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1 crookedness
['krʊkɪdnɪs]1) (quality or state of being crooked) (l')essere curvo, storto2) (dishonesty) disonestà f., slealtà f.* * *[-kid-]noun deformità; disonestà* * *crookedness► crooked* * *['krʊkɪdnɪs]1) (quality or state of being crooked) (l')essere curvo, storto2) (dishonesty) disonestà f., slealtà f. -
2 crookedness crook·ed·ness n
['krʊkɪdnɪs](deformity) deformità f inv, (dishonesty) disonestà -
3 crook
I [krʊk]1) (rogue) imbroglione m. (-a), truffatore m. (-trice)2) (of river) curva f.; (of arm) incavo m.3) (shepherd's) bastone m.; (bishop's) pastorale m.••II [krʊk]by hook or by crook — con le buone o con le cattive, o di riffa o di raffa
verbo transitivo curvare, piegare [arm, finger]••* * *[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) bastone da pastore; pastorale2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) imbroglione3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) piegatura; gomito2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) piegare- crooked- crookedly
- crookedness* * *[krʊk]1. n1) (fam: thief) ladro (-a), truffatore (-trice)2)3) (shepherd's) bastone m (da pastore), (bishop's) pastorale m2. vt(arm, finger) piegare* * *crook (1) /krʊk/n.1 uncino; gancio; raffio5 curva; svolta6 (fam.) imbroglione; truffatore; gabbamondo● crook-backed, gobbo □ by hook or by crook, di riffa o di raffa; per amore o per forza □ (fam.) on the crook, in modo disonesto.crook (2) /krʊk/a. ( slang Austral.)3 guasto; fuori uso; rotto(to) crook /krʊk/A v. t.1 curvare; piegare: to crook one's arm [finger], piegare il braccio [il dito]2 uncinare; prendere con un uncinoB v. i.curvarsi; piegarsi● to crook a finger at sb., chiamare q. con un dito.* * *I [krʊk]1) (rogue) imbroglione m. (-a), truffatore m. (-trice)2) (of river) curva f.; (of arm) incavo m.3) (shepherd's) bastone m.; (bishop's) pastorale m.••II [krʊk]by hook or by crook — con le buone o con le cattive, o di riffa o di raffa
verbo transitivo curvare, piegare [arm, finger]•• -
4 crooked
['krʊkɪd] 1. 2.1) (with a bend) [line, back] curvo; [ limb] storto; [stick, finger] (ri)curvo; [ path] tortuoso2) (off-centre) di traverso, di sghembo; [ house] sbilenco3) colloq. (dishonest) disonesto3.avverbio di traverso* * *[-kid]1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) ricurvo2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) storto3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) disonesto* * *crooked (def. 1, 3, 4 /ˈkrʊkɪd/, def. 2 /krʊkt/)a.1 curvo; storto; deforme: crooked back, schiena curva e storta; crooked legs, gambe storte; crooked teeth, denti storti; crooked hands, mani deformi2 tortuoso ( anche fig.); a curve: crooked path, percorso tortuoso; crooked road, strada tutta curve; crooked reasoning, ragionamento tortuoso5 (fam.) disonesto; corrotto; losco; truffaldino: a crooked cop, un poliziotto corrotto; crooked deal, affare disonesto; affare loscocrookedlyavv.1 di sghembo; di traverso2 (fig.) disonestamente; in modo truffaldino; con l'ingannocrookednessn. [u]1 l'essere curvo, storto; deformità3 (fam.) disonestà; corruzione.* * *['krʊkɪd] 1. 2.1) (with a bend) [line, back] curvo; [ limb] storto; [stick, finger] (ri)curvo; [ path] tortuoso2) (off-centre) di traverso, di sghembo; [ house] sbilenco3) colloq. (dishonest) disonesto3.avverbio di traverso
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