viper

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
  2. (informal) Any venomous snake.
  3. (figuratively) A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
  4. (slang) A person who smokes marijuana.

Konzepte

Synonyme

common viper

poisonous snake

malicious person

large snake

big snake

European adder

Russell’s viper

venomous snake

tic polonga

Vipera russellii

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈvaɪpɚ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin vīpera, contracted from vīvipara f (“viviparous”, adj.), from vīvus (“alive”, adj.) + parere (“to bear”, verb). Doublet of weever and wyvern.

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