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serpentine
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/ˈsɜːpənˌtiːn/
US
/ˈsɜr.pənˌtin/
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serpentine
noun
serpentines
pl
UK
/ˈsɜː.pən.taɪn/
US
/ˈsɝː.pən.taɪn/
serpentine
Minéralogie.
The sculptor chose a piece of serpentine for his latest creation due to its vibrant green hue.
Le sculpteur a choisi un morceau de serpentine pour sa dernière création en raison de sa teinte verte éclatante.
Additional translations
lacet
Pour une route ou un chemin en lacets.
Synonyms
serpentinite
antigorite
lizardite
chrysotile
snake
coil
twist
curve
bend
turn
loop
meander
sinuosity
sinuousness
serpentine
adjective
more serpentine
Comp.
most serpentine
Super.
UK
/ˈsɜːpənˌtiːn/
US
/ˈsɜr.pənˌtin/
sinueux
The serpentine road through the mountains made the drive both thrilling and challenging.
La route sinueuse à travers les montagnes rendait le trajet à la fois exaltant et difficile.
rusé
Au sens figuré, pour une personne ou une stratégie.
Her serpentine tactics in negotiations often left her opponents at a disadvantage.
Ses tactiques rusées lors des négociations mettaient souvent ses adversaires en difficulté.
Additional translations
tortueux
Surtout pour un tracé, un mouvement ou une forme compliqués et sinueux.
Synonyms
curving
winding
twisting
coiling
meandering
sinuous
spiral
undulating
serpentine
verb
serpentined
Past Simple
serpentined
Past Participle
serpentining
Gerund
Used both transitively and intransitively to describe winding motion.
serpenter
The path serpentined through the dense forest, disappearing behind every bend.
Le sentier serpentait à travers la forêt dense, disparaissant à chaque virage.
Synonyms
snake
wind
weave
twist
coil
meander
zigzag
curve
slither
undulate
Definitions
serpentine
noun
A mineral or rock consisting of hydrous magnesium silicate, often green in color and used as a decorative stone or for carving.
The sculptor chose a piece of serpentine for his latest creation due to its vibrant green hue.
A type of road or path that is winding or curving.
The driver navigated the serpentine with caution, aware of the sharp turns ahead.
serpentine
adjective
Having a winding or twisting shape or movement, resembling a snake.
The serpentine road through the mountains made the drive both thrilling and challenging.
Cunning, sly, or subtly deceitful, similar to the characteristics attributed to a serpent.
Her serpentine tactics in negotiations often left her opponents at a disadvantage.
serpentine
verb
To move or cause to move in a winding, snake-like course.
The path serpentined through the dense forest, disappearing behind every bend.
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