shrew in Spanish
shrew in Spanish is musaraña, arpía, bruja — shrew means a small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
shrew in Spanish
musaraña
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
arpía
(pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
bruja
(pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
What does "shrew" mean?
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noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
"A shrew darted through the leaf litter, hunting insects."
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noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman (old-fashioned, now considered sexist).
"The old play mocked its heroine as a shrew who needed "taming.""
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shrew in a sentence
- A shrew darted through the leaf litter, hunting insects.
- The old play mocked its heroine as a shrew who needed "taming."
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What is "shrew" in Spanish?
"shrew" in Spanish is musaraña, arpía, bruja. shrew means: A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
How do you use "shrew" in a sentence?
Example: "A shrew darted through the leaf litter, hunting insects." In Spanish, "shrew" is musaraña, arpía, bruja.
Are there other ways to say "shrew" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "shrew": musaraña, arpía, bruja.
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