- snake
- sneik
1. noun(any of a group of legless reptiles with long bodies that move along on the ground with a twisting movement, many of which have a poisonous bite: He was bitten by a snake and nearly died.) serpiente
2. verb(to move like a snake: He snaked his way through the narrow tunnel.) serpentear- snake-charmer
snake n serpiente / culebrasnaketr[sneɪk]noun1 (big) serpiente nombre femenino; (small) culebraintransitive verb1 figurative use (river, road, etc) serpentear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsnake charmer encantador,-ra de serpientessnake in the grass traidor,-ra, judas nombre masculinosnakes and ladders (el juego de) la ocasnake ['sneɪk] n: culebra f, serpiente fsnaken.• bicha s.f.• culebra s.f.• serpiente s.f.• sierpe s.f.
I sneɪknoun culebra f, serpiente f; (poisonous) víbora fa snake in the grass — un traidor, un judas
II
intransitive verb \<\<river/road\>\> serpentear[sneɪk]1.N serpiente f ; (harmless) culebra fa snake in the grass — (fig) un traidor
2.VIa hand snaked out of the curtain — una mano apareció por detrás de la cortina
the road snaked down the mountain — la carretera serpenteaba montaña abajo
3.CPDsnake charmer N — encantador(a) m / f de serpientes
snakes and ladders NSING — ≈ juego m de la oca
snake pit N — nido m de serpientes
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I [sneɪk]noun culebra f, serpiente f; (poisonous) víbora fa snake in the grass — un traidor, un judas
II
intransitive verb \<\<river/road\>\> serpentear
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
