German-English translations for schief

askewHe wore his hat askew
crooked
uk
If a house is crooked and its foundations are collapsing, we do not walk around it admiring the equipment in the kitchen or the furniture in the living room. Wenn ein Haus schief gebaut ist, und das Fundament selbst untauglich erscheint, wird man doch auch nicht in aller Ruhe die schönen Anschaffungen in der Küche und im Wohnzimmer bewundern. We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?

lopsided
uk
us
Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait.
oblique
askance
us
The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance
awry
us
We know that a lot has gone awry. Dass da vieles schief läuft, wissen wir. The frame was awry.There is something awry with this story.
jarringThe jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
not straight

sidewaysHe gave the ball a sideways kick.There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what were truly capable of.
skew
us
A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the resultsa skew arch
skewed
warpeda warped sense of humour
wry