No. 11,007 in German
schnecken
"Schnecken" means "snails" in English.
In a sentence
Die Schnecken im Garten sind sehr langsam.
The snails in the garden are very slow.
The word 'schnecken' here refers to the animal, snail, in plural form.
Ich mag es, bei Regen die alten Schneckenhäuser zu sammeln.
I like collecting old snail shells in the rain.
The word 'schnecken' combines with '-häuser', referring to the term 'snail shells'.
Er schneckt durch die Gegend, sehr entspannt.
He is moving around the area very leisurely.
Here, 'schnecken' is adapted into a humorous verb form, implying slow, relaxed movement, derived from the behavior of snails.
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