snail

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsneɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sneɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(snāl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
snail n (animal: gastropod)caracol nm
 Keen gardeners often throw snails over the wall into their neighbors' yards.
 Los jardineros a veces tiraban caracoles al patio del vecino.
snails npl (escargots: eaten as food) (plato)caracoles nmpl
 I ordered snails in garlic butter for my starter.
 Pedí caracoles en mantequilla de ajo como entrada.
snail n figurative (slow moving person or animal) (figurado)tortuga nf
  caracol nm
 Come on Neil, keep up; you're such a snail.
 Vamos Neil, mantén el ritmo, eres una tortuga.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
at a snail's pace expr (extremely slowly)a paso de caracol expr
  a paso de tortuga expr
sea snail n (marine gastropod)caracol marino nm + adj
snail mail n informal (post, conventional mail)correo común nm + adj
 Most of the bills I receive are emailed, but my tax bill comes by snail mail.
 La mayoría de las facturas me las mandan por correo electrónico, pero los impuestos llegan por correo común.
  correo ordinario nm + adj
 La mayoría de las facturas me las mandan por correo electrónico, pero los impuestos llegan por correo ordinario.
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'snail' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
conch - cowrie - cowrie shell - gastropod - mollusk - nautilus - oyster drill - periwinkle
Spanish:
caracol - tortuga - a paso de tortuga - al paso de la guayaba - calmoso - caracola - cobo - guarura - jute - paquidérmico

Collocations: sent a [letter, parcel] by snail mail, a common garden snail, a [dish, meal, plate] of snails, more...

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