crook

escroc, malfaiteur

Personne qui vole, trompe les autres ou enfreint la loi.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : criminal, thief, cheat

Expressions courantes : a crook, catch a crook, crook stole something

creux, courbure

Partie courbée d’une chose, notamment le creux du bras au niveau du coude.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the crook of something (She carried the kitten in the crook of her arm.)

Synonymes : bend, curve

Expressions courantes : crook of something, crook of the arm, crook of the elbow, crook of a cane

plier, recourber

Plier un doigt ou une autre partie pour lui donner une forme courbe ou en crochet.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bend, curve

Contraires : straighten

Expressions courantes : crook a finger, crook an arm, crook an elbow

malade, souffrant

Qui est malade ou ne se sent pas bien physiquement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ill, sick, unwell

Contraires : well, healthy

Expressions courantes : feel crook, a bit crook, look crook

mauvais, médiocre

Mauvais ou d’une qualité inférieure à celle attendue.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bad, poor, shoddy

Contraires : good

Expressions courantes : crook job, crook deal, crook work