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копу́ша — meaning in English

kopusha

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English meaning

  • laggard adj Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
  • plodder noun A person who, or animal that, plods.
  • slowpoke noun Someone who moves or acts unusually slowly, often to the annoyance of others.
  • snail noun A small, slow-moving mollusc with a spiral shell that it carries on its back.

Senses

копу́ша is used for these senses in English:

  • laggard One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.
  • plodder A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.
  • slowpoke (US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.
  • snail (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.

laggard — full definition

  1. adj Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
  2. adj Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.

plodder — full definition

  1. noun A person who, or animal that, plods.
  2. noun A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.
  3. noun A machine for extruding soap, margarine, etc. through a die plate so it can be cut into billets.

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