noun🔗ShareLimaceAny of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell."The garden slug left a slimy trail across the school's flowerbed. "La limace a laissé une trace gluante sur le parterre de fleurs de l'école.animalbiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParesseux, fainéantA slow, lazy person; a sluggard."My brother is a real slug when it comes to getting his homework done. "Mon frère est un vrai paresseux quand il s'agit de faire ses devoirs.personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBalle, projectileA bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug."The hunter loaded a single slug into his shotgun before approaching the thick brush. "Le chasseur a chargé une seule balle dans son fusil de chasse avant de s'approcher du buisson épais.weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLingot, blocA solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal."The mechanic pulled out a slug of lead to use as a counterweight on the tire. "Le mécanicien a sorti un lingot de plomb pour l'utiliser comme contrepoids sur le pneu.materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFausse pièce, pièce contrefaiteA counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines."The student used a slug to get free candy from the school vending machine. "L'élève a utilisé une fausse pièce pour obtenir des bonbons gratuits du distributeur automatique de l'école.machinebusinesseconomyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn trait, une rasadeA shot of a drink, usually alcoholic."He took a quick slug of whiskey to calm his nerves before the presentation. "Il a pris une rapide rasade de whisky pour calmer ses nerfs avant la présentation.drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTitre, accrocheA title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use."The newspaper editor wrote a short slug, "School Board Meeting," above the article. "Le rédacteur en chef du journal a écrit un court titre, « Réunion du conseil scolaire », au-dessus de l'article.mediatitlecommunicationwritingwordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSlug(rarely used) the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it."The slug, a unit of mass, is rarely used in everyday calculations. "Le slug, une unité de masse, est rarement utilisé dans les calculs quotidiens.massphysicsunitsciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBouchon, masseA discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material."The paint slug moved slowly across the wall, a thick, uneven mass of wet paint. "La masse de peinture se déplaçait lentement sur le mur, une masse épaisse et inégale de peinture fraîche.materialmassChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePseudoplasmode mobileA motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together."After the single-celled amoebae exhausted their food supply, they joined together to form a single, moving slug to find a new source. "Après que les amibes unicellulaires ont épuisé leur réserve de nourriture, elles se sont jointes pour former un pseudoplasmode mobile unique afin de trouver une nouvelle source.organismbiologyanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLocomotive d'appointAn accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors but lacks a prime mover."The diesel-electric locomotive needed a slug to safely pull the heavy freight train up the steep incline. "La locomotive diesel-électrique avait besoin d'une locomotive d'appoint pour tirer en toute sécurité le lourd train de marchandises sur la forte pente.vehicletechnicalmachineenergyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCache noir(television editing) A black screen."The video editor added a slug to the beginning of the promotional film for the school play. "Le monteur vidéo a ajouté un cache noir au début du film promotionnel pour la pièce de théâtre de l'école.mediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLingot de plomb, maculeA piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug."The editor placed a slug in the margin of the manuscript to mark where a typo was found. "L'éditeur a placé une macule dans la marge du manuscrit pour signaler l'endroit où une faute de frappe a été trouvée.typemediawritingtechnologymachinecommunicationtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePassager clandestin, personne prise pour utiliser les voies réservéesA stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes."To get to the game on time, Sarah used a slug to get into the HOV lane. "Pour arriver à l'heure au match, Sarah a pris un passager clandestin pour emprunter la voie réservée aux véhicules à occupation élevée.vehicletrafficlawsocietygovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCovoitureur(District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter."My friend, a student at the university, is a slug; he often hitchhikes to campus. "Mon ami, étudiant à l'université, est un covoitureur ; il fait souvent de l'auto-stop pour aller au campus.trafficvehiclepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa dernière partie d'une URL propre, le nom de la ressource affichée, semblable à un nom de fichierThe last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename."The blog post about making cookies has a URL that ends with "/recipes/chocolate-chip-cookies," and "chocolate-chip-cookies" is the slug. "L'article de blog sur la fabrication de cookies a une URL qui se termine par « /recipes/chocolate-chip-cookies », et « chocolate-chip-cookies » est le slug.internetcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEntrave, obstructionA hindrance, an obstruction."The heavy snowstorm was a slug on our travel plans, delaying our arrival by several hours. "La forte tempête de neige a été une entrave à nos projets de voyage, retardant notre arrivée de plusieurs heures.negativesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNavire lentA ship that sails slowly."The old freighter, a real slug, took five days to cross the ocean. "Le vieux cargo, un véritable navire lent, a mis cinq jours pour traverser l'océan.nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoire cul sec, engloutirTo drink quickly; to gulp; to down."The student slugged down his juice before the bell rang. "L'étudiant a englouti son jus avant que la cloche ne sonne.drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire du covoiturage informelTo take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking."Since the bus fare increased, many people slug to work in the mornings to save money. "Depuis que le prix du bus a augmenté, beaucoup de gens font du covoiturage informel le matin pour économiser de l'argent.vehicletrafficsocietyenvironmentcommunicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe déformer(of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel."The bullet slug as it travelled down the barrel. "La balle s'est déformée en descendant le canon.technicalweaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraîner, lambiner, paresserTo move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle."The student slugged through the long history assignment, barely making progress. "L'étudiant a traîné sur le long devoir d'histoire, faisant à peine des progrès.actionphysiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCharger avec des ballesTo load with a slug or slugs."to slug a gun"Charger un fusil avec des balles.weaponmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRendre lent, alourdirTo make sluggish."The humid weather really slugged me, and I had trouble concentrating at work. "Le temps humide m'a vraiment alourdi, et j'ai eu du mal à me concentrer au travail.physiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoup, coup de poingA hard blow, usually with the fist."He landed a slug on the table during the argument, knocking over a stack of papers. "Il a asséné un coup sur la table pendant la dispute, renversant une pile de papiers.actionbodysportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper violemmentTo hit very hard, usually with the fist."He insulted my mother, so I slugged him."Il a insulté ma mère, alors je l'ai frappé violemment.actionsportbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading