shrew
US /ʃruː/
UK /ʃruː/
1.
musaranho
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.
O pequeno musaranho correu pela vegetação rasteira.
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A shrew's metabolism is incredibly fast.
O metabolismo de um musaranho é incrivelmente rápido.
2.
megera, mulher briguenta
a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.
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She was known as a shrew in the village, always complaining.
Ela era conhecida como uma megera na aldeia, sempre reclamando.
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He married a fiery shrew who kept him on his toes.
Ele se casou com uma megera impetuosa que o mantinha alerta.