DictBridge Dictionary
noun
English to Italian Dictionary

snail Meaning in Italian (snail significato in italiano)

lumaca
Sinonimi:chiocciola
lumaca in English:snail
Phonetic:lumàca
Plural: snails
Gender:Femminile
Quick Answer • Risposta rapida

Il significato di snail in italiano è lumaca. (Un mollusco con un guscio a spirale sulla schiena, in cui può ritirarsi per protezione, e un piede muscolare usato per un movimento lento.)

Concept Illustration
Snail visual illustration - Meaning in Italian (lumaca)
Visual representation of "snail"

Definitions of Snail

  1. 1
    noun
    lumaca

    A mollusk with a spiral shell on its back, which it can retract into for protection, and a muscular foot used for slow movement.

    Un mollusco con un guscio a spirale sulla schiena, in cui può ritirarsi per protezione, e un piede muscolare usato per un movimento lento.

Example Sentences

casual

“The snail slowly made its way across the wet leaf.”

La lumaca si fece lentamente strada attraverso la foglia bagnata.

casual

“Traffic was moving at a snail's pace this morning.”

Il traffico stamattina si muoveva a passo di lumaca.

Topics & Categories

Topic & Explore
All 45+ Topics
Aquatic AnimalsWord TopicBusiness & FinanceCommon AnimalsBasic FoodsDaily Actions (Verbs)ClothingView All Topics (45+)

Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

chiocciola

In English:

slugslowpoke

Antonyms (Contrari)

In English:

harespeedster

Inflected Word Forms

past tensesnailed
present participlesnailing
pluralsnails
adjectivesnail-like

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

at a snail's paceidiom

Extremely slowly; at a very slow speed.