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snails

UK
/sneɪlz/
US
/sneɪlz/

Translations

snailnoun

snails

pl

snails
pl
UK
/sneɪl/
US
/sneɪl/
The garden was full of snails after the rain.
Le jardin était plein d’escargots après la pluie.
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.
Additional translations
escargotTechnique, en mécanique ou dans les mécanismes d’horlogerie.
escargotFamilier, pour une personne très lente.
Synonyms
mollusk
gastropod
slug
snailverb

snails

snailed
Past Simple
snailed
Past Participle
snailing
Gerund
UK
/sneɪl/
US
/sneɪl/
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.
Synonyms
dilly-dally
move slowly
loiter
tarry
lag
amble
mosey
dawdle
plod
inch
creep
crawl

Definitions

snailnoun
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.
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