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crook [crooks] (a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things) noun [UK: krʊk] [US: ˈkrʊk] | escroc◼◼◼nom {m}John is a crook. = John est un escroc. arnaqueur◼◻◻nom {m} |
crook [crooked, crooking, crooks] (to bend) verb [UK: krʊk] [US: ˈkrʊk] | courber◼◼◻verbe |
crook [crooks] (a shepherd's crook) noun [UK: krʊk] [US: ˈkrʊk] | houlette◼◻◻nom {f} |
crook [crooks] (a bend) noun [UK: krʊk] [US: ˈkrʊk] | courbe◼◻◻nom {f} |
crooked (figurative: dishonest, illegal) adjective [UK: krʊkt] [US: ˈkrʊkəd] | tordu◼◼◼adjectifHer windows were broken and her shutters hung crookedly. = Ses fenêtres étaient cassées et ses volets pendaient tout tordus. |
crooked (set at an angle) adjective [UK: krʊkt] [US: ˈkrʊkəd] | tordu◼◼◼adjectifHer windows were broken and her shutters hung crookedly. = Ses fenêtres étaient cassées et ses volets pendaient tout tordus. |
crooked (having one or more bends or angles) adjective [UK: krʊkt] [US: ˈkrʊkəd] | tortueux◼◼◼adjectif courbé◼◼◻adjectif |
by hook or by crook (by any means possible) preposition [UK: baɪ hʊk ɔː(r) baɪ krʊk] [US: baɪ ˈhʊk ɔːr baɪ ˈkrʊk] | de gré ou de force◼◼◼preposition d'une manière ou d'une autre◼◼◻preposition |