crook

crook
kruk
1. noun
1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) cayado, báculo (obispo)
2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) criminal, maleante
3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) pliegue del codo

2. verb
(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) doblar, encorvar
- crookedly
- crookedness

crook n ladrón
crook
tr[krʊk]
noun
1 (of shepherd) cayado, gancho; (of bishop) báculo
2 familiar (criminal) sinvergüenza nombre masulino o femenino, caco, delincuente nombre masulino o femenino; (cheat, dishonest person) estafador,-ra, timador,-ra
3 (bend, curve - in river, path) curva; (- in arm) parte nombre femenino interior del codo
transitive verb
1 (finger, arm) doblar
crook ['krʊk] vt
: doblar (el brazo o el dedo)
crook n
1) staff: cayado m (de pastor), báculo m (de obispo)
2) thief: ratero m, -ra f; ladrón m, -drona f
crook
n.
cayado s.m.
chanchullero, -era s.m.,f.
curva s.f.
curvatura s.f.
fullero, -era s.m.,f.
gancho s.m.
garfio s.m.
truhán s.m.
tunante s.m.
tuno s.m.
v.
corcovar v.

I krʊk
noun
1) (criminal) sinvergüenza mf, pillo, -lla m,f (fam)
2) (of the arm) parte interior del codo

II
transitive verb \<\<finger/arm\>\> doblar
[krʊk]
1. N
1) (shepherd's) cayado m ; (bishop's) báculo m ; (=hook) gancho m ; hook 1., 1)
2)

the crook of one's arm — el pliegue del codo

3) * (=thief) ladrón(-ona) m / f ; (=villain) maleante mf
4) (=curve) codo m , recodo m
2.
VT (fig) [+ finger] doblar

to crook one's arm — empinar el codo

3.
ADJ (Australia) * (=ill) mal
* * *

I [krʊk]
noun
1) (criminal) sinvergüenza mf, pillo, -lla m,f (fam)
2) (of the arm) parte interior del codo

II
transitive verb \<\<finger/arm\>\> doblar

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