Meaning
viper; spiteful person
- a venomous snake belonging to the family Viperidae
- (figurative) a malicious, spiteful, or untrustworthy person
In a sentence
Fai attenzione a dove cammini: tra queste rocce ci sono vipere.
Watch where you step: there are vipers among these rocks.
Quella collega è una vera vipera, non fidarti di lei.
That colleague is a real viper; don't trust her.
Il cane è stato morso da una vipera durante la passeggiata.
The dog was bitten by a viper during the walk.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vipera | feminine · singular |
| vipere | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- When used figuratively for a person, it retains feminine gender even if referring to a man.