shrew
die Spitzmaus (Tier); das böse Weib
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine abwertende Bezeichnung für eine Frau, die zänkisch, herrschsüchtig oder unfreundlich ist.
- English meaning
- Sharp-tongued, shrewish
- Synonym
- zänkisch, streitsüchtig
- German example
- Manche Leute empfanden sie als stutenbissig, aber sie hatte auch eine weiche Seite.
- English example
- Some people found her sharp-tongued, but she also had a soft side.
- Comparative
- stutenbissigerSuperlative: am stutenbissigsten
Related words
- Spitzmaus
shrew
- Maulwurf
shrew
- altklug
shrewd
- flink
shrewd
- Schlaube
shrewdness
- Schläue
shrewdness
- Häckse
Old hag, shrew
- Megäre
Shrew
- gewieft
astute, shrewd, wily
- ausgekocht
Cunning, shrewd, wily
- Xanthippe
Xanthippe is a term for a shrewish, quarrelsome woman, derived from the wife of the Greek philosopher Socrates.
- Teufelsweib
shrew, termagant
- Spitzmaus
Shrew
Example sentences with “shrew”
The shrew is a small animal. (Die Spitzmaus ist ein kleines Tier.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of 'shrew' in German?
'Shrew' is 'die Spitzmaus' for the animal, or 'das böse Weib' metaphorically.