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.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “serpiente” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “serpiente” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSpanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).