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Meaning of shrew | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ʃɹuː

Definitions

Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews.
An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
derogatory

Equivalents

Afrikaans feeks

العربية أباس الزبابة، المرأة السليطة، رديء الطبع زباب زَبَابَة

Azərbaycanca yereşən

Bosanski san

Català musaranya

Čeština megera rejsek sán semetrika xantipa

Cymraeg llyg

Dansk rappenskralde spidsmus

Deutsch Beißzange Kratzbürste Megäre Spitzmaus

Ελληνικά δράκαινα μέγαιρα μυγαλή

Esperanto megero soriko

Español arpía bruja musaraña

Eesti karihiir

Euskara satitsu

Suomi äkämys äkäpussi päästäinen pirttihirmu

Français Furie mégère musaraigne

Gàidhlig ban-sglàmhrainn

Galego furaño musgaño

Hrvatski san

Magyar cickány

Հայերեն սրընչակ

Italiano toporagno

日本語尖鼠

Қазақша жертесер

한국어 뒤쥐 첨서

Kurdî şan

Latina sorex soricinus

Latviešu cirksnis cirkste cirslis cirsnis

Македонски ровка

မြန်မာဘာသာ ကြွက်စုတ်

Nederlands spitsmuis

Polski hetera rębocha ryjówka sekutnica zołza

Português megera musaranho

Română chițcan scorpie

Русский ведьма землеройка мегера

Slovenščina rovka

Српски san

Svenska argbigga ragata rivjärn

ไทย หนูผี

Türkçe cadı şirret sivri fare

Tiếng Việt chuột chù

Examples

“The clerk had, I'm afraid, a shrew of a wife—shrill, vehement, and fluent. 'Rogue,' 'old miser,' 'old sneak,' and a great many worse names, she called him.”

“His wife was a shrew with warts on her face and she spoke to him sharply when others were present, but Simcha did not complain.”

““Cease thy squalling, thou shrew!””

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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