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A frustratingly slow rate of speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
Examples
- My grandmother drives her car at a snail's pace.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Due to the fact that snails move very slowly.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
slakkepas
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Catalan:
pas de tortuga
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Catalan:
pas de bou
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Danish:
sneglefart
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Dutch:
slakkengang
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Faroese:
snigilsferð
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Finnish:
etanan vauhti
— a frustratingly slow speed
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French:
à pas de tortue
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Galician:
a paso de tartaruga
— a frustratingly slow speed
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German:
Schneckentempo
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Icelandic:
hægagangur
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Irish:
teacht an tseilide
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Italian:
a passo di lumaca
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Italian:
a passo di tartaruga
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Korean:
달팽이 걸음
(dalpaeng'i georeum)
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Macedonian:
како полжав
(kako polžav)
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Norwegian Bokmål:
sneglefart
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
sniglefart
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Polish:
żółwim krokiem
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Portuguese:
a passo de caracol
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Spanish:
a paso de tortuga
— a frustratingly slow speed
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Swedish:
snigelfart
— a frustratingly slow speed
