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1 schief
I Adj.1. crooked, not straight; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sided, Brit. skew-whiff umg.; schiefe Absätze worn-down heels; schiefe Schultern sloping shoulders; eine schiefe Linie an oblique line; der Schiefe Turm von Pisa the Leaning Tower of Pisa; schiefe Ebene MATH., PHYS. inclined plane2. fig. (verdreht) distorted; Urteil: warped; schiefer Vergleich lame comparison; schiefes Bild false picture, distorted view3. schiefer Blick fig. mistrustful look; ein schiefes Gesicht machen pull a wry face; Bahn 1, Ebene, LichtII Adv.1. crookedly; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sidedly, Brit. skew-whiff umg.; den Hut schief aufsetzen put on one’s hat at an angle, tilt one’s hat; das Bild hängt schief the picture isn’t hanging straight, the picture’s lop-sided ( oder skew-whiff umg.); er / der Baum ist schief gewachsen he / the tree hasn’t grown straight, he has a stoop / the tree has grown crookedly; schief treten (Absätze) wear down3. umg., fig. (misstrauisch) schief ansehen. (jemanden) look askance at; (jemandem misstrauen) mistrust4. schief gehen oder schief laufen umg. go wrong; es ist total schief gegangen everything went wrong, it was a disaster; das wäre beinahe schief gegangen that was a close shave; es wird schon schief gehen! hum. it’ll ( oder you’ll) be all right (Am. umg. alright)5. umg. (falsch): schief gewickelt sein be way out ( oder way off target); da bist du aber schief gewickelt auch you’re completely up the pole there, Am. you’re way out in left field; schief liegen be barking up the wrong tree; da liegst du total schief you’ve got it all wrong, you’re off the mark* * *slantwise (Adv.); wry (Adj.); lop-sided (Adj.); askance (Adv.); crooked (Adj.); cockeyed (Adj.); aslant (Adj.); askew (Adj.); awry (Adj.); bias (Adj.); oblique (Adj.); slanting (Adj.); slantwise (Adj.)* * *[ʃiːf]1. adjcrooked, not straight pred; (= nach einer Seite geneigt) lopsided, tilted; Winkel oblique; Blick, Lächeln wry; Absätze worn(-down); (fig = unzutreffend) inappropriate; Deutung wide of the mark, inappropriate; Bild distortedschíéfe Ebene (Phys) — inclined plane
auf die schíéfe Bahn geraten or kommen (fig) — to leave the straight and narrow
einen schíéfen Mund or ein schíéfes Gesicht ziehen (fig inf) — to pull a (wry) face
See:→ Licht2. adv1) (= schräg) halten, wachsen crooked; hinstellen at an angleer hatte den Hut schíéf auf — he wore his hat at an angle
schíéf laufen — to walk lopsidedly
das Bild hängt schíéf — the picture is crooked or isn't straight
2)sie lächelte schíéf — she gave me a crooked smile
3) (= unrichtig) übersetzen badlyetw schíéf schildern/wiedergeben — to give a distorted version of sth
du siehst die Sache ganz schíéf! (fig) — you're looking at it all wrong!
See:* * *1) obliquely2) (not straight or symmetrical.) skew3) ((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) squint4) wryly5) (slightly mocking: a wry smile.) wry* * *[ʃi:f]I. adj\schiefe Absätze worn[-down] heels2. (entstellt) distortedeine \schiefe Darstellung a distorted accountein \schiefer Eindruck a false impression; s.a. Vergleichjdm einen \schiefen Blick zuwerfen to look askance at sbII. adv1. (schräg) crooked, not straight, lopsidedetw \schief aufhaben/aufsetzen to not have/put sth on straight, to have/put sth on crookedetw \schief halten to not hold sth straight, to hold sth crookedden Kopf \schief halten to have one's head cocked to one sideetw \schief hinstellen to put sth at an awkward angledie Absätze \schief laufen to wear one's heels down on one sideetw \schief treten to wear sth down on one side\schief wachsen to grow crooked, to not grow straightjdn \schief ansehen to look askance at sb* * *1.1) (schräg) leaning <wall, fence, post>; (nicht parallel) crooked; not straight pred.; crooked < nose>; sloping, inclined < surface>; worn[-down] < heels>eine schiefe Ebene — (Phys.) an inclined plane
2) (fig.): (verzerrt) distorted <picture, presentation, view, impression>; false < comparison>2.1) (schräg)das Bild hängt/der Teppich liegt schief — the picture/carpet is crooked
jemanden schief ansehen — (ugs.) look at somebody askance
schief gewickelt sein — (fig. ugs.) be very much mistaken
schief liegen — (fig. ugs.) be on the wrong track; s. auch Haussegen
