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crook

UK
/krʊk/
US
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Übersetzungen

crooksubstantiv
crooks
Pl.
UK
/krʊk/
US
/krʊk/
The police finally caught the crook who had been robbing banks in the area.
La police a finalement arrêté l'escroc qui cambriolait des banques dans la région.
creuxAnatomie.
She held the sleeping child in the crook of her arm.
Elle tenait l'enfant endormi dans le creux de son bras.
The shepherd leaned on his crook as he watched the flock graze.
Le berger s'appuyait sur sa crosse en regardant le troupeau paître.
Synonyme
thief
delinquent
con artist
scoundrel
rogue
fraud
swindler
criminal
crookverb
crooked
Präteritum
crooked
Partizip Perfekt
crooking
Gerundium
UK
/krʊk/
US
/krʊk/
She crooks her finger to beckon him over.
Elle courbe son doigt pour lui faire signe d'approcher.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
recourber
Synonyme
bend
deform
warp
twist
curve
crookadjektiv
crooker
Komp.
crookest
Super.
Chiefly Australian and New Zealand informal usage.
patraqueAustralie, Nouvelle-Zélande, familier.
I was feeling crook yesterday, so I stayed in bed.
Je me sentais patraque hier, alors je suis resté au lit.
véreuxAustralie, Nouvelle-Zélande, familier; pour une personne ou une affaire malhonnête.
That was a crook deal, and we lost a lot of money.
C'était une affaire véreuse, et nous avons perdu beaucoup d'argent.

Definitionen

crooksubstantiv
A person who is dishonest or a criminal.
The police finally caught the crook who had been robbing banks in the area.
A long staff with a curved end, especially one carried by a shepherd or (as a crosier) by a bishop.
The shepherd leaned on his crook as he watched the flock graze.
The inner bend of a part of the body where it curves, especially the inside of the elbow or knee.
She held the sleeping child in the crook of her arm.
crookverb
To bend or cause to bend.
She crooks her finger to beckon him over.
crookadjektiv
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Ill, unwell, or in poor health.
I was feeling crook yesterday, so I stayed in bed.
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Bad, unpleasant, or dishonest.
That was a crook deal, and we lost a lot of money.
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