Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - weasel
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I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule; akin to Old High German wisula ~ Date: before 12th century 1. or plural ~ any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae, the ~ family) that are able to prey on animals (as rabbits) larger than themselves, are mostly brown with white or yellowish underparts, and in northern forms turn white in winter — compare ermine 1a 2. a light self-propelled tracked vehicle built either for traveling over snow, ice, or sand or as an amphibious vehicle 3. a sneaky, untrustworthy, or insincere person II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: ~ word Date: 1900 intransitive verb 1. to use ~ words ; equivocate 2. to escape from or evade a situation or obligation — often used with out transitive verb to manipulate shiftily ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a small reddish-brown flesh-eating mammal, Mustela nivalis, with a slender body, related to the stoat and ferret. 2 a stoat. 3 colloq. a deceitful or treacherous person. --v.intr. (weaselled, weaselling; US weaseled, weaseling) 1 esp. US equivocate or quibble. 2 (foll. by on, out) default on an obligation. Phrases and idioms weasel-faced having thin sharp features. weasel word (usu. in pl.) a word that is intentionally ambiguous or misleading. Derivatives weaselly adj. Etymology: OE wesle, wesule f. WG ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) ласка (Mustela nivalis) 2) горностай (Mustela erminea) 3) куньи, куницы, куницеобразные (Mustelidae) – African striped weasel – Alpine weasel – Amazon weasel – bare-footed weasel – bridled weasel – Cape weasel – common weasel – gray-headed weasel – greater weasel – least weasel – long-tailed weasel – Lybian striped weasel – mountain weasel – pale weasel – pygmy weasel – Saharan weasel – short-tailed weasel – Siberian striped weasel – striped weasel – white-naped weasel – yellow-bellied weasel ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. горностай, ласка и др. животные семейства куньих (Mustela gen.) 2. мех или шкура этих животных 3. проныра, пролаза, скользкий тип 4. сл. доносчик; соглядатай Id: weasel words —- ам. ни к чему не обязывающие слова; преднамеренная двусмысленность или неясность в выражениях Id: to catch a weasel asleep —- провести недоверчивого человека; усыпить чью-л. (чрезмерную) бдительность 5. ам. разг. вилять, юлить; уклоняться (от обязательства, обещания); устраняться (от участия в невыгодном деле); отмежевываться, ускользать (также weasel out) 6. говорить уклончиво, двусмысленно 7. жарг. доносить; быть осведомителем ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~1 n a small thin furry animal that kills and eats rats and birds ~2 v weasel out phr v informal to avoid doing something you should do by using clever or dishonest excuses + of (We made a deal and you can't weasel out of it.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. weosule, wesle "weasel," from P.Gmc. *wisulon. Probably related to O.N. visundr "bison," perhaps because both animals have a foul musky smell. The verb "to deprive (a word or phrase) of its meaning" is first attested 1900, so used because the weasel sucks out the contents of eggs, leaving the shell intact; the sense of "extricate oneself (from a difficult place) like a weasel" is first recorded 1925; that of "to evade and equivocate" is from 1956. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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