schräg — meaning in English
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English meaning
- askew adj Not straight; tilted or crooked to one side.
- crooked adj Bent or twisted rather than straight.
- diagonal adj Slanted; running at an angle rather than straight up-and-down or side-to-side.
- inclined adjective Tilted at an angle; sloped.
- jarring adj Causing an unpleasant shock or a sense of unsettling discord.
- kooky adj Eccentric, quirky, or slightly crazy in an endearing way.
- oblique adjective Slanting; not straight up-and-down or side-to-side.
- offbeat noun The beats not normally accented in a measure.
- prone adj Likely to suffer from or do something, usually something negative.
- sideways adv Toward or from one side; not straight ahead.
- skew verb To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- skewed adj Tilted or twisted away from the expected straight line or angle.
- slanted adjective Set at an angle; sloping.
Senses
schräg is used for these senses in English:
- askew Turned or twisted to one side.
- askew Tilted to one side.
- crooked Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
- diagonal (geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
- inclined At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
- jarring That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
- kooky (slang) Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
- oblique Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
crooked — full definition
- adj Bent or twisted rather than straight.
- adj Dishonest or corrupt.