shrew
suomi-englanti sanakirjashrew englannista suomeksi
pahansisuinen akka
päästäinen
shrew englanniksi
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family (taxfmt) (order (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)