shrew
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family SoricidaeAny of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
» That's a shrew, not a mouse.
Это землеройка, а не мышь.
Значение
значений: 3Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
Spitzmaus
землеро́йкаzemlerójka
землери́йкаzemlerýjka
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews.
(пренебрежительное)An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
Megäre
меге́раmegéra, ве́дьмаvédʹma
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
Примеры
предложений: 9That's a shrew, not a mouse.
Это землеройка, а не мышь.
At the edge of the road lay a dead shrew.
На краю дороги лежала дохлая землеройка.
deAm Straßenrand lag eine tote Spitzmaus.
"Why did you say hello to that shrew?" "I don't want to ruin my karma."
"Зачем ты поздоровалась с этой мегерой?" - "Не хочу портить карму".
Nemesio loved chatting with shrews and bats.
Actually, the shrew is not a mouse.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle English schrewe, from Old English sċrēawa (“shrew”), from Proto-Germanic *skraFrom Middle English schrewe, from Old English sċrēawa (“shrew”), from Proto-Germanic *skrawwaz (“thin; meagre; frail”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut; shorten; skimp”). Cognates include Old High German scrawaz (“dwarf”), Norwegian skrugg (“dwarf”).
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Формы
мн. число: shrewsСинонимы
синонимов: 26- small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles:shrewmouse
- a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman:termagant