Vocabulary
schief
/ʃiːf/· adjective
crooked, slanting; wrong (schiefgehen)
Schief — not straight (das Bild hängt schief, der Schiefe Turm von Pisa); schiefgehen = to go wrong.
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schief
crooked
Das Bild hängt schief.
The picture is hanging crooked.
Word family
schiefschieflaufento go wrongdie Schieflagetilt; imbalanceschiefgehento go wrong
Common combinations
- schief hängento hang crooked
- schiefgehento go wrong
- jemanden schief ansehento look askance at someone
Real examples
- Das Regal steht ein bisschen schief.The shelf is a bit crooked.
- Deine Krawatte sitzt schief.Your tie is crooked.
- Der Turm in Pisa ist schief.The tower in Pisa leans.
