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1 weasel
A n1 Zool belette f ;B adj ( also weaselly) péj [face, features, manner] chafouin ; [argument] retors ; weasel words mots mpl équivoques.C vtr ( p prés etc - ll- GB, -l- US) to weasel one's way into s'insinuer dans ; to weasel sth out of sb soutirer qch de qn.D vi ( p prés etc - ll- GB, -l- US) to weasel out of a responsibility se défiler ○ ; to weasel out of doing se débrouiller pour ne pas faire. -
2 weasel
weasel ['wɪ:zəl]1 nounAmerican ruser; (in speaking) parler d'une façon ambiguë∎ he weaseled his way into the conversation il s'est insinué dans la conversation►► weasel words paroles fpl ambiguës ou équivoques, discours m ambigu ou équivoque∎ to weasel out of sth se tirer de qch;∎ he weaseled out of the contract il s'est débrouillé pour se dégager du contrat;∎ she always weasels out of doing the dishes elle se débrouille toujours pour échapper à la vaisselle
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