2) (fig.): (verzerrt)* * *A. adjschiefe Absätze worn-down heels;schiefe Schultern sloping shoulders;eine schiefe Linie an oblique line;der Schiefe Turm von Pisa the Leaning Tower of Pisa;schiefe Ebene MATH, PHYS inclined planeschiefer Vergleich lame comparison;schiefes Bild false picture, distorted view3.schiefer Blick fig mistrustful look;B. advden Hut schief aufsetzen put on one’s hat at an angle, tilt one’s hat;das Bild hängt schief the picture isn’t hanging straight, the picture’s lop-sided ( oder skew-whiff umg);er/der Baum ist schief gewachsen he/the tree hasn’t grown straight, he has a stoop/the tree has grown crookedly;schief treten (Absätze) wear down2. fig (verzerrt)schief sehen (etwas) misjudge;schief darstellen give a distorted account of3. umg, fig (misstrauisch)schief ansehen. (jemanden) look askance at; (jemandem misstrauen) mistrust; → schiefgehen, schiefgewickelt etc* * *1.1) (schräg) leaning <wall, fence, post>; (nicht parallel) crooked; not straight pred.; crooked < nose>; sloping, inclined < surface>; worn[-down] < heels>eine schiefe Ebene — (Phys.) an inclined plane
2) (fig.): (verzerrt) distorted <picture, presentation, view, impression>; false < comparison>2.1) (schräg)das Bild hängt/der Teppich liegt schief — the picture/carpet is crooked
jemanden schief ansehen — (ugs.) look at somebody askance
schief gewickelt sein — (fig. ugs.) be very much mistaken
schief liegen — (fig. ugs.) be on the wrong track; s. auch Haussegen
2) (fig.): (verzerrt)* * *adj.askew adj.cockeyed adj.cross adj.lopsided adj.oblique adj.sloping adj.wry adj. adv.askance adv.aslant adv.lopsidedly adv. -
2 косо
1) General subject: askance (look askance at somebody - смотреть на кого-либо подозрительно, с неодобрением), askant, askew, aslant, aslope, asquint, asquint (обыкн. с гл. look), athwart, awry, bias, jack deuce, obliquely, on the angle, on the slant, out of square, out of straight, sideling, sidelong, sideways, sidewise, sidling, skew whiff, slant, slantwise, splay, slantingdicularly, slantindicularly3) Colloquial: skew-whiff4) American: jack-deuce6) Architecture: on the skew8) Automation: on the bias9) Makarov: all squeegee, asland, atilt, on a slant, on the slope -
3 криво
1) General subject: aglee, agly, askance, askant, askew, jack deuce, out of straight, skew whiff, (усмехаться) wryly (He glanced down at me from the corner of his eye, smiling wryly.), crookedly (smile crookedly - криво улыбнуться)2) Colloquial: skew-whiff3) American: jack-deuce5) Construction: awry6) Architecture: on the skew7) Scottish language: agley8) Automation: on the bias -
4 traviole
• de travioleadjectival phrase, adverbial phrase• être/mettre de traviole to be/put crooked* * *traviole○: de traviole loc adv [accrocher, attacher] skew-whiff○ GB, crooked; le tableau est accroché de traviole the picture is hung skew-whiff○ GB ou crooked; il marche de traviole○ he walks lopsided○; il comprend tout de traviole○ he always gets the wrong end of the stick○.[travjɔl]de traviole (familier) locution adjectivale————————de traviole (familier) locution adverbiale1. [en biais]marcher de traviole [ivrogne] to stagger ou to totter alongj'écris de traviole my handwriting's all crooked ou cockeyed2. [mal] -
5 набок
1) General subject: awry, on one side, skew whiff, slant, slantingdicularly, slantindicularly2) Colloquial: skew-whiff3) Engineering: askew4) Makarov: atilt -
6 windschief
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7 virulé
a la virulé familiar (estropeado) damaged, broken; (torcido) crooked, twisted 2 familiar (chiflado) mad, nuts, crazytener un ojo a la virulé familiar to have a black eye* * *a la virulé — (loc adv) (Chi) ( desordenadamente) haphazardly; ojo
* * *a la virulé — (loc adv) (Chi) ( desordenadamente) haphazardly; ojo
* * *virulé, a la virulé* * *♦ loc adjun ojo a la virulé a black eye, a shiner;iba con el sombrero a la virulé her hat was on crooked♦ loc advBr skew-whiff, US skew-gee* * *adv:ojo a la virulé fam black eye -
8 skrå
* * *I. (en)( tobak) chewing tobacco;vb chew tobacco;[ en skrå] a quid, a plug;[ en rulle skrå] a twist of chewing tobacco.II. (en)( korn) crushed corn, grits pl;vb crush.III. vb( gå i skrå retning) slant;[ skrå over gaden] cross the street diagonally.IV. adj slanting ( fx roof, handwriting),( ofte blidere) sloping ( fx line, roof, shoulders),(mere F) inclined ( fx plane, roof),F oblique ( fx line, rays);T ( om noget der skal rettes op) cock-eyed ( fx the picture on the wall is cock-eyed),(spøg.) skew-whiff;[ de skrå brædder] the stage, the boards;(spøg.) tread the boards;[ skrå kant] chamfered edge, bevel;[ i skrå stilling] sloping, slanting;(adv) obliquely, on the slant, slantingly;[ klippe stof på skrå] cut material on the bias;[ lægge hovedet på skrå] lean one's head on one side;[ skråt over for] diagonally opposite;(vulg) you can stuff (el. shove) it (up your arse);[ skråt op!] shove it! stuff it! -
