crook

[US]/krʊk/
[UK]/krʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en buet del; en svindler, en kriminel; uærlig adfærd
vt. at bøje til en krogform
Word Forms
Pluralcrooks
Third Person Singularcrooks
Present Participlecrooking
Past Participlecrooked
Past Tensecrooked

Example Sentences

a crook in the path.

en bøjning i stien.

crooking of the tubes

bøjning af rørene

a crooked business deal.

en skummel forretning.

a river crooking through the valley

en flod, der slynger sig gennem dalen

a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison.

En snu kriminel simulerede en skade for at undslippe fra fængslet.

he crooked a finger for the waitress.

han bøjede fingeren efter tjeneren.

it was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s.

det var ret skummelt på landet i de tidlige 1970'ere.

some pretty crook things went on there.

der skete nogle ret skumle ting der.

the government intends, by hook or by crook, to hold on to the land.

regeringen har til hensigt, for en eller anden grund, at beholde landet.

you have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth.

du har en skæv næse og en snedig mund.

She carried the parcel in the crook of her arm.

Hun bar pakken i albuebøjningen.

You wouldn't crook a friend, would you?

Du ville ikke svigte en ven, vel?

You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.

Du er nødt til at køre langsomt på disse snoede landeveje.

The police are getting after the crooks in the city.

Politiet er på sporet af kriminelle i byen.

her head was cradled in the crook of Luke's left arm.

hendes hoved lå i albuebøjningen af Lukes venstre arm.

you’re crook on me because I didn't walk out with you.

du er sur på mig, fordi jeg ikke gik ud med dig.

The city is full of crooked police officers taking bribes.

Byen er fuld af korrupte politibetjente, der tager bestikkelse.

She lay curled up in the crook of his arm.

Hun lå krøllet i albuebøjningen af hans arm.

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