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shrew

/ʃruː/

/ʃru/

shrewsubstantiv

shrews

Pl.

/ʃruː/

/ʃru/

Übersetzungen

землеройка

The shrew is a small mammal with a pointed snout.

Землеройка — это маленькое млекопитающее с заостренной мордочкой.

сварливая женщина

She was known as a shrew in the neighborhood because of her constant complaints.

Её знали как сварливую женщину в округе из-за её постоянных жалоб.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

мелкое млекопитающее

Definitionen

A small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes, belonging to the family Soricidae.

The shrew scurried through the underbrush, searching for insects to eat.

A bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.

The character in the play was portrayed as a shrew, constantly arguing with everyone around her.

Synonyme

shrewverb

shrewed

Präteritum

shrewed

Partizip Perfekt

shrewing

Gerundium

Archaic, chiefly literary.

Definitionen

Archaic. To curse or wish evil upon; to scold sharply.

The old knight shrewed the thieves for their insolence.

Synonyme

bawl out

rail at

lambaste

shrewadjektiv

/ʃruː/

Used mainly attributively (‘shrew populations’, ‘shrew habitat’); not normally gradable.

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of shrews (the small insectivorous mammals).

Shrew populations are sensitive to changes in soil moisture.

Synonyme