Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
chorizo = ladrón
English translation:
crook
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Spanish term
Argentina
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chorizo = ladrón
Spanish to English
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Slang
¡Buenos días!
Estoy con una traducción de Argentina al inglés. Entiendo que **chorizo** o **chorro** es slang para **ladrón**... ¿Algún equivalente en inglés? El registro es bajo y lo dice una persona de pocos recursos (no de la calle) de treinta años, si eso ayuda.
Muchas gracias.
Estoy con una traducción de Argentina al inglés. Entiendo que **chorizo** o **chorro** es slang para **ladrón**... ¿Algún equivalente en inglés? El registro es bajo y lo dice una persona de pocos recursos (no de la calle) de treinta años, si eso ayuda.
Muchas gracias.
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Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
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crook
according to a friend in NY.he s 35
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LU- dice:
mike
ALU- dice:
how do you say thief in slang
MIKE dice:
crook
ALU- dice:
not very educated
ALU- dice:
crook
ALU- dice:
sure
ALU- dice:
MIKE dice:
you can say that person is a crook
ALU- dice:
but a thief
ALU- dice:
that steals
MIKE dice:
someone that steals si
bueno, no sé. si encuentra algo mejor me lo pasa.
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Note added at 43 mins (2006-01-09 16:11:53 GMT)
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crook1 (krʊk)
n.
An implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a bent or curved part.
A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
A curve or bend; a turn: a crook in the path.
Informal. One who makes a living by dishonest methods.
v., crooked, crook·ing, crooks.
v.tr.
To make a crook in; bend.
v.intr.
To bend or curve. See synonyms at bend1.
[Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr.]
crook2 (krʊk)
adj. Australian.
Out of order; faulty.
Not well; ill.
Of poor quality; inferior.
Not honest; crooked.
[From CROOKED or CROOK1.]
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crook
noun
Something bent: bend, bow, curvature, curve, round, turn. See straight/bent.
A person who cheats: bilk, cheat, cheater, cozener, defrauder, rook, sharper, swindler, trickster, victimizer. Informal chiseler, flimflammer. Slang diddler, gyp, gypper. See honest/dishonest.
verb
To swerve from a straight line: angle, arc, arch, bend, bow, curve, round, turn. See straight/bent.
Antonyms
crook
n
Definition: criminal, thief
Antonyms: innocent, law, law-abiding citizen, police
v
Definition: bend, angle
Antonyms: straighten
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WordNet
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The noun crook has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
Synonyms: criminal, felon, outlaw, malefactor
Meaning #2: a circular segment of a curve
Synonyms: bend, turn
Meaning #3: a long staff with one end being hook shaped
Synonym: shepherd's crook
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The verb crook has one meaning:
Meaning #1: bend or cause to bend
Synonym: curve
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Translations
Translations for: Crook
Nederlands (Dutch)
misdadiger, haak, krom, herders-/ bisschopsstaf, bocht, oplichter, ziek, oneerlijk, chagrijnig, buigen
Français (French)
escroc, recourber, plier, mal fichu, mauvais
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gauner
v. - biegen, beugen
adj. - krumm, kaputt, ärgerlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. ποιμενική ράβδος, γκλίτσα, τσιγκέλι, γωνιά, καμπή, στροφή, (καθομ.) απατεώνας, κάθαρμα, λωποδύτης v. λυγίζω, στραβώνω, κάμπτω/-ομαι adj. ανέντιμος, άρρωστος, άκεφος, δυσάρεστος
Italiano (Italian)
piegare, curvare, imbroglione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - croque (m), trapaça (f), trapaceiro (m)
v. - entortar, perverter
adj. - torto, desonesto, insatisfatório (coloq.), mal-humorado
Русский (Russian)
сгибать, красть, жулик
Español (Spanish)
n. - criminal, estafador, ladrón
v. tr. - encorvar, doblar, acodar, estafar, timar
v. intr. - encorvarse, doblarse, acodarse
adj. - curvatura, encorvamiento
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krok, krycka, herdestav, kräkla, böjning, bedragare (vard.)
v. - kröka, knycka (sl.)
adj. - ojuste (vard.), vresig (austr.), sönder (austr.)
