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1 crookedly
[-kid-]adverb com desonestidade -
2 crookedly
[-kid-]adverb tortamente -
3 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) bordão2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) marginal3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) dobra do braço2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) dobrar- crooked- crookedly
- crookedness* * *[kruk] n 1 gancho. 2 curva, curvatura. 3 dobramento, arqueamento. 4 peça curvada. 5 cajado, bordão de pastor. 6 coll pessoa desonesta, trapaceiro, escroque. 7 genuflexão. • vt+vi 1 curvar, entortar. 2 curvar-se. by hook or by crook de qualquer modo. he has a crook in his nature ele tem maneiras esquisitas. -
4 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) ser vesgo2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) olhar com os olhos semicerrados2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) estrabismo2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) olhadela3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) de través* * *[skwint] n 1 piscar de olhos. 2 olhadela, olhar de soslaio. 3 estrabismo. he has a squint / ele é vesgo ou estrábico. 4 inclinação, tendência. • vt+vi 1 piscar, olhar com os olhos meio fechados. 2 manter os olhos meio fechados. 3 olhar de soslaio. 4 ser estrábico ou vesgo. 5 andar ou correr em sentido oblíquo, inclinar-se. • adj estrábico, vesgo, que olha de soslaio. he squints at ele está cobiçando com os olhos. to have/ take a squint coll dar uma olhada. -
5 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) cajado2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) ladrão3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) dobra do braço2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) curvar- crooked- crookedly - crookedness -
6 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) ser estrábico2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) olhar com os olhos semicerrados2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) estrabismo2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) olhadela3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) torto
См. также в других словарях:
Crookedly — Crook ed*ly, adv. In a curved or crooked manner; in a perverse or untoward manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crookedly — adv. Crookedly is used with these verbs: ↑grin, ↑smile … Collocations dictionary
crookedly — crooked ► ADJECTIVE 1) bent or twisted out of shape or position. 2) informal dishonest or illegal. 3) Austral./NZ informal annoyed; exasperated. DERIVATIVES crookedly adverb crookedness noun … English terms dictionary
crookedly — adverb see crooked … New Collegiate Dictionary
crookedly — See crooked. * * * … Universalium
crookedly — adverb In a crooked manner … Wiktionary
crookedly — adv. in bent or curved form; dishonestly, corruptly … English contemporary dictionary
crookedly — crook·ed·ly … English syllables
crookedly — See: crooked … English dictionary
crookedly — adverb in a crooked lopsided manner he smiled lopsidedly • Syn: ↑lopsidedly • Derived from adjective: ↑crooked, ↑lopsided (for: ↑lopsidedly) … Useful english dictionary
deal crookedly — index palter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
