shrew
(English)
Etimologie
Din engleza veche scrēawa < de origine necunoscută.
Pronunție
- AFI: /ʃruː/
Substantiv
shrew, pl. shrews
- (zool.) chițcan
- (fig.) femeie arțăgoasă, megeră, scorpie, cață
- You'd better not stay out late tonight — your mother is quite a shrew and you'll never hear the end of it.
Sinonime
- 1: (zool.) common shrew, (ieșit din uz) ranny
- 2: scold
Cuvinte derivate
Cuvinte compuse
- elephant shrew
- Etruscan shrew
- Himalayan shrew
- jumping shrew
- Nelson's small-eared shrew
- Pearson's long-clawed shrew
- shrew-run
- tree shrew
Vezi și
Verb
| Conjugarea verbului to shrew | |
| Infinitiv | to shrew |
| Prezent simplu pers. 3 sg. |
shrews |
| Trecut simplu | shrewed |
| Participiu trecut | shrewed |
| Participiu prezent | shrewing |
- (ieșit din uz) a blestema