Crook in spanish
Ladrón
pronunciation: lɑdɹ̩oʊn part of speech: noun
pronunciation: lɑdɹ̩oʊn part of speech: noun
In gestures
crook1 = estafador, timador, granuja, ladrón, pillo.
Example: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.more:
» by hook or by crook = por las buenas o por las malas.
Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'by hook or by crook: planning a year's syllabus for professionally-qualified students'.» shepherd's crook = cayado, cayada, cayado de pastor.
Example: And when Moses threw his shepherd's crook down it became a snake.» small-time crook = ladronzuelo.
Example: This strategy is usually used by small-time crooks taking aim at lower- to middle-class investors.crook2 = recodo, recoveco.
Example: This smaller lace monitor had taken a rest in the crook of a tree when I saw him.crook3 = torcerse, doblarse, encorvarse.
Example: Whenever Raymond crooked over to pick something up Fred couldn't help staring at his prat.more:
» crook + the elbow = empinar el codo, darle a la botella.
Example: Her family is a typical one too -- her father occasionally crooks the elbow, while her Mother finds consolation in religion.» crook + the elbow = doblar el codo.
Example: Peter crooked the elbow on his good arm and folded it under his head to cushion it.