snake in the grass

Signification (Anglais)

A hidden enemy.

Concepts

serpent

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Synonymes

snake

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Traductions

falsche Schlange

geheimer Feind

verborgene Gefahr

φίδι

serpe

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serpente

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vipera

aspide

perigo oculto

pessoa traiçoeira

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsneɪk ɪn ðə ˈɡɹɑːs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Calque of Latin latet anguis in herbā (literally “a snake hides in the grass”), from Eclogue III by the Roman poet Virgil (traditionally 70 – 19 B.C.E.). Compare Dutch addertje onder het gras.