Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| lopsided adj. | schief | ||||||
| oblique adj. also [TECH.] | schief | ||||||
| skew adj. also [TECH.] | schief | ||||||
| askew adj. adv. | schief | ||||||
| inclined adj. | schief | ||||||
| out of kilter | schief | ||||||
| sloping adj. | schief | ||||||
| awry adj. adv. | schief | ||||||
| crooked adj. | schief | ||||||
| cross adj. | schief | ||||||
| slanting adj. | schief | ||||||
| wry adj. | schief | ||||||
| cockeyed adj. | schief | ||||||
| aslant adj. adv. | schief | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| schiefen | |||||||
| schief (Adjective) | |||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to slope | sloped, sloped | | schief sein | war, gewesen | | ||||||
| to cock one's head [coll.] | den Kopf schief legen | legte, gelegt | | ||||||
| to be delinquent | was, been | | auf die schiefe Bahn geraten | geriet, geraten | | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| rhumb line | schief laufende Linie | ||||||
| loxodrome [MATH.][GEOG.] | schief laufende Linie | ||||||
| loxodromic curve [MATH.][GEOG.] | schief laufende Linie | ||||||
| incline | schiefe Ebene | ||||||
| ramp | schiefe Ebene | ||||||
| skew slab | schiefe Platte | ||||||
| tilted block | schiefer Block | ||||||
| wry look | schiefer Blick | ||||||
| inclined plane [PHYS.] | schiefe Ebene | ||||||
| skew bridge [TECH.] | schiefe Brücke | ||||||
| oblique bending [ENGIN.] | schiefe Biegung | ||||||
| skew bending [ENGIN.] | schiefe Biegung | ||||||
| unsymmetrical bending [ENGIN.] | schiefe Biegung | ||||||
| skew arch [ENGIN.] | schiefer Bogen | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to give so. the hairy eyeball [coll.] [fig.] regional (Amer.) | jmdm. schief ansehen [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
Orthographically similar words | |
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| Schieben, schieben, Schiefe, Schiefer, Schielen, schielen, Schienen, schienen, Schießen, schießen, schiffen, schiften, schniefen | |
Forum discussions containing the search term | ||
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| schiefen ponys | Last post 10 Dec 09, 22:34 | |
| lopsided fringes... "Favorit ist unsere „Seitenlinie“ - der zweifarbige Streifen ermö | 13 Replies | |
| schiefes Lächeln - skew smile | Last post 08 Dec 05, 10:50 | |
| He's got a skew smile. He smiles skewly. Is it correct to describe a smile as skewed or is … | 9 Replies | |
| his thoughts were wry | Last post 25 Jul 09, 18:55 | |
| He sat beside her, his face and thoughts both wry. Kontext: er ist unentschlossen/besorgt (… | 10 Replies | |
