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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesschlangenförmig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: schlangenförmig
"Die Straße nahm einen schlangenförmigen Verlauf den Berg hinauf."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Of or like a serpent or snake; winding or turning repeatedly.
"The river followed a serpentine course through the valley."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin serpentinus, from serpens 'creeping thing, snake'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "serpentine" is said worldwide
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serpentin
Transliteration: serpentin
"Le sentier a un tracé serpentin."
schlangenförmig
Transliteration: schlangenförmig
"Die Straße nahm einen schlangenförmigen Verlauf den Berg hinauf."
serpentino
Transliteration: serpentino
"Il fiume segue un percorso serpentino tra le colline."
serpentino
Transliteration: serpentino
"El camino serpenteante subía por la colina."
serpentina
Transliteration: serpentina
"A estrada tem um traçado serpenteante."
साँप जैसा
Transliteration: saanp jaisa
"नदी का रास्ता साँप जैसा घुमावदार था।"
蜿蜒的
Transliteration: wānyán de
"这条小路呈蜿蜒状穿过森林。"
구불구불한
Transliteration: gubulgubulhan
"그 도로는 산을 따라 구불구불하게 이어져 있었다."
蛇行した
Transliteration: dakō shita
"小道は谷を通って蛇行していた。"
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