schief
crooked; awry; slanted
English translations
- 01
askew
- 02
cockeyed
- 03
loopy
- 04
crooked
Word details
- German meaning
- Schief bedeutet, nicht gerade oder nicht in der richtigen Position.
- English meaning
- Crooked means not straight or not in the correct position.
- Synonym
- krumm, verzerrt
- German example
- Das Bild hängt schief an der Wand. Seine Krawatte sitzt schief.
- English example
- The picture is hanging crooked on the wall. His tie is crooked.
- Comparative
- schieferSuperlative: am schiefsten
Related words
- Schieflage
tilt
- Schieflage
list
- schiefgehen
to fail
- schieflaufen
go wrong
- schiefgehen
to go wrong
- Schiefergestein
argillite
- Schieflage
deflection
- Schieflage
inclination
- schief lachen
to grin maliciously
- schief lachen
to sneer
- Schiefergestein
Argillit
- schiefgehen
go wrong
- schiefgehen
fail
- Schiefergrau
slate gray
- Schiefe
Skewness
- Schieferstein
soapstone
- Schiefertafel
slate
- Schieferstein
slate
- schiefer
slanted
- schiefer
crooked
- schiefer
uneven
- schiefer
slate
- Schiefer
slate
- Ölschiefer
oil shale
- windschief
slithery
- windschief
mimsy
- windschief
lopsided
- Kupferschiefer
copper shale
- windschief
askew
- windschief
crooked
- Schiefertafel
A slate is a tablet made of slate, formerly used in schools for writing and arithmetic.
- schiefergrau
slate gray
- Schiefergrau
Slate gray
- schieflachen
to sneer, to scoff
- Schieflage
Imbalance
- schieflaufen
to go wrong
- schiefgehen
To go wrong means that something doesn't go as planned or fails.
- Schiefer
Slate is a fine-grained, layered metamorphic rock that can be easily split into thin pieces.
- schiefern
To flake
- schiefliegen
to go awry
- Kupferschiefer
Copper shale is a fine-grained, bituminous sedimentary rock containing copper and other metals.
- windschief
Lopsided
- Ölschiefer
Oil shale
- Schelmerei
mischief
- Schurkerei
mischief
Example sentences with “schief”
Das Bild an der Wand hängt schief. (The picture on the wall is hanging crookedly.)
Frequently asked questions
Can 'schief' be used figuratively?
Yes, 'etwas läuft schief' means 'something is going wrong' or 'something is going awry'.