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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrʊkɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrʊkɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krŏŏkid for 1-4, 6; krŏŏkt for 5)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
crooked adj(not straight)torcido/a adj
(camino)tortuoso/a adj
(espalda)encorvado/a adj
Every line I draw is crooked.
Todas las líneas que dibujo me salen torcidas.
crooked adjfigurative, informal ([sth]: corrupt)fraudulento/a adj
sucio/a adj
(coloquial)torcido/a adj
The deal was crooked; the mayor made sure that the contract went to his friends.
El acuerdo era fraudulento: el alcalde se aseguró de que el contrato fuese a parar a sus amigos.
crooked adjfigurative, informal (person: corrupt)deshonesto/a adj
corrupto/a adj
(coloquial)torcido/a adj
Crooked inspectors had been taking bribes to approve unsafe buildings.
Unos inspectores deshonestos habían estado aceptando sobornos para aprobar edificios inseguros.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
crook ninformal (criminal)delincuente, criminal n común
bandido, bandida nm, nf
The bookkeeper was a crook who had been stealing from them for years.
El contable era un delincuente que había estado robándoles durante años.
crook n(shepherd's staff)cayado nm
Marilyn is looking for a crook to go with her shepherdess costume.
Marilyn busca un cayado que vaya con su disfraz de pastora.
crook n(bishop's crozier)báculo nm
The bishop wore a richly embroidered robe, but he carried a simple wooden crook.
El obispo lucía una casulla profusamente bordada, pero llevaba un sencillo báculo de madera.
crook n(angle: of elbow, arm)recodo nm
Max was holding his baby in the crook of his arm.
Max sujetaba a su bebé en el recodo de su brazo.
crook n(sharp bend in a road)curva cerrada nf + adj
recodo nm
Drive slowly when you reach a crook in the road.
Reduce la velocidad cuando llegues a una curva cerrada en el camino.
crook n(bend in [sth])mango nm
She hung the umbrella up by its crook.
Colgó el paraguas por el mango.
crook [sth] vtr(bend)doblar vtr
encorvar vtr
Holmes crooked his finger and motioned to me to follow him.
Holmes dobló el dedo y me hizo una señal para que lo siguiera.
crook adjAU (ill, unwell)malo/a adj
enfermo/a adj
Carl walks slowly because of his crook knee.
Bill missed the party because he was crook.
Carl camina despacio a causa de su rodilla mala.
Bill faltó a la fiesta porque estaba enfermo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
crook [sb] out of [sth] v exprslang (obtain from [sb] by swindling)estafarle algo a alguien loc verb + prep
(informal)sacarle algo a alguien loc verb + prep
The conman who knocked on my grandad's door managed to crook him out of his life savings.
El timador que llamó a la puerta de mi abuelo se las arregló para estafarle los ahorros de toda su vida.
crook [sb] vtrslang (swindle)estafar a vtr + prep
engañar a vtr + prep
When Ruth realized that Mick was crooking her, she broke the contract.
Cuando Ruth se dio cuenta de que Mick la estaba estafando, rompió el contrato.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
crooked | crook
InglésEspañol
crooked grin n(lopsided smile)mueca nf
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