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shtre'mb|ėr I§ adv 1 not straight: crooked, awry 2 [Fig] improperly, wrongly II§ adj (i) 1 crooked, lopsided; distorted 2 [Fig] inaccurate, mistaken, wrong; dishonest III§ nf (e) wrongful thing, wrong; dishonesty • Tė rrimė shtrembėr e tė flasim drejt! [Prov] "Let us stand crooked and talk straight." Even if we don't like it, we have to say what's true! • <> shko·n3rd {food} shtrembėr {} goes down (<>'s windpipe) the wrong way • <> ve·te3rd {food} shtrembėr {} goes down (<>'s windpipe) the wrong way shtremb|ėri' nf 1 dishonesty 2 crooked business, dishonest act, cheating shtremb|ėr|i'm nm ger 1 < shtrembėro'·n, shtremb-ėr-o'·het 2 deformity, distortion 3 deviation, aberration, defect |