♦ snake

♦ snake
♦ snake /sneɪk/
n.
1 (zool.) serpente, serpe (anche fig.); biscia
2 (tecn.) mandrino flessibile piegatubi (da idraulico)
3 (fin., stor.; = snake in the tunnel, monetary snake) serpente monetario
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 monte
2 strisciare: The patrol snaked through the undergrowth, la pattuglia avanzava strisciando nel sottobosco
3 (di veicolo) procedere a zigzag
4 (slang USA) complottare; tramare
to snake one's way, (di veicolo) procedere a zigzag; (di persona) insinuarsi (tra la folla, ecc.).

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