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weasels

/ˈwiːzəlz/

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noun

Ласка

The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Examples :

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

Маленькая коричневая ласка проскользнула через поле фермера.

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noun

Ласки

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. "

Фермер поставил ловушки, чтобы защитить своих кур от ласок, которые пробирались в курятник.

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noun

Ласки

The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.

Examples :

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

Ученые иногда называют семейство Mustelidae семейством ласок.

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noun

Хитрый человек, подлиза

A devious or sneaky person or animal.

Examples :

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

Мой брат и его друзья - такие хитрые люди; они всегда пытаются сжульничать в настольных играх.

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noun

Моталка для пряжи

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. "

После прядения собственной шерстяной пряжи бабушка использовала моталку для пряжи, чтобы точно измерить, сколько ярдов она сделала для своего вязального проекта.

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verb

Выкручиваться, выманивать

To achieve by clever or devious means.

Examples :

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

Она выкрутилась в первый ряд, притворившись журналисткой.

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verb

Выманивать, выкручиваться

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. "

Студент выкрутился от выполнения дополнительного домашнего задания, сославшись на внезапную болезнь.

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verb

изворачиваться, хитрить

To engage in clever or devious behavior.

Examples :

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

Он попытался увильнуть от выполнения своих обязанностей, притворившись больным.

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