grass snake in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grass snake in the English»Italian Dictionary

grass snake [Brit, Am ˈɡræs ˌsneɪk] N

grass snake

biscia f (dal collare)

Translations for grass snake in the English»Italian Dictionary

a snake in the grass pej

= un pericolo in agguato

Translations for grass snake in the Italian»English Dictionary

biscia

grass snake

biscia viperina

viperine grass snake

biscia dal collare

grass snake, ring-snake

Translations for grass snake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk] N

1. snake ZOOL:

snake

serpente m

snake

serpe f

2. snake (person):

snake pej

serpe f

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

snake road:

snake

serpeggiare, procedere tortuosamente (through attraverso)

the road snaked down the mountain

la strada serpeggiava giù per la montagna

III.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk]

a snake in the grass pej

= un pericolo in agguato

I.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] N

1. grass U (wild):

grass

erba f also AGR

in the grass

nell'erba

a blade, a tuft of grass

un filo, ciuffo d'erba

a blade, a tuft of grass before n field, slope

erboso

2. grass U (lawn):

grass

prato m

on the grass

sul prato or sull'erba

keep off the grass!

vietato calpestare l'erba!

to mow or cut the grass

falciare, tagliare l'erba

to mow or cut the grass before n verge

erboso

3. grass U (in tennis):

grass

erba f

to play, to beat sb on grass

giocare, battere qn su erba

4. grass C BOT:

grass

graminacea f

5. grass U (marijuana):

grass inf

erba f

6. grass Brit (informer):

grass inf

informatore m / informatrice f

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

1. grass:

grass field

coprire d'erba

grass part of garden

seminare a erba

2. grass Am AGR:

grass cattle

fare pascolare

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

grass

fare una soffiata

to grass on sb

fare una soffiata su qn

IV.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs]

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

l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde

he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

non perde tempo

it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing

non si sentiva volare una mosca

to put out to grass hum

dare il benservito

grass snake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grass snake in the English»Italian Dictionary

grass snake N

grass snake

biscia f dal collare

Translations for grass snake in the Italian»English Dictionary

biscia

grass snake

Translations for grass snake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.snake [sneɪk] N

snake

serpente m

II.snake [sneɪk] VB intr

snake

snodarsi

I.grass <-es> [græs] N

1. grass:

grass

erba f

wild grasses

erbe selvatiche

2. grass (area of grass):

grass

prato m

3. grass inf (marijuana):

grass

erba f

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdere tempo

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

l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde

II.grass [græs] VB trans

grass

coprire d'erba

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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Six out of ten people reported they had never seen a grass snakes and half had never seen a slow worm, another variety of snake.

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Other species of wildlife include wild boar, foxes, grass snakes, and a wide variety of bird life including golden eagles and peregrine falcons.

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Grass snakes, as with most reptiles, are at the mercy of the thermal environment and need to overwinter in areas which are not subject to freezing.

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

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Adders are found on the common and grass snakes throughout.

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

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This contains a toxin called bufagin and is enough to deter many predators although grass snakes seem to be unaffected by it.

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