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snail

UK
/sneɪl/
US
/sneɪl/

Übersetzungen

snailsubstantiv
snails
Pl.
UK
/sneɪl/
US
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escargotEn cuisine, pour la chair de l’escargot.
Snail is considered a delicacy in French cuisine.
L’escargot est considéré comme un mets délicat dans la cuisine française.
The garden was full of snails after the rain.
Le jardin était plein d’escargots après la pluie.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
escargotTechnique, en mécanique ou dans les mécanismes d’horlogerie.
escargotFamilier, pour une personne très lente.
Synonyme
gastropod
slug
mollusk
snailverb
snailed
Präteritum
snailed
Partizip Perfekt
snailing
Gerundium
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traînerSens figuré : avancer très lentement.
The traffic was so heavy that we were forced to snail along the highway.
La circulation était si dense que nous avons dû traîner sur l’autoroute.
Synonyme
amble
dilly-dally
move slowly
loiter
tarry
lag
dawdle
plod
inch
creep
crawl
mosey
snailadjektiv
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US
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Used attributively to describe something slow or relating to snail mail (e.g., "snail pace", "snail mail").
lentS’emploie surtout dans des composés ou des emplois attributifs.
She sent the documents via snail mail to ensure a paper trail.
Elle a envoyé les documents par courrier lent afin de garder une trace papier.
Synonyme
lagging
crawl-like
dawdling
laggard
unhurried
pokey
poky
tardy
dilatory
plodding
lethargic
sluggish
slow

Definitionen

snailsubstantiv
A small, slow-moving mollusk with a spiral shell, found in gardens and other damp habitats.
The garden was full of snails after the rain.
A person who is very slow in completing tasks or moving.
He was such a snail when it came to finishing his homework.
A spiral-shaped cam or curve used especially in machinery or clock mechanisms.
The striking mechanism depends on a small brass snail that controls the number of chimes.
The flesh of snails eaten as food.
Snail is considered a delicacy in French cuisine.
snailverb
To move or progress very slowly.
The traffic was so heavy that we were forced to snail along the highway.
snailadjektiv
Slow-moving or characterized by great slowness; relating to or resembling a snail in speed (used attributively).
She sent the documents via snail mail to ensure a paper trail.
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