中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
n. - 弯曲的东西, 曲柄杖, 钩, 弯曲
v. tr. - 使弯曲, 使成钩形, 欺骗, 偷窃
v. intr. - 弯曲, 成钩形
adj. - 弯曲的
中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
n. - 彎曲的東西, 曲柄杖, 鉤, 彎曲
v. tr. - 使彎曲, 使成鉤形, 欺騙, 偷竊
v. intr. - 彎曲, 成鉤形
adj. - 彎曲的
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 曲げる, 湾曲する
n. - 曲がったもの, 柄の曲がったつえ, 曲がった部分, 湾曲, 詐欺師, いかさま師
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) لص, حرامي, حيال, نصاب, عصا, انحناء (فعل) ثنى, لوى (صفه) مريض
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מקל רועים, נוכל, כיפוף, עיקום, פושע
v. tr. - עיקם, כופף
v. intr. - התעקם
adj. - חלש, חולה, כועס, במצב-רוח רע, לא-תקין, מקולקל, מאכזב, לא-מספק
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crook is mentioned in the following topics:
Baron Crook Stanley Crook
The Black Crook Helmington Row
Roddymoor Sunniside
Mackenzie Crook Crook County
Lorianne Crook crook
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Dictionary definition of crook
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2004, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. More from Dictionary
Thesaurus synonyms of crook
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Note added at 36 mins (2006-01-09 16:05:15 GMT)
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LU- dice:
mike
ALU- dice:
how do you say thief in slang
MIKE dice:
crook
ALU- dice:
not very educated
ALU- dice:
crook
ALU- dice:
sure
ALU- dice:
MIKE dice:
you can say that person is a crook
ALU- dice:
but a thief
ALU- dice:
that steals
MIKE dice:
someone that steals si
bueno, no sé. si encuentra algo mejor me lo pasa.
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Note added at 43 mins (2006-01-09 16:11:53 GMT)
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crook1 (krʊk)
n.
An implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a bent or curved part.
A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
A curve or bend; a turn: a crook in the path.
Informal. One who makes a living by dishonest methods.
v., crooked, crook·ing, crooks.
v.tr.
To make a crook in; bend.
v.intr.
To bend or curve. See synonyms at bend1.
[Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr.]
crook2 (krʊk)
adj. Australian.
Out of order; faulty.
Not well; ill.
Of poor quality; inferior.
Not honest; crooked.
[From CROOKED or CROOK1.]
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crook
noun
Something bent: bend, bow, curvature, curve, round, turn. See straight/bent.
A person who cheats: bilk, cheat, cheater, cozener, defrauder, rook, sharper, swindler, trickster, victimizer. Informal chiseler, flimflammer. Slang diddler, gyp, gypper. See honest/dishonest.
verb
To swerve from a straight line: angle, arc, arch, bend, bow, curve, round, turn. See straight/bent.
Antonyms
crook
n
Definition: criminal, thief
Antonyms: innocent, law, law-abiding citizen, police
v
Definition: bend, angle
Antonyms: straighten
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WordNet
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The noun crook has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
Synonyms: criminal, felon, outlaw, malefactor
Meaning #2: a circular segment of a curve
Synonyms: bend, turn
Meaning #3: a long staff with one end being hook shaped
Synonym: shepherd's crook
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The verb crook has one meaning:
Meaning #1: bend or cause to bend
Synonym: curve
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Translations
Translations for: Crook
Nederlands (Dutch)
misdadiger, haak, krom, herders-/ bisschopsstaf, bocht, oplichter, ziek, oneerlijk, chagrijnig, buigen
Français (French)
escroc, recourber, plier, mal fichu, mauvais
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gauner
v. - biegen, beugen
adj. - krumm, kaputt, ärgerlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. ποιμενική ράβδος, γκλίτσα, τσιγκέλι, γωνιά, καμπή, στροφή, (καθομ.) απατεώνας, κάθαρμα, λωποδύτης v. λυγίζω, στραβώνω, κάμπτω/-ομαι adj. ανέντιμος, άρρωστος, άκεφος, δυσάρεστος
Italiano (Italian)
piegare, curvare, imbroglione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - croque (m), trapaça (f), trapaceiro (m)
v. - entortar, perverter
adj. - torto, desonesto, insatisfatório (coloq.), mal-humorado
Русский (Russian)
сгибать, красть, жулик
Español (Spanish)
n. - criminal, estafador, ladrón
v. tr. - encorvar, doblar, acodar, estafar, timar
v. intr. - encorvarse, doblarse, acodarse
adj. - curvatura, encorvamiento
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krok, krycka, herdestav, kräkla, böjning, bedragare (vard.)
v. - kröka, knycka (sl.)
adj. - ojuste (vard.), vresig (austr.), sönder (austr.)
中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
n. - 弯曲的东西, 曲柄杖, 钩, 弯曲
v. tr. - 使弯曲, 使成钩形, 欺骗, 偷窃
v. intr. - 弯曲, 成钩形
adj. - 弯曲的
中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
n. - 彎曲的東西, 曲柄杖, 鉤, 彎曲
v. tr. - 使彎曲, 使成鉤形, 欺騙, 偷竊
v. intr. - 彎曲, 成鉤形
adj. - 彎曲的
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 曲げる, 湾曲する
n. - 曲がったもの, 柄の曲がったつえ, 曲がった部分, 湾曲, 詐欺師, いかさま師
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) لص, حرامي, حيال, نصاب, عصا, انحناء (فعل) ثنى, لوى (صفه) مريض
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מקל רועים, נוכל, כיפוף, עיקום, פושע
v. tr. - עיקם, כופף
v. intr. - התעקם
adj. - חלש, חולה, כועס, במצב-רוח רע, לא-תקין, מקולקל, מאכזב, לא-מספק
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Some good "crook" pages on the web:
American Sign Language
commtechlab.msu.edu
Math
mathworld.wolfram.com
Mentioned In
crook is mentioned in the following topics:
Baron Crook Stanley Crook
The Black Crook Helmington Row
Roddymoor Sunniside
Mackenzie Crook Crook County
Lorianne Crook crook
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Copyrights:
Dictionary definition of crook
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2004, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. More from Dictionary
Thesaurus synonyms of crook
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. More from Thesaurus
Antonyms information about crook
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: crook would do ... o my, I think you went a little overboard with the references
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=English slang words definit...
