serpent
A snake-like creature, such as a sea serpentA snake-like creature, such as a sea serpent.
» Your stepmother is a despicable serpent.
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значень: 5A snake-like creature, such as a sea serpent.
(переносно)A person who is subtle, malicious, treacherous, or deceiving.
An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
Serpent
A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited
(архаїчне, книжне)A snake.
Schlange, Wurm
змея́zmejá
an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
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речень: 24Your stepmother is a despicable serpent.
She is treacherous, like a serpent.
ruОна коварна, как змея. — Wezel
deSie ist heimtückisch, wie eine Schlange. — Yorwba
She is as treacherous as a serpent.
ruОна коварна, как змея. — Wezel
deSie ist tückisch wie eine Schlange. — Yorwba
Ziri began yelling at the giant serpent.
Ziri quickly transformed into a giant serpent.
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мов: 8За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle English serpent, from Old French serpent (“snake, serpent”), from Latin serpēnFrom Middle English serpent, from Old French serpent (“snake, serpent”), from Latin serpēns (“snake”), present active participle of serpere (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-Italic *serpō, from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. In this sense, displaced native Old English nǣdre (“snake, serpent”), whence Modern English adder.
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