - thumb - toe - toenail - work in - catch - cut - hitch - index - pick - sever - stub
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