Meanings (ES + gloss)
corvedura • curva • curvidad • doblez • torcedura
A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
She held the baby in the crook of her arm.
he walks bye lanes, and crooks
cayado
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
Even though I walk through a / valley dark as death / I fear no evil, for thou art with me, / thy staff and thy crook are my / comfort.
ladrona • ladrón • maleante • ratera • ratero • truhana • truhán
A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
1973 November 17, Richard Nixon, reported 1973 November 18, The Washington Post, Nixon Tells Editors, ‘I'm Not a Crook’, "People have got to know whether or not their President is…
In these early days of silent pictures, the accent was chiefly on thrills and danger as provided by supposedly unstoppable locomotives with crooks or maniacs on the footplate.
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
curvar • doblar • enchuecar • torcer
To bend, or form into a hook.
He crooked his finger toward me.
No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, / And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee / Where thrift may follow fawning.