No. 12,768 in Russian
кривое
"Кривое" means "crooked" or "curved" in English.
In a sentence
Это кривое зеркало.
This is a crooked mirror.
Here, 'кривое' functions as an adjective describing the mirror, indicating that it is not straight and is irregular in shape.
Его кривое выражение лица вызывало смех.
His crooked facial expression caused laughter.
In this sentence, 'кривое' is used as an adjective characterizing a facial expression that is distorted or bent out of a typical shape, often humorously.
У него кривое представление о ситуации.
He has a distorted notion of the situation.
Here, 'кривое' metaphorically describes a notion or understanding that deviates from accuracy or truth, hence 'distorted.'
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