🦹crook (krook)

noun
/krʊk/
escroc (escroc)

Signification

a dishonest person, especially a criminal
Traduction de la signification
une personne malhonnête, en particulier un criminel
une personne malhonnete, en particulier un criminel

Phrases d'exemple

The police finally caught the crook who had been stealing cars.

La police a finalement attrapé l'escroc qui volait des voitures.
La police a finalement attrapé l'escroc qui volait des voitures.

Expressions d'exemple

by hook or by crook
par tous les moyens
par tous les moyens

Synonymes

criminal, thief, rogue, swindler, fraud

Antonymes

gentleman, honest person, noble

Collocations

common crook, petty crook, by hook or by crook, crooked crook

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