snail in French
snail in French is escargot, limaçon — snail means a small, slow-moving mollusc with a spiral shell that it carries on its back.
snail in French
escargot
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
limaçon
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
escargot
(informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
What does "snail" mean?
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noun A small, slow-moving mollusc with a spiral shell that it carries on its back.
"After the rain, snails were crawling all over the garden path."
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noun Informally, a very slow-moving person.
"Hurry up, you snail — we're going to be late!"
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verb To move at a very slow pace.
"Traffic snailed along the motorway during rush hour."
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snail in a sentence
- After the rain, snails were crawling all over the garden path.
- Hurry up, you snail — we're going to be late!
- Traffic snailed along the motorway during rush hour.
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What is "snail" in French?
"snail" in French is escargot, limaçon. snail means: A small, slow-moving mollusc with a spiral shell that it carries on its back.
How do you use "snail" in a sentence?
Example: "After the rain, snails were crawling all over the garden path." In French, "snail" is escargot, limaçon.
Are there other ways to say "snail" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "snail": escargot, limaçon.
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