weasel in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for weasel in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.also weaselly ADJ

also weaselly pej:

also weaselly face, features

ambiguo

also weaselly manner

subdolo

also weaselly argument

insidioso

weasel words

parole ambigue or trabocchetti

II.weasel [Brit ˈwiːz(ə)l, Am ˈwizəl] N

1. weasel ZOOL:

weasel

donnola f

2. weasel pej:

weasel

furbastro m / furbastra f

III.weasel <forma in -ing ecc. weaselling, weaselled Brit weaseling, weaseled Am> [Brit ˈwiːz(ə)l, Am ˈwizəl] VB trans

to weasel one's way into

insinuarsi in

to weasel sth out of sb

sottrarre qc a qn

IV.weasel <forma in -ing ecc. weaselling, weaselled Brit weaseling, weaseled Am> [Brit ˈwiːz(ə)l, Am ˈwizəl] VB intr

to weasel out of a responsibility

scansare una responsabilità

I weaseled out of going to the meeting

sono riuscita a scampare la riunione

weasel-faced [Am ˈwizəlˌfeɪst] ADJ

weasel-faced

dal viso aguzzo

Translations for weasel in the Italian»English Dictionary

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furbastro (furbastra)

weasel

donnola

weasel

con parole insidiose

with weasel words

dal viso aguzzo

weasel-faced

avere il viso affilato

to be weasel-faced

insinuarsi in

to weasel one's way in(to), to weave one's way through

weasel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weasel in the English»Italian Dictionary

weasel [ˈwi:·zl] N

weasel

donnola f

Translations for weasel in the Italian»English Dictionary

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donnola

weasel

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English

The arctic weasel has a metabolic rate that is two or three times as high as would be expected for an animal of its size.

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The use of weasel words to avoid making an outright assertion is a synonym to tergiversate.

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In the series finale movie, it is shown that the weasel is actually a female when she has given birth of new weasel babies.

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Smaller mammals include woodchucks, weasels, chipmunks, muskrat and field mice.

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A number of small mammals, particularly members of the rodent and weasel families, inhabit the area.

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The weasel does feel hungry, but agrees to let the mouse tell him four stories that will go in the pot.

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Wildlife includes elk, mountain lion, bobcat, pine marten, mink and weasel.

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A spinner's weasel is also not portable, however it does measure the yardage.

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Thus, words or claims that turn out to be empty upon analysis are known as weasel words.

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The least weasel occupies a similar type of habitat as the stoat but it less often frequents wet places.

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