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1 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. -
2 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
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