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snails

/sneɪlz/

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noun

カタツムリ

Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

Examples :

"After the rain, we saw many snails slowly crawling on the garden path. "

雨の後、庭の小道をカタツムリがたくさんゆっくりと這っていました。

animal biology organism nature

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noun

のろま, 怠け者

(by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.

Examples :

"My brother is such a snails; he always takes hours to get ready in the morning. "

私の兄はのろまで、いつも朝の準備に何時間もかかります。

person character

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noun

スネイル

A 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.

Examples :

"The old clock chimed unevenly because one of the snails that moved the hammer was bent. "

ハンマーを動かすスネイルの一つが曲がっていたため、古い時計は不均等に鳴りました。

part technical machine

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noun

カメ、移動屋根

A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.

Examples :

"During the siege, the soldiers constructed snails to shield themselves as they approached the castle walls. "

包囲中、兵士たちは城壁に近づく際に身を守るために移動屋根を建設した。

military weapon

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noun

カタツムリのクローバーのさや

The pod of the snail clover.

Examples :

"The farmer harvested the snails to feed his livestock during the dry season. "

農夫は、乾燥した季節に家畜に餌を与えるために、カタツムリのクローバーのさやを収穫しました。

plant agriculture organism biology nature

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verb

非常にゆっくりと動く, のろのろ進む

To move or travel very slowly.

Examples :

"The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."

ラッシュアワーの間、車は高速道路をのろのろと進んでいた。