snail
To move or travel very slowlyTo move or travel very slowly.
» You shouldn't eat raw snails.
Нельзя есть сырых улиток.
Не стоит есть сырых улиток.
Не треба їсти сирих равликів.
Meaning
1 sensesTo move or travel very slowly.
The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour.
- gather snails
Examples
101 sentencesYou shouldn't eat raw snails.
Не треба їсти сирих равликів. — deniko
ruНельзя есть сырых улиток. — Wezel
These snails are edible.
Ці равлики їстівні. — deniko
ruЭти улитки съедобны. — Wezel
deDiese Schnecken kann man essen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom doesn't like snails.
Том не любить равликів. — deniko
deTom mag keine Schnecken. — felix63
Tom picked up the snail and looked at it carefully.
A snail can sleep for as long as three years at a time.
Origin
From Middle English snayl, snail, from the Old English sneġel, from Proto-Germanic *snagilFrom Middle English snayl, snail, from the Old English sneġel, from Proto-Germanic *snagilaz. Cognate with Low German Snagel,
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Forms
snails, snailing, snailed, snailedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle