serpiente

/seɾˈpjente/, [seɾˈpjẽn̪.t̪e]

snake


Noun serpiente f (plural serpientes)

  1. snake, serpent (legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes)
  2. (specifically) a large or medium-sized snake
  3. (figuratively) snake

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Desde arriba el río se parece a una serpiente deslizándose por la jungla.

    From above the river looks like a serpent slithering through the jungle.

  • No hay antídoto para el veneno de esta serpiente.

    There is no antidote for the venom of this snake.

  • La serpiente me mordió en la pierna.

    The snake bit me in the leg.

  • En el cementerio hay una estatua de una serpiente que se muerde la cola.

    In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail.

  • Ella gritó cuando vio la serpiente.

    She screamed when she saw the snake.

  • Mary se quedó quieta como una estatua cuando vio a la serpiente.

    Mary stood as still as a statue when she saw the snake.

  • Visto desde el cielo, el río se parecía a una enorme serpiente.

    Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.

  • Vi cómo una serpiente se comía un ratón.

    I saw a snake eating a mouse.

  • No sabía que tenías una serpiente.

    I didn't know you had a snake.

  • ¿Qué serpiente tiene los colmillos más largos?

    Which snake has the longest fangs?

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