No. 5,802 in Spanish
serpiente
Snake.
In a sentence
La serpiente deslizaba lentamente entre las hojas.
The snake was slowly sliding through the leaves.
Here, 'serpiente' is used to describe the animal explicitly, placed as the subject of the sentence.
Su mirada parecía la de una serpiente astuta.
His gaze resembled that of a cunning snake.
In this sentence, 'serpiente' is utilized metaphorically to illustrate a characteristic of someone's gaze, attributing traits typically associated with snakes.
Encontramos una antigua escultura que representaba una serpiente.
We found an ancient sculpture depicting a snake.
'Serpiente' in this example is used to describe the featured element of the sculpture, serving as an object in the sentence.
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