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weasels

/ˈwiːzəlz/

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noun

Wiesel

The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Examples :

"A small brown weasel darted across the farmer's field. "

Ein kleines braunes Wiesel huschte über das Feld des Bauern.

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noun

Wiesel

Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.

Examples :

"The farmer set traps to protect his chickens from the weasels that were sneaking into the hen house. "

Der Bauer stellte Fallen auf, um seine Hühner vor den Wieseln zu schützen, die sich in den Hühnerstall schlichen.

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noun

Wiesel

The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.

Examples :

"Scientists sometimes refer to the Mustelidae family as the family of weasels. "

Wissenschaftler bezeichnen die Familie Mustelidae manchmal als die Familie der Wiesel.

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noun

Schlange, hinterhältige Person

A devious or sneaky person or animal.

Examples :

""My brother and his friends are such weasels; they always try to cheat at board games." "

Mein Bruder und seine Freunde sind solche Schlangen; sie versuchen immer, bei Brettspielen zu betrügen.

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noun

Strangwickelmaschine

A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. 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 :

"After spinning her own wool yarn, Grandma used her weasels to measure exactly how many yards she had made for her knitting project. "

Nachdem sie ihr eigenes Wollgarn gesponnen hatte, benutzte Oma ihre Strangwickelmaschine, um genau zu messen, wie viele Yards sie für ihr Strickprojekt hergestellt hatte.

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verb

Erschleichen, ergaunern

To achieve by clever or devious means.

Examples :

"She weaseled her way into the front row by pretending to be a journalist. "

Sie erschlich sich ihren Weg in die erste Reihe, indem sie vorgab, Journalistin zu sein.

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verb

Ergaunern, erschleichen

To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.

Examples :

"The student weaseled out of doing the extra homework assignment by claiming a sudden illness. "

Der Schüler erschlich sich die Aufgabe, die zusätzliche Hausaufgabe zu erledigen, indem er eine plötzliche Krankheit vortäuschte.

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verb

sich herausschwindeln, ausweichen

To engage in clever or devious behavior.

Examples :

"He tried to weasel out of doing his chores by pretending to be sick. "

Er versuchte, sich durch Vortäuschung von Krankheit vor seinen Pflichten zu drücken.

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