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snail

/sneɪl/

Traductions

snailnoun

snails

/sneɪl/

улитка

The snail moved slowly across the garden path.

Улитка медленно ползла по садовой дорожке.

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Synonymes

snailverb

snailed

Past Simple

snailed

Past Participle

snailing

Gerund

/sneɪl/

ползти

The traffic was snailing along the highway due to the accident.

Движение ползло по шоссе из-за аварии.

Synonymes

move slowly

snailadjective

/sneɪl/

Used attributively to describe something slow or relating to snail mail (e.g., "snail pace", "snail mail").

Synonymes

Définitions

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.

snailadjective

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.