9 torcido
adj.1 twisted, crooked, bent, bending.2 ill-starred.3 crooked, twisted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: torcer.* * *► adjetivo1 (que no es recto) twisted3 (ladeado) slanted, crooked, lopsided4 MEDICINA sprained, strained5 figurado (mente etc) twisted* * *(f. - torcida)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=no derecho) [nariz, línea] crooked; (=doblado) [palo, alambre] bentel cuadro está torcido — the picture is not straight, the picture is crooked
2) (=taimado) devious, crooked2.SM (=acto) [de seda] twist* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] ( con respecto a otra cosa) crookedb) ( curvo) benttiene las piernas torcidas — ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed; ( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) < intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex. It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex. Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] ( con respecto a otra cosa) crookedb) ( curvo) benttiene las piernas torcidas — ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed; ( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) < intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *torcido -daA1 [ ESTAR] (con respecto a otra cosa) crookedle quedó la nariz torcida he was left with a crooked nosetiene la boca torcida he has a twisted mouthllevas la falda torcida your skirt's twisted, your skirt isn't straightel cuadro está torcido the picture isn't straight, the picture is on a slant o is askewla planta creció torcida the plant grew crooked o lopsided2 (curvo) bentun alambre/palo torcido a bent wire/sticktiene la columna torcida she has curvature of the spineB ‹intenciones› devious, crookedel hijo menor le salió torcido his youngest son didn't turn out at all as he had hoped* * *
Del verbo torcer: ( conjugate torcer)
torcido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
torcer
torcido
torcer ( conjugate torcer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ cuerpo› to twist;
‹ cabeza› to turn;
2 ‹ esquina› to turn
3 ‹curso/rumbo› to change
verbo intransitivo ( girar) [persona/vehículo] to turn;
[ camino] to bend, curve
torcerse verbo pronominal
1 ‹tobillo/muñeca› to sprain
2 [madera/viga] to warp
torcido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
llevas la falda torcida your skirt's twisted
tiene las piernas torcidas ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed;
( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2 ‹ intenciones› devious, crooked
torcer
I verbo transitivo
1 (curvar) to bend
2 (retorcer) to twist: me he torcido el tobillo, I've twisted my ankle
3 (tergiversar) to twist
II verbo transitivo & vi (girar) to turn: tuerce a la izquierda, turn left
torcido,-a adj (curvo) bent
1 (retorcido) twisted
2 (un cuadro, la corbata, etc) crooked
' torcido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcer
- torcida
- chueco
English:
bandy
- bent
- crooked
- gnarled
- skew-whiff
- squint
- straighten out
- strained
- twist
- askew
- awry
- cockeyed
- lop
- uneven
* * *torcido, -a adj1. [no derecho] [cuello, cable] twisted;[nariz] bent;llevas la corbata torcida your tie's not straight;ese cuadro está torcido that picture's not straight;la rueda de la bicicleta está torcida the bicycle wheel is bent;te ha salido un nueve torcido that nine has come out a bit crooked;me miró con el gesto torcido she frowned at me2. [doblado] [clavo, alambre] bent3. [retorcido] [intención] twisted;[interpretación] mistaken* * *adj twisted, bent* * *torcido, -da adj1) : twisted, crooked2) : devious* * *torcido adj1. (línea) crooked2. (cuadro, corbata) not straight3. (alambre) bent -
10 chanfleado
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11 tort
adj bent / twisted / crooked / wonky / skew-whiffexpr a tort i a dret without thinking / willy nilly / indiscriminately -
12 biscope
n. f. Cap. Avoir la biscope de traviole: To have one's cap skew-whiff.
См. также в других словарях:
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