Crooked Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈkɹʊkəd/

KRUUK-uhd

UK

/ˈkɹʊkɪd/

KRUUK-id

التعريف

Not straight or bent out of shape; can also mean dishonest or corrupt when describing a person or their actions.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used both literally for objects and figuratively for people or actions (dishonest, corrupt). Common collocations: 'crooked teeth', 'crooked smile', 'crooked politician'. Unlike 'bent', 'crooked' often implies irregularity or dishonesty.

• Spanish: torcido - deshonesto
• Portuguese (BR): torto - desonesto
• Portuguese (PT): torto - desonesto
• Chinese (Simplified): 弯曲的 - 不诚实的
• Chinese (Traditional): 彎曲的 - 不誠實的
• Hindi: टेढ़ा - बेईमान
• Arabic: معوج - غير شريف
• Bengali: বেঁকা - ট্যারা - অসাধু (মানুষ)
• Russian: кривой - нечестный (о человеке)
• Japanese: 曲がった - 不正な
• Vietnamese: cong - gian trá (về người/việc)
• Korean: 구부러진 - 부정직한
• Turkish: eğri - dolandırıcı (kişi) - sahtekar (kişi)
• Urdu: ٹیڑھا - بددیانت (شخص)
• Indonesian: bengkok - curang (tentang orang/perbuatan)

جمل نموذجية

The old tree grew in a crooked shape.

basic

He has a crooked smile.

basic

The picture on the wall is crooked.

basic

That politician is as crooked as they come.

natural

The deal sounded good, but something felt a bit crooked about it.

natural

Her crooked teeth made her smile unique.

natural