snail

UK
/sneɪl/
US
/sneɪl/
snailnoun
snails
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Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
escargotTechnique, en mécanique ou dans les mécanismes d’horlogerie.
escargotFamilier, pour une personne très lente.
Definizioni
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
snailed
Past Simple
snailed
Past Participle
snailing
Gerund
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Traduzioni
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.
Definizioni
To move or progress very slowly.
The traffic was so heavy that we were forced to snail along the highway.
snailadjective
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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").
Traduzioni
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.
Definizioni
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.