schief
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adjective
- skew, oblique, askew, leaning, slanting, aslant, inclinedneither parallel nor perpendicular
- slopy, slopingcharacterised by a slope or slopes
- crooked, awryset at an angle; not vertical or square
- lopsidednot even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other
- wryturned away, contorted
adverb
- crookedly, at an angle
- lopsidedly
- askancesideways; obliquely
- badly, wrongin a way that isn't right
Forms
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | schiefer | schiefe | schiefes | schiefe |
| genitive | schiefen | schiefer | schiefen | schiefer |
| dative | schiefem | schiefer | schiefem | schiefen |
| accusative | schiefen | schiefe | schiefes | schiefe |
Degrees
| comparative | schiefer |
|---|---|
| superlative | am schiefsten |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Oh. Und deine Fliege? Die ist schief.Oh. And your bow tie? It's crooked.A2Alles Walzer! — Everybody Waltz!
- Das Bild hängt schief, also richtet er es gerade.The picture is hanging crooked, so he straightens it.A2Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)
- Die Farbe ist ein bisschen schief an der Wand, aber Mia sagt nichts.The paint is a bit crooked on the wall, but Mia says nothing.A2Das Baby kommt — The baby's coming (A2)
- Die Generalprobe endet im Schlamassel, denn alles geht schief, was nur schiefgehen kann.The dress rehearsal ends in a mess, because everything that can go wrong goes wrong.B2Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B2)