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"etymology_text": "Due to the fact that snails tend to move very slowly.",
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"(informal) A very slow pace."
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"word": "slow as molasses"
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"word": "slow as molasses in January"
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{
"word": "walking pace"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "slakkepas"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pas de tortuga"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
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"masculine"
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"word": "pas de bou"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "sneglefart"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "slakkengang"
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{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "snigilsferð"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "etanan vauhti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "à pas de tortue"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "a paso de tartaruga"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "Schneckentempo"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "hægagangur"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "teacht an tseilide"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "passo di lumaca"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "牛歩 (gyūho, literally “pace of a cow”)",
"sense": "a very slow pace"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dalpaeng'i georeum",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "달팽이 걸음"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "sneglefart"
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "sniglefart"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"adverb"
],
"word": "żółwim krokiem"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "черепаший темп m (čerepašij temp, literally “pace of a tortoise”)",
"sense": "a very slow pace"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "a paso de tortuga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "snigelfart"
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]
}
],
"word": "snail's pace"
}
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "slakkepas"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pas de tortuga"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
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"word": "pas de bou"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sneglefart"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "slakkengang"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "snigilsferð"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "etanan vauhti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "à pas de tortue"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "a paso de tartaruga"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schneckentempo"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hægagangur"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "teacht an tseilide"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "passo di lumaca"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "牛歩 (gyūho, literally “pace of a cow”)",
"sense": "a very slow pace"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dalpaeng'i georeum",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "달팽이 걸음"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sneglefart"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "sniglefart"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "żółwim krokiem"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "черепаший темп m (čerepašij temp, literally “pace of a tortoise”)",
"sense": "a very slow pace"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"word": "a paso de tortuga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a very slow pace",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "snigelfart"
}
],
"word": "snail's pace"
}
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