копу́ша — meaning in English
kopusha
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English meaning
- laggard adj Slower than the rest of a group; falling behind.
- plodder noun Someone, or an animal, that moves slowly and heavily.
- 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
- adj Slower than the rest of a group; falling behind.
- adj Growing more slowly than the other animals in the same flock or herd.
plodder — full definition
- noun Someone, or an animal, that moves slowly and heavily.
- noun Someone who works hard and steadily but achieves little, or who studies in a slow, dogged way.
- noun (industry) A machine that pushes soap, margarine, or similar substances through a shaped opening so they can be cut into blocks.
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