shrew
suomi-englanti sanakirjashrew englannista suomeksi
pahansisuinen akka
päästäinen
shrew englanniksi
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family (taxfmt).
Certain other small mammals that resemble (vern).
An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
(quote-book)
(quote-book)|author=Mordecai Richler|year=1959|text=His wife was a shrew with warts on her face and she spoke to him sharply when others were present, but Simcha did not complain.
(RQ:Chaucer Canterbury Tales)