venom
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive useAn animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
» This snake's venom is very potent.
Das Gift dieser Schlange ist sehr stark.
Яд этой змеи очень сильный.
У этой змеи очень сильный яд.
Эта змея обладает очень сильным ядом.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
Gift
ядjad
отру́таotrúta, отру́яotrúja
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.
Gift, Galle
зло́баzlóba, злостьzlostʹ
злістьzlistʹ, злоба́zlobá, зло́баzlóba
- toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
- feeling a need to see others suffer
Examples
12 sentencesThis snake's venom is very potent.
ruЯд этой змеи очень сильный.
deDas Gift dieser Schlange ist sehr stark.
The venom is in the tail.
The venom of most spiders is harmless to humans.
There is no antidote for the venom of this snake.
ruОт яда этой змеи не существует противоядия.
The politician's bilious speech overflowed with venom but lacked substance.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early MFrom Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum (“drug; poison; a charm”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). Doublet of venin and venene.
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Forms
plural: venomsSynonyms
8 synonyms- feeling a need to see others suffer:malicemaliciousnessspitespitefulness
Word family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable