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1 crooked
adjectivekrumm; schief [Lächeln]; (fig.): (dishonest) betrügerischa crooked person — (fig.) ein Gauner
* * *[-kid]1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) buckelig2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) krumm3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) unehrlich* * *crook·ed[ˈkrʊkɪd]* * *['krʊkɪd]adj(lit: bent) krumm; (= tilted, sloping also) smile schief; (fig inf = dishonest) method krumm; person unehrlich* * *crooked [ˈkrʊkıd] adj (adv crookedly)1. gekrümmt, gebogen, gewunden, krumm2. (vom Alter) gebeugt3. buck(e)lig4. umg unehrlich, betrügerisch:crooked ways krumme Wege oder umg Touren5. umg unehrlich erworben, ergaunert* * *adjectivekrumm; schief [Lächeln]; (fig.): (dishonest) betrügerischa crooked person — (fig.) ein Gauner
* * *adj.krumm adj.
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