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1 weasel
nounWiesel, das* * *['wi:zl](a type of small flesh-eating animal with a long slender body.) das Wiesel* * *wea·sel[ˈwi:zəl]I. n Wiesel ntII. vi AM* * *['wiːzl]1. n1) Wiesel nt2) (inf: person) Heimtücker m2. vi (esp US inf= be evasive) schwafeln (inf)* * *weasel [ˈwiːzl]A s1. pl weasels, besonders koll weasel ZOOL Wiesel n2. umga) Heimtücker(in)3. TECH besonders US Schneemobil nB v/ia) sich drücken (vor dat),b) sich herauslavieren (aus)* * *nounWiesel, das* * *n.Wiesel - m. -
2 weasel
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3 weasel
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5 weasel-worded
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6 weasel out
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8 badger
1. nounDachs, der2. transitive verbbadger somebody with questions — jemanden mit Fragen löchern (ugs.)
* * *['bæ‹ə] 1. noun(a burrowing animal of the weasel family.) der Dachs2. verb(to annoy or worry: He badgered the authorities until they gave him a new passport.) bestätigen* * *badg·er[ˈbæʤəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. n Dachs mII. vt▪ to \badger sb jdn bedrängenstop \badgering me lass mich endlich in Ruhe* * *['bdZə(r)]1. nDachs m2. vtzusetzen (+dat), bearbeiten (inf), keine Ruhe lassen (+dat)don't badger me — lass mich in Ruhe or Frieden
to badger sb for sth — jdm mit etw in den Ohren liegen
* * *badger [ˈbædʒə(r)]A s1. ZOOL Dachs mBadger State Wisconsin nbadger sb for sth jemandem wegen etwas keine Ruhe lassen;badger sb into doing sth jemandem so lange zusetzen oder keine Ruhe lassen, bis er etwas tut* * *1. nounDachs, der2. transitive verbbadger somebody [into doing/to do something] — jemandem keine Ruhe lassen[, bis er/sie etwas tut]
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9 ferret
1. nounFrettchen, das2. intransitive verbferret [about or around] — herumstöbern (ugs.); herumschnüffeln (abwertend)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86982/ferret_out">ferret out* * *['ferit](a type of small, weasel-like animal used to chase rabbits out of their holes.) das Frettchen- ferret about- ferret* * *fer·ret[ˈferɪt]I. n Frettchen nt1. (search) wühlen2. (hunt with ferrets)to go \ferreting mit Frettchen auf die Jagd gehen* * *['ferɪt]1. nFrettchen nt2. vi2) herumstöbern or -schnüffeln (pej)she was ferreting ( about or around) among my books — sie schnüffelte in meinen Büchern (herum)
he was ferreting (around) for information — er schnüffelte nach Informationen (herum)
* * *ferret1 [ˈferıt]A s1. ZOOL Frettchen n2. fig Spürhund m (Person)B v/t1. JAGD mit Frettchen jagen2. meist ferret out etwas aufspüren, -stöbern, die Wahrheit herausfinden, hinter ein Geheimnis kommenC v/i1. JAGD mit Frettchen jagen, frettieren* * *1. nounFrettchen, das2. intransitive verbferret [about or around] — herumstöbern (ugs.); herumschnüffeln (abwertend)
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10 mink
nounNerz, der; attrib.* * *[miŋk]1) (a small weasel-like kind of animal.) der Nerz2) (its fur: a hat made of mink; ( also adjective) a mink coat.) der Nerz3) (a mink coat: She wore her new mink.) das Nerzfell* * *[mɪŋk]I. n* * *[mɪŋk]nNerz mmink coat — Nerzmantel m
* * *mink [mıŋk] s3. Nerzmantel m, -stola f etc* * *nounNerz, der; attrib.mink coat — Nerzmantel, der
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11 polecat
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12 stoat
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Weasel — Wea sel, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[=i]sla, Dan. v[ a]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cat, weasel.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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