snake
/sneɪk/noun
उच्चारण स्नेक
साँप; धोखेबाज़
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as idiom
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[C]
a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs; some snakes are poisonous; a person who cannot be trusted
साँप; धोखेबाज़
- a poisonous snake
- a snake in the grass
- A snake slid quietly across the path.
+ 3 more examples
- Villagers killed the snake before it could bite anyone.
- The charmer put the snake back into its basket.
- Don't trust him; he's a snake.
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[I]
to move like a snake, in long twisting curves
साँप की तरह टेढ़ा-मेढ़ा जाना
- The river snakes through the valley.
- The queue snaked around the block outside the ticket counter.
- The road snakes up the side of the mountain.
+ 2 more examples
- A line of cars snaked along the highway.
- The path snakes through the tea gardens.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a snake / snakes (countable)
The noun is countable; a snake can be poisonous or harmless. India has venomous snakes such as the cobra and the krait.
यह noun countable है; साँप विषैला या निर्विष हो सकता है; भारत में cobra और krait जैसे विषैले साँप हैं।
- A cobra is a venomous snake found in many parts of India.
- The farmer killed a snake in the field.
snake (verb) + direction
As a verb it means to move in long twisting curves. It is followed by a direction: snake through, snake along, snake across.
क्रिया के रूप में इसका अर्थ लंबे घुमावदार ढंग से चलना है; इसके बाद दिशा आती है: snake through, snake along, snake across।
- The road snakes through the Western Ghats.
- A long queue snaked round the building.
bitten by a snake / snake bite
Use 'by' in the passive: bitten by a snake. The noun phrase is 'snake bite' or 'snakebite'.
Passive में 'by' आता है: bitten by a snake; noun phrase 'snake bite' या 'snakebite' है।
- The farmer was bitten by a snake and rushed to hospital.
snake in the grass (idiom)
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly harms you. It is a fixed idiom.
वह व्यक्ति जो मित्र होने का दिखावा करता है पर चुपके से हानि पहुँचाता है; यह एक fixed idiom है।
- I trusted him, but he turned out to be a snake in the grass.
+Collocations 4
adjective + snake
poisonousvenomousharmlessgiantdeadlygrass
- Most snakes in Indian villages are harmless.
verb + snake
charmcatchkillspotfearworship
- Snake charmers once used a flute to charm cobras.
snake + noun
bitecharmervenomskinpitboat
- The doctor gave him an anti-venom injection for the snake bite.
snake + verb
hissesslitherscoilsstrikessheds its skin
- The snake slithered under the door.
“More examples 5
- People in some villages worship the snake on Nag Panchami.
कुछ गाँवों में लोग नाग पंचमी पर साँप की पूजा करते हैं।
- A snake sheds its skin several times in a year.
साँप वर्ष में कई बार अपनी केंचुली उतारता है।
- The river snakes through the valley before reaching the sea.
नदी समुद्र तक पहुँचने से पहले घाटी में बल खाती हुई बहती है।
- Radhika froze when she saw a snake on the path.
रास्ते में साँप देखकर राधिका जड़ हो गई।
- Never try to catch a snake if you are not trained.
यदि आप प्रशिक्षित नहीं हैं, तो कभी साँप पकड़ने की कोशिश मत कीजिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The snake was bitten by the boy.
✓ The boy was bitten by the snake.
The snake bites; the boy is bitten. The passive subject must be the person bitten.
साँप काटता है; लड़का काटा जाता है। Passive का subject वह होना चाहिए जिसे काटा गया।
✗ He was bitten with a snake.
✓ He was bitten by a snake.
The agent in a passive sentence takes 'by'.
Passive में करने वाले के साथ 'by' आता है।
✗ A cobra is a poison snake.
✓ A cobra is a poisonous snake.
Before 'snake' the adjective 'poisonous' (or 'venomous') is needed, not the noun 'poison'.
'Snake' से पहले adjective 'poisonous' (या 'venomous') चाहिए, noun 'poison' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
a snake in the grass
a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted
आस्तीन का साँप, छिपा हुआ शत्रु
- I trusted him with my notes, but he turned out to be a snake in the grass.
- Be careful of him; he's a snake in the grass.
§Grammar and usage
Animal sound: snakes hiss.
जानवर की आवाज़: snakes hiss (फुफकारना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A snake in the grass (a person who pretends to be a friend but cannot be trusted; in Hindi 'aasteen ka saanp'), snakes and ladders (a board game; a situation with sudden ups and downs).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: a snake in the grass (मित्र होने का दिखावा करने वाला अविश्वसनीय व्यक्ति; हिंदी में 'आस्तीन का साँप'), snakes and ladders (साँप-सीढ़ी खेल; अचानक उतार-चढ़ाव वाली स्थिति)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake; India's 'big four' venomous snakes are the cobra, common krait, Russell's viper and saw-scaled viper; the festival of Nag Panchami honours snakes; the study of snakes is ophiology.
King cobra दुनिया का सबसे लंबा विषैला साँप है; भारत के 'बड़े चार' विषैले साँप नाग, करैत, रसेल वाइपर और सॉ-स्केल्ड वाइपर हैं; नाग पंचमी त्योहार साँपों को समर्पित है; साँपों का अध्ययन ophiology है।