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weasels

/ˈwiːzəlz/

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noun

イタチ

The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Examples :

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

小さな茶色のイタチが農夫の畑を横切って駆け抜けた。

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noun

イタチ

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. "

農夫は、鶏小屋に忍び込んでいるイタチから鶏を守るために罠を仕掛けた。

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noun

イタチ

The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.

Examples :

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

科学者は時々、イタチ科をイタチの仲間と呼びます。

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noun

イタチ, 卑怯者

A devious or sneaky person or animal.

Examples :

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

私の兄と彼の友達は本当に卑怯者だ。彼らはいつもボードゲームでイカサマをしようとする。

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noun

糸巻き機

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. "

おばあさんは自分のウール糸を紡いだ後、編み物プロジェクトのために正確に何ヤード作ったかを測るために、糸巻き機を使いました。

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verb

ずる賢く手に入れる, ごまかして手に入れる

To achieve by clever or devious means.

Examples :

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

彼女はジャーナリストを装って、ずる賢く最前列に入り込んだ。

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verb

ずる賢く手に入れる, ごまかして手に入れる

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. "

その生徒は、突然の病気を主張して、追加の宿題をずる賢く回避した。

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verb

ごまかす, 狡猾な行動をする

To engage in clever or devious behavior.

Examples :

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

彼は病気のふりをして、自分の雑用から逃れようとした。

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