- caracol
- m.1 snail (animal).2 shell (concha).3 cochlea.4 curl (rizo).* * *caracol► nombre masculino1 (de tierra) snail2 (de mar) winkle3 (concha) sea shell4 (del oído) cochlea5 (rizo) kiss curl6 (del reloj) snail wheel7 (de caballo) caracole► interjección caracoles1 good heavens!\FRASEOLOGÍAhacer caracoles to caracole* * *noun m.snail* * *SM1) (Zool) snail; esp LAm (=concha) (sea) shell, snail shell
caracol comestible — edible snail
caracol de mar — winkle
2) (=rizo) curl3) (Arquit) spiral; Cono Sur circular shopping centreescalera de caracol — spiral staircase, winding staircase
subir en caracol — [humo] to spiral up, corkscrew up
hacer caracoles — [persona] to weave about, zigzag; pey to reel, stagger; [caballo] to prance about
4)¡caracoles! — euf * [sorpresa] good heavens!; [ira] damn it!
* * *masculino1)a) (Zool) (de mar) winkle; (de tierra) snailb) (AmL) (concha) conch2) (rizo) ringlet* * *= snail, snail.Ex. It includes information on cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms.Ex. It includes information on cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms.----* caracol marino = sea snail.* escalera de caracol = winding stair, spiralling staircase, spiral staircase, winding staircase.* * *masculino1)a) (Zool) (de mar) winkle; (de tierra) snailb) (AmL) (concha) conch2) (rizo) ringlet* * *= snail, snail.Ex: It includes information on cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms.
Ex: It includes information on cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms.* caracol marino = sea snail.* escalera de caracol = winding stair, spiralling staircase, spiral staircase, winding staircase.* * *caracolmasculineA1 (Zool) snail2 (AmL) (concha) conch3 (Anat) cochleaCompuesto:caracol marino or de marsea snailB (rizo) ringlet* * *
caracol sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) (de mar) winkle;
(de tierra) snailb) (AmL) (concha) conch
caracol sustantivo masculino
1 Zool snail
LAm shell
2 Anat cochlea
3 (rizo del pelo) kiss-curl, ringlet
'caracol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalera
- baba
- cuerno
English:
shell
- snail
- spiral staircase
- spiral
* * *caracol♦ nm1. [animal] snail2. [concha] shell3. [del oído] cochlea4. [rizo] curl♦ interj¡caracoles! good grief!* * *caracolm1 snail2:¡caracoles! wow! fam ; enfado damn! fam* * *caracol nm1) : snail2) concha: conch, seashell3) : cochlea4) : ringlet* * *caracol n (de tierra) snail
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.