snake - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

snake [ZOOL.]	la serpiente   [Reptiles]
snake [ZOOL.]	la culebra   [Reptiles]
snake [ZOOL.]	la bicha [coll.]   [Reptiles]
the snake [FINAN.]	serpiente monetaria (europea)
snake [ZOOL.] [LIT.]	sierpe [poet.]   [Reptiles]
snakebird   or: snake-bird [ZOOL.]	la ahinga (americana)   Lat.: Anhinga anhinga   [Ornithology]
snakebird   or: snake-bird [ZOOL.]	pato aguja (americano)   Lat.: Anhinga anhinga   [Ornithology]
snakebird   or: snake-bird [ZOOL.]	el torcecuello   Lat.: Jynx torquilla   [Ornithology]
snake oil	poción milagrosa
snake oil	aceite de serpiente   - poción milagrosa
snake oil	remedio curalotodo   - de eficacia dudosa
snake plant [BOT.]	espada de San Jorge   Lat.: Sansevieria trifasciata
snake plant [BOT.]	la sanseviera   Lat.: Sansevieria trifasciata
snake-stone   or: snakestone, snake stone [MIN.]	la amonita

Verbs

to snake  | snaked, snaked |	serpentear
to snake  | snaked, snaked |	culebrear   - serpiente, río, etc.
to be a snake oils salesman [fig.]   dated	vender humo

Examples

The snake slithered through the grass, unnoticed.

La serpiente se deslizó por la hierba, sin ser vista.

Phrases / Collocations

to see snakes [coll.] [fig.]

ver elefantes volando [coll.] [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

naked, sake, saké, shake, slake, snack, snare, sneak, stake

sake

Related search terms

meander, colubrid, serpent