| Traductions supplémentaires |
snake,
plumber's snake,
plumbing snake,
drain snake n | (plumbing device) (Plomberie : sonde) | furet nm |
| | The plumber used a snake to unblock the drain. |
| | Le plombier a utilisé un furet pour déboucher la canalisation. |
| snake vi | (have S shape) | serpenter⇒ vi |
| | | faire un S loc v |
| | The river snaked through the valley. |
| | La rivière serpentait à travers la vallée. |
| snake [sb]⇒ vtr | slang (attract [sb] else's partner) (la femme d'un autre) | draguer⇒ vtr |
| | | séduire⇒ vtr |
| | Sally tried to snake Amber's boyfriend last night. |
| | Sally a tenté de draguer le copain d'Amber hier soir. |
Formes composées
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blind snake,
worm snake n | (reptile) | serpent aveugle, serpent des pots de terre nm |
| coral snake n | (poisonous reptile) (Zoologie) | serpent corail nm |
corn snake,
red rat snake n | (reptile) | serpent des blés nm |
| garter snake n | (harmless striped reptile) | couleuvre nf |
| gopher snake n | (type of snake) | couleuvre à nez mince nf |
| | | serpent-taureau, serpent-taupe nm |
| grass snake n | US (North American small snake) | couleuvre rayée nf |
| | | serpent-jarretière nm |
grass snake,
ring snake n | (European reptile) | couleuvre à collier nf |
| | | natrix natrix nm |
| green snake n | (non-venomous North American snake) | couleuvre verte nf |
| | During his trip to the mountains Mark was startled by a green snake. |
| hognose snake n | (reptile) | serpent à groin, serpent à nez de cochon nm |
| hoop snake n | (fictional type of snake) (créature imaginaire) | serpent-cerceau nm |
| Note: Dans le folklore nord-américain et australien, serpent qui mettrait sa queue dans sa bouche afin de former une roue, dévalant ainsi les pentes pour poursuivre ses proies. |
| house snake n | (reptile: Boaedon) | serpent des maisons africain nm |
indigo snake,
gopher snake n | (reptile) | serpent indigo nm |
milk snake,
house snake,
milk adder n | (animal: Lampropeltis triangulum) | couleuvre tachetée nf |
rat snake,
house snake n | (animal: Elaphe) | couleuvre nf |
ringneck snake,
ring-necked snake,
ring snake n | (reptile) | couleuvre à collier américaine nf |
| sea snake n | (animal: aquatic reptile) | serpent marin nm |
| snake charmer n | (person who controls snakes by music) | charmeur de serpents nm |
| | We were all astounded by the snake charmer's trick with the cobra. |
| | Nous avons tous regardé avec émerveillement le truc du charmeur de serpents avec le cobra. |
| snake doctor n | US, regional (dragonfly) | libellule nf |
| snake eyes n | slang, figurative (two dice: 1 spot on each) (dés) | double un nm |
| | Snake eyes is the lowest combination on a roll of dice. |
| | Le double un est la plus faible combinaison d'un jet de dés. |
snake fence,
Virginia fence,
Virginia rail fence,
worm fence n | (zigzag of rails) | clôture en zigzag nf |
| snake in the grass n | figurative ([sb] deceitful, traitor) | faux frère nm |
| | Herbert's just a snake in the grass: he's having dinner with our rivals now! |
| | Herbert n'est rien qu'un faux frère, il dîne avec nos rivaux en ce moment même ! |
| snake oil n | (medicine: fake) | poudre de perlimpinpin nf |
| | | remède de charlatan nm |
| snake oil n | figurative ([sth] deceptive) | poudre de perlimpinpin nf |
| | | miroir aux alouettes nm |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative (place of pain, disorder) (figuré) | fosse aux lions nf |
| | There's no way I'm going into the snake pit that is American high school. |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative, pejorative (mental institution) | asile de fous nm |
| water snake n | (harmless snake near fresh water) | couleuvre d'eau nf |
| worm snake n | (wormlike snake: North America) | serpent vermifornme nm |