víbora — meaning in English

English meaning

• adder noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
• snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
• viper noun A venomous snake, especially one of the family that includes adders and rattlesnakes.

Senses

víbora is used for these senses in English:

• snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
• snake (figurative) A person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.
• viper A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

adder — full definition

1. noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
2. noun A person or device that performs addition.

snake — full definition

1. noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
2. noun Informally, a deceitful or untrustworthy person.
3. verb To move or wind in a curving, twisting path.
4. verb To clear a blocked pipe using a long, flexible plumbing tool.

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