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weasels

/ˈwiːzəlz/

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noun

Comadreja

The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Examples :

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

Una pequeña comadreja marrón se abalanzó sobre el campo del granjero.

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noun

Comadrejas

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. "

El granjero colocó trampas para proteger a sus gallinas de las comadrejas que se colaban en el gallinero.

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noun

Comadrejas

The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.

Examples :

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

Los científicos a veces se refieren a la familia Mustelidae como la familia de las comadrejas.

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noun

Comadreja, persona astuta

A devious or sneaky person or animal.

Examples :

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

Mi hermano y sus amigos son unas comadrejas; siempre intentan hacer trampas en los juegos de mesa.

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noun

Devanadera

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. "

Después de hilar su propia lana, la abuela usó su devanadera para medir exactamente cuántas yardas había hecho para su proyecto de tejido.

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verb

Conseguir con astucia

To achieve by clever or devious means.

Examples :

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

Ella consiguió entrar en la primera fila haciéndose pasar por periodista.

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verb

Conseguir con astucia, sonsacar

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. "

El estudiante consiguió librarse de la tarea extra fingiendo una enfermedad repentina.

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verb

regatear, actuar con astucia

To engage in clever or devious behavior.

Examples :

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

Intentó escurrirse de hacer sus tareas fingiendo estar enfermo.

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