Meaning

5 senses
  1. 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.

    Wiesel

    ла́скаláska

    ла́скаláska, ла́сицяlásycja

  2. A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).

    Wiesel, Mauswiesel, Zwergwiesel

    ла́скаláska

    ла́скаláska, ла́сицяlásycja

  3. Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.

    Marder

  4. (derogatory, informal)A devious or sneaky person or animal.

    a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky

  5. 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 sentences
  1. You can't weasel out of this.

    ruТебе не отвертеться. — odexed

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  2. A ferret is a domesticated weasel.

  3. The weasel tries to grab the mice.

    ruЛаска пытается схватить мышей. — carlosalberto

    deDas Wiesel versucht, sich die Mäuse zu schnappen. — carlosalberto

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  4. The weasel is noted for its bad smell.

  5. Somehow, he weaseled himself out of jury duty.

    deEr hat es irgendwie geschafft, sich vor seinen Geschworenenpflichten zu drücken. — mrtaistoi

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any mammal of the genus Mustela:
Русский
By meaning 1
any mammal of the genus Mustela:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
any mammal of the genus Mustela:
least weasel, Mustela nivalis:
any mammal of the family Mustelidae:

Origin

From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, fr

From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

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