crook

delincuente, estafador

Persona que roba, engaña a otros o infringe la ley.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who steals, cheats, or breaks the law.

• That dealer is a crook.
• The police caught the crooks yesterday.
• A clever crook had tricked her into sending money.

Sinónimos: criminal, thief, cheat

Expresiones frecuentes: a crook, catch a crook, crook stole something

curva, recodo

Parte doblada o curva de algo, especialmente la parte interior del codo.

En inglés sencillo: A bend or curve, especially where an arm bends at the elbow.

• The baby slept in the crook of her arm.
• He tucked the parcel into the crook of his elbow.
• She noticed a slight crook in the branch.

Cómo se usa: the crook of something (She carried the kitten in the crook of her arm.)

Sinónimos: bend, curve

Expresiones frecuentes: crook of something, crook of the arm, crook of the elbow, crook of a cane

doblar, curvar

Doblar un dedo u otra parte hasta darle una forma curva o de gancho.

En inglés sencillo: To bend a finger or another part into a curved or hook shape.

• She crooked her finger at me.
• He crooked his arm to support the baby.
• Crook your elbow slightly and hold it there.

Sinónimos: bend, curve

Antónimos: straighten

Expresiones frecuentes: crook a finger, crook an arm, crook an elbow

enfermo, indispuesto

Que está enfermo o no se encuentra bien físicamente.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling ill or physically unwell.

• I feel a bit crook today.
• She looked crook after the long boat trip.
• He stayed in bed because he was feeling crook.

Sinónimos: ill, sick, unwell

Antónimos: well, healthy

Expresiones frecuentes: feel crook, a bit crook, look crook

malo, deficiente

Malo o de calidad inferior a la esperada.

En inglés sencillo: Bad or below the standard expected.

• That was a crook job, mate.
• We got a crook deal on the car.
• His crook repair work caused more problems.

Sinónimos: bad, poor, shoddy

Antónimos: good

Expresiones frecuentes: crook job, crook deal, crook work