Crook in spanish

Ladrón

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.

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» 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.

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» 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.

Crook synonyms

bend in spanish: curva, pronunciation: bend part of speech: noun, verb turn in spanish: giro, pronunciation: tɜrn part of speech: verb, noun curve in spanish: curva, pronunciation: kɜrv part of speech: noun criminal in spanish: criminal, pronunciation: krɪmənəl part of speech: adjective, noun outlaw in spanish: proscrito, pronunciation: aʊtlɔ part of speech: noun, verb felon in spanish: felón, pronunciation: felən part of speech: noun malefactor in spanish: malhechor, pronunciation: mæləfæktɜr part of speech: noun
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