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marisa cancellaro
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i made a mistake in the copy and paste. sorry 4 the long text
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Nitza Ramos
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amj_services (X)
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trufflejus
: I even checked hip hop dictionaries (the source of most of our slang these days!) and for lack of something better, this one works. I thought about "hoodlum" but that is more specific than the way "chorizo" is used in Argentina.
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Mayte Vega
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it s ok
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Simon Bruni
: a crook is not necessarily a thief (can be any kind of criminal). Chorizo refers specifically to a thief.
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Gabriela Mejías
: Alicia... no solo que usaría crook, sino que te pasaste!!!!! en el buen sentido, digo.... vaya search!!! Saludos!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "¡muchas gracias a todos!"
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David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
Works in field
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
petty thief
petty thief
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small-time thief
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small-time thief
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Elizabeth Lyons
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Sol
: that would not be slang at all
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marisa cancellaro
: petty thief means "ladronzuelo"
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Sheila Hardie
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Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
robber
"robber" es bastante coloquial y se refiere a ladrones en general, pero no es exactamente "slang".
Otras opciones:
"tea leaf" es el termino de Rhyming Slang del este de Londres.
"pickpocket" para ladrones de carteras.
"pilferer", también coloquial en el UK.
Otras opciones:
"tea leaf" es el termino de Rhyming Slang del este de Londres.
"pickpocket" para ladrones de carteras.
"pilferer", también coloquial en el UK.
Peer comment(s):
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amj_services (X)
: yes, robber and tea-leaf (they are mostly used in UK though)
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David Brown
: Hi Simon..I didn't see your comments..but robber is too strong a word for chorizo...as sometimes it is used here meaning..hand in the till.. too
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I see! In that case robber would be too strong, yes.
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Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
prig (brit), pack rat (US)
also, a nimmer (all slang)
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marisa cancellaro
: prig will do
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Sol
: In the U.S., "pack rat" is someone who accumulates things, but they don't have to be stolen! A "pack-rat" will keep every single paper that ever came to his/her possesion, for example.
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Simon Bruni
: prig does not mean thief, as far as I know. I am a native speaker and have lived in the UK for more than 20 years. Prig means a self-righteous, snobbish person
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Prig does have more than one meaning though. It was a UK native (London) who confirmed this.
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Cintia Pecellin
: Agree with prig, not so much with 'pack rat' though...
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ok, gracias
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Sheila Hardie
: A prig is a snob - someone who is arrogant (I'm a native speaker of UK English and have never heard of it being used in any other way)
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English is a very rich language. Perhaps the word is a little dated.
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
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Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
small-time crook
diccionario Collins Concise Inglés
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"Chorizo" es una expresión muy común en España que define, vulgarmente, al ladrón o al ratero...
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Note added at 42 mins (2006-01-09 16:11:34 GMT)
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"Chorizo" es una expresión muy común en España que define, vulgarmente, al ladrón o al ratero...
Peer comment(s):
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Simon Bruni
: crook no se refiere unicamente a ladrones, sino también otros delincuentes
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Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
the little thief!
if talking about someone younger (or smaller)
It's not really "slang", but it's much more likely to be said by common folk than "petty".
It's not really "slang", but it's much more likely to be said by common folk than "petty".
1 hr
Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
tea leaf
in the same vein ...slang for a thief, petty or otherwise. In the part of Spain where I live it tends to mean pickpocket or handbag snatcher. If you have been subjected to this sort of thing "petty" does not do it justice.
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Martin Perazzo
Spain
Spain
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English
Spain
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Native in: English , Spanish
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Spanish term (edited):
chorizo = ladr�n
plain old "thief"
I think it's the most commonly used expression, both in informal and formal language. There are lots more specific terms like "con artist", "rip-off artist", "swindler", "pickpocket", "purse-snatcher", "crook"... but I still think "thief" wins by a long shot (you can add lots of different qualifying adjectives like "dirty", "little", "rotten", etc. to make it more explicit if you like).
Discussion
me lo pas� el de NY
creo que el texto fuente es argentino, si?
Yo tengo una inglesa en casa.
Primero le tengo que explicar chorizo.