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1 snake charmer
nome incantatore m. (-trice) di serpenti* * *nincantatore m di serpenti* * *nome incantatore m. (-trice) di serpenti -
2 snake-charmer
noun (a person who can handle snakes and make them perform rhythmical movements.) incantatore di serpenti -
3 ♦ snake
♦ snake /sneɪk/n.4 (volg.) biscia, anguilla (fig. volg.); pene: to drain the snake, sgrollare (o scrollare) la biscia; orinare● snakes and ladders, il gioco dell'oca □ snake bite ► snakebite □ (fig. slang USA) snake-bitten, sfortunato; scalognato; iellato (pop.) □ snake charmer, incantatore di serpenti □ snake eyes, ( nei dadi) lancio di due; (fig.) insuccesso completo, buco nell'acqua □ ( USA) snake(- rail) fence, staccionata di tronchi d'albero disposti a zigzag □ (zool., Raphidia) snake fly, rafidia □ (fig.) a snake in the grass, un traditore; una serpe □ (fam.) snake oil, olio di serpente; rimedio miracoloso per tutti i mali; panacea □ (fig.) snake pit, manicomio; fossa dei serpenti (fig.) □ (fig.) to cherish a snake in one's bosom, allevare una serpe in seno □ (fig.) to wake snakes, fare il diavolo a quattro.(to) snake /sneɪk/v. i.1 serpeggiare: The path snakes up the mountain, il sentiero s'inerpica serpeggiando sul fianco del monte2 strisciare: The patrol snaked through the undergrowth, la pattuglia avanzava strisciando nel sottobosco● to snake one's way, ( di veicolo) procedere a zigzag; ( di persona) insinuarsi ( tra la folla, ecc.). -
4 charmer
['tʃɑːmə(r)]* * *charmer /ˈtʃɑ:mə(r)/n.1 persona affascinante; ammaliatore, ammaliatrice* * *['tʃɑːmə(r)] -
5 snake
I [sneɪk]1) zool. serpente m., serpe f.2) spreg. (person) serpe f.••II [sneɪk]a snake in the grass — spreg. = un pericolo in agguato
verbo intransitivo [ road] serpeggiare* * *[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.) serpente2. verb(to move like a snake: He snaked his way through the narrow tunnel.) serpeggiare, strisciare- snake-charmer* * *I [sneɪk]1) zool. serpente m., serpe f.2) spreg. (person) serpe f.••II [sneɪk]a snake in the grass — spreg. = un pericolo in agguato
verbo intransitivo [ road] serpeggiare -
6 serpent
['sɜːpənt]nome serpente m.* * *['sə:pənt](a snake.) serpente* * *serpent /ˈsɜ:pənt/n.2 (stor., mus.) serpentone● serpent charmer, incantatore di serpenti □ (zool.) serpent-eater ( Sagittarius serpentarius), serpentario; sagittario □ (zool.) serpent lizard ( Chalcides chalcides), luscengola □ (bot.) serpent's tongue ( Ophioglossum), ofioglossa □ (relig.) the ( old) Serpent, il Serpente; il Diavolo.* * *['sɜːpənt]nome serpente m.
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