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. — odexed
A ferret is a domesticated weasel.
The weasel tries to grab the mice.
ruЛаска пытается схватить мышей. — carlosalberto
deDas Wiesel versucht, sich die Mäuse zu schnappen. — carlosalberto
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. — mrtaistoi
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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