weasel
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and…Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
» You can't weasel out of this.
Тебе не отвертеться.
Meaning
5 sensesAny of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
Wiesel
ла́скаláska
ла́скаláska, ла́сицяlásycja
A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).
Wiesel, Mauswiesel, Zwergwiesel
ла́скаláska
ла́скаláska, ла́сицяlásycja
Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.
Marder
(derogatory, informal)A devious or sneaky person or animal.
a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn; spinner's weasel. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
Examples
33 sentencesYou can't weasel out of this.
ruТебе не отвертеться.
A ferret is a domesticated weasel.
The weasel tries to grab the mice.
ruЛаска пытается схватить мышей.
deDas Wiesel versucht, sich die Mäuse zu schnappen.
The weasel is noted for its bad smell.
Somehow, he weaseled himself out of jury duty.
deEr hat es irgendwie geschafft, sich vor seinen Geschworenenpflichten zu drücken.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, frFrom Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.
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