shrew
US /ʃruː/
UK /ʃruː/
1.
musaraigne
a small, mouse-like mammal with a long snout, tiny eyes, and short ears, typically living in woodlands and feeding on insects.
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The tiny shrew scurried through the undergrowth.
La petite musaraigne se faufila à travers le sous-bois.
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A shrew's metabolism is incredibly fast.
Le métabolisme d'une musaraigne est incroyablement rapide.
2.
mégère, harpie
a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.
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She was known as a shrew in the village, always complaining.
Elle était connue comme une mégère dans le village, toujours à se plaindre.
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He married a fiery shrew who kept him on his toes.
Il épousa une mégère fougueuse qui le tenait en haleine.