crooked

crooked(
kroo
-
kihd
)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. torcido
The tree's trunk is crooked.El tronco del árbol está torcido.
b. tortuoso (path)
A crooked path goes up to the monument on the summit.Un camino tortuoso asciende al monumento en la cima.
c. sinuoso (path)
The river winds its crooked way down the valley.El río sigue su camino tortuoso valle abajo.
d. encorvado (person or back)
Just like his father, he had a crooked back from carrying such heavy loads in his job.Igual que su padre, tenía la espalda encorvada de cargar pesos tan pesados en su trabajo.
e. doblado (person or back)
She helped an old lady, crooked from arthritis, to get up from her armchair.Ayudó a una anciana doblada por la artritis a levantarse de su sillón.
f. chueco
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
Let me fix your tie. It's crooked.Deja que te arregle la corbata. Está chueca.
a. deshonesto
Many customers were destitute after the collapse of the crooked loan company.Muchos clientes quedaron en la miseria tras el colapso de la empresa de préstamos deshonesta.
b. sucio (deal)
He had built himself mansions in three countries with the proceeds from his crooked business deals.Se había construido mansiones en tres países con las ganancias de sus negocios sucios.
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