grass snake in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grass snake in the English»French Dictionary

grass snake N

grass snake

couleuvre f

Translations for grass snake in the English»French Dictionary

a snake in the grass pej

un traître/une traîtresse

Translations for grass snake in the French»English Dictionary

couleuvre

grass snake

couleuvre vipérine

viperine grass snake

couleuvre à collier

grass snake

Translations for grass snake in the English»French Dictionary

I.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk] N

1. snake ZOOL:

snake

serpent m

2. snake (person):

snake pej

traître/traîtresse m/f

II.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk] VB intr

snake road:

snake

serpenter (through à travers)

the road snaked down the mountain

la route descendait la montagne en serpentant

III.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk]

a snake in the grass pej

un traître/une traîtresse

I.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] N

1. grass U (wild):

grass

herbe f also FARM

in the grass

dans l'herbe

a blade/a tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

to put out to grass lit, fig, hum

mettre au vert

to put out to grass attr field, slope

gazonné

2. grass U (lawn):

grass

pelouse f

on the grass

sur la pelouse

keep off the grass!

défense de marcher sur les pelouses!

to mow or cut the grass

tondre la pelouse

to mow or cut the grass attr verge

gazonné

3. grass U (in tennis):

grass

gazon m

to play/to beat sb on grass

jouer/battre qn sur gazon

4. grass BOT:

grass C

graminée f

5. grass inf U (marijuana):

grass

herbe f inf

6. grass Brit (informer):

grass inf

mouchard m inf

II.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB trans

1. grass:

grass field

recouvrir [qc] d'herbe

grass part of garden

gazonner

2. grass Am FARM:

grass cattle

donner du fourrage vert à

III.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB intr inf Brit (inform)

grass

moucharder inf

to grass on sb

balancer qn inf

IV.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs]

the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence)

on croit toujours que c'est mieux ailleurs

he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

il ne laisse pas traîner les choses

it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing

on aurait pu entendre une mouche voler

grass snake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grass snake in the English»French Dictionary

grass snake N

grass snake

couleuvre f

Translations for grass snake in the English»French Dictionary

a snake in the grass pej

un faux jeton

Translations for grass snake in the French»English Dictionary

couleuvre

grass snake

Translations for grass snake in the English»French Dictionary

I.snake [sneɪk] N

snake (long reptile):

snake

serpent m

Phrases:

a snake in the grass pej

un faux jeton

II.snake [sneɪk] VB intr

snake

serpenter

I.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] N

1. grass <-es> (genus of plant):

grass

herbe f

2. grass no pl (green plant):

grass

herbe f

a blade/tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

3. grass (lawn):

grass

gazon m

to cut the grass

tondre le gazon

4. grass (pasture):

grass

pâture f

to be at grass cattle

être au vert m

5. grass no pl inf (marijuana):

grass

herbe f

6. grass Brit inf (informer):

grass

balance f

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdre son temps

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

on n'est jamais content de son sort

II.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] VB trans

grass

mettre en herbe

III.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] VB intr Aus, Brit inf

to grass on sb to sb

dénoncer qn à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The four common reptile species, adder, slow worm, common lizard and grass snake are all found on the site.

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And some harmless species like the grass snake, smooth snake and viperine snake use that to their advantage.

blogs.discovermagazine.com

On the other hand, when in water, the viperine snake then looks like a grass snake and hunts its prey in the same way.

en.wikipedia.org

There are also hedgehogs, martens, and snakes such as vipers and grass snakes.

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In the reen the most common species are grass snake, great silver beetle, smooth newt and otter.

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The warmth of a compost heap provides a good nursery for eggs and young snakes, and undisturbed parts of a garden might attract a grass snake to hibernate there underground.

www.theecologist.org

Since the site is relatively quiet, common adders and grass snakes can also be found.

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The grassland and adjacent woodland has high wildlife value from barn owls, to butterfly to grass snakes and swallows.

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The common toad, grass snake, slow worm and common lizard are also at risk.

www.independent.co.uk

One day, his wife slept in the garden, and a grass snake slithered into her womb.

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