noun🔗ShareEscargotsAny of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell."After the rain, we saw many snails slowly crawling on the garden path. "Après la pluie, nous avons vu de nombreux escargots ramper lentement sur le sentier du jardin.animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersonne lente, escargot(by extension) A slow person; a sluggard."My brother is such a snails; he always takes hours to get ready in the morning. "Mon frère est un vrai escargot ; il met toujours des heures à se préparer le matin.personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCame en spiraleA spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock."The old clock chimed unevenly because one of the snails that moved the hammer was bent. "La vieille horloge sonnait de manière irrégulière parce qu'une des cames en spirale qui actionnait le marteau était tordue.parttechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTortue, toit mobileA tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers."During the siege, the soldiers constructed snails to shield themselves as they approached the castle walls. "Pendant le siège, les soldats ont construit des toits mobiles pour se protéger en s'approchant des murs du château.militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa gousse de trèfle escargotThe pod of the snail clover."The farmer harvested the snails to feed his livestock during the dry season. "L'agriculteur a récolté les gousses de trèfle escargot pour nourrir son bétail pendant la saison sèche.plantagricultureorganismbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe traîner, aller très lentementTo move or travel very slowly."The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."Les voitures se traînaient sur l'autoroute pendant l'heure de pointe.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
