cobra

BrE /ˈkəʊbrə/ AmE /ˈkoʊbrə/

noun en → es

1 SNAKE [singular] B2

a large poisonous snake with long fangs that can kill people by biting them and injecting poison into their blood

cascabel, serpiente venenosa

Collocations deadly cobra

  • The snake was a deadly Indian cobra.

    La serpiente era un cascabel indio mortal.

2 INSURANCE [singular] C1

a type of insurance that pays out if someone dies or becomes seriously ill, especially before they reach a certain age

poliza de seguro, póliza de vida

Collocations life cobra

  • He took out a life cobra when he got married.

    Cuando se casó, contrató una póliza de seguro de vida.

3 MILITARY [singular] C1

a type of gun that is used by soldiers and police officers to fire bullets or other ammunition at a target, often from the shoulder

arma de fuego, fusil

Collocations automatic cobra

  • The soldier was armed with an automatic cobra.

    El soldado estaba armado con un fusil automático.

1 SNAKE [singular] C1

(in India) a type of snake that is often kept as a pet and can be trained to do tricks, but it has venomous fangs and can bite people if they are not careful

cascabel doméstico, serpiente de mascota

Collocations pet cobra

  • She keeps a pet cobra in her house.

    Ella tiene un cascabel doméstico como mascota en su casa.

2 INSURANCE [singular] C1

(in India) a type of insurance that pays out if someone dies or becomes seriously ill, especially before they reach a certain age

poliza de seguro, póliza de vida

Collocations life cobra

  • He took out a life cobra when he got married.

    Cuando se casó, contrató una póliza de seguro de vida.

3 MILITARY [singular] C1

(in India) a type of gun that is used by soldiers and police officers to fire bullets or other ammunition at a target, often from the shoulder

arma de fuego, fusil

Collocations automatic cobra

  • The soldier was armed with an automatic cobra.

    El soldado estaba armado con un fusil automático.