crooked

1. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

   We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.

   krumm, schief, bogenförmig

   криво́йkrivój, изо́гнутыйizógnutyj, скрю́ченныйskrjúčennyj

   криви́йkryvýj

   having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

2. Set at an angle; not vertical or square.

   That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?

   schräg, schief

   искривлённыйiskrivljónnyj

   ви́кривленийvýkryvlenyj

3. (figuratively)Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.

   He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.

   He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it.

   betrügerisch, unehrlich, krumm

   нече́стныйnečéstnyj

   протизако́ннийprotyzakónnyj, незако́ннийnezakónnyj, шахра́йськийšaxrájsʹkyj

   not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

4. (Newfoundland, dialectal)Ill-tempered; grumpy; cranky.

   I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today!

1. Your tie is crooked.

   У тебе криво зав'язана краватка.

   ruУ тебя галстук завернулся.

   deDeine Krawatte sitzt schief.

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2. I have crooked teeth.

   У мене криві зуби.

   ruУ меня кривые зубы.

   deIch habe schiefe Zähne.

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3. Tom's teeth have always been crooked.

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4. The stairs are crooked and narrow.

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5. I knew Tom was a crooked cop.

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