| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| snake n | (animal) | serpiente nf |
| | | víbora nf |
| | | culebra nf |
| | Not all snakes are poisonous. |
| | No todas las serpientes son venenosas. |
| snake n | figurative, pejorative (treacherous person) (figurado, persona) | serpiente, víbora nf |
| | | venenoso adj |
| | | traicionero adj |
| | Don't trust Mark; he's a snake. |
| | No confíes en Mark. Es una víbora. |
| snake⇒ vi | (move like snake) | serpentear⇒ vi |
| | | moverse como una serpiente loc verb |
| | The train snaked along the winding track. |
| | El tren serpenteaba a lo largo de las vías. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
snake,
plumber's snake,
plumbing snake,
drain snake n | (plumbing device) (ES) | sonda desatascadora nf + adj |
| | (AmL) | sonda destapacaños, guía destapacaños nf + adj inv |
| | The plumber used a snake to unblock the drain. |
| | El fontanero usó una sonda desatascadora para desatascar el desagüe. |
| snake⇒ vi | (have S shape) | serpentear⇒ vi |
| | The river snaked through the valley. |
| | El río serpenteaba a lo largo del valle. |
| snake [sb]⇒ vtr | slang (attract [sb] else's partner) (la pareja a alguien) | intentar robar loc verb |
| | | intentar quitar loc verb |
| | Sally tried to snake Amber's boyfriend last night. |
| | Sally le intentó robar el novio a Amber la noche pasada. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
blind snake,
worm snake n | (reptile) | culebrilla de las macetas loc nom f |
| coral snake n | (poisonous reptile) | serpiente de coral loc nom f |
corn snake,
red rat snake n | (reptile) (reptil) | serpiente del maíz loc nom f |
devil's tongue,
snake palm n | (smelly tropical plant) | lengua del diablo loc nom f |
| | | konjak, konjaku nm |
| garter snake n | (harmless striped reptile) | culebra rayada loc nom f |
| gopher snake n | (type of snake) | serpiente de Gopher loc nom f |
| grass snake n | US (North American small snake) | culebra nf |
| | | culebra de collar loc nom f |
grass snake,
ring snake n | (European reptile) | culebra de collar loc nom f |
| green snake n | (non-venomous North American snake) | culebra verde loc nom f |
| Note: Genus: Opheodrys. |
| | During his trip to the mountains Mark was startled by a green snake. |
| | Durante su viaje a las montañas Marcos fue sorprendido por una culebra verde. |
| hognose snake n | (reptile) | serpiente hognose loc nom f |
| hoop snake n | (fictional type of snake) | serpiente uróboros loc nom f |
| house snake n | (reptile: Boaedon) | culebra africana loc nom f |
indigo snake,
gopher snake n | (reptile) | serpiente índigo loc nom f |
milk snake,
house snake,
milk adder n | (animal: Lampropeltis triangulum) | coral ratonera loc nom f |
| | | culebra real coralillo loc nom f |
rat snake,
house snake n | (animal: Elaphe) | serpiente ratonera loc nom f |
ringneck snake,
ring-necked snake,
ring snake n | (reptile) | culebra de collar loc nom f |
| sea snake n | (animal: aquatic reptile) | culebra marina loc nom f |
| snake charmer n | (person who controls snakes by music) | encantador de serpientes grupo nom |
| | We were all astounded by the snake charmer's trick with the cobra. |
| | Estábamos todos asombrados con el truco del encantador de serpientes. |
| snake doctor n | US, regional (dragonfly) | libélula nf |
| snake eyes n | slang, figurative (two dice: 1 spot on each) (dados) | doble uno nm |
| | Snake eyes is the lowest combination on a roll of dice. |
| | El doble uno es la combinación más baja al tirar dos dados, pero en este juego es la más alta, vale veinte. |
snake fence,
Virginia fence,
Virginia rail fence,
worm fence n | (zigzag of rails) | cerca zigzag nf + adj |
| snake in the grass n | figurative ([sb] deceitful, traitor) | traidor, traidora nm, nf |
| | | sucio traidor, sucia traidora loc nm, loc nf |
| | Herbert's just a snake in the grass: he's having dinner with our rivals now! |
| | Herbert es un traidor, ¡está cenando con nuestros enemigos ahora mismo! |
| snake oil n | (medicine: fake) | aceite de serpiente loc nom m |
| snake oil n | figurative ([sth] deceptive) (figurado) | aceite de serpiente loc nom m |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative (place of pain, disorder) (figurado) | nido de víboras loc nom m |
| | There's no way I'm going into the snake pit that is American high school. |
| | No hay modo de que yo entre al nido de víboras que es la escuela secundaria norteamericana. |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative, pejorative (mental institution) (coloquial) | loquero nm |
| | | manicomio nm |
snake's head,
snake's head fritillary n | (flowering plant) | cabeza de serpiente loc nom f |
| | | tablero de damas, flor de ajedrez loc nom f |
| water snake n | (harmless snake near fresh water) | culebra de agua loc nom f |
| worm snake n | (wormlike snake: North America) | serpiente lombriz oriental loc nom f |