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caracole
car·a·cole C0096100 (kăr′ə-kōl′) also car·a·col C0096100 (-kŏl′) n. A half turn to the right or left performed by a horse and rider. intr.v. car·a·coled, car·a·col·ing, car·a·coles To perform a caracole.
[French, from Spanish caracol, snail, possibly from Catalan and Occitan caragol, snail (since the custom of eating snails spread from Catalonia and Occitania in the late Middle Ages); akin to regional Occitan cararolo, eggshell, nutshell, and Walloon and Picard caracole, snail, all probably ultimately of expressive origin (imitative of the sound of a hollow shell).] caracole (ˈkærəˌkəʊl) or caracoln1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) dressage a half turn to the right or left2. (Architecture) a spiral staircasevb (intr) (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) dressage to execute a half turn to the right or left[C17: from French, from Spanish caracol snail, spiral staircase, turn]car•a•cole (ˈkær əˌkoʊl)
n., v. -coled, -col•ing. n. 1. a half turn executed by a horse and rider. v.i. 2. to execute caracoles; wheel. [1650–60; < French < Sp caracol snail, spiral shell or stair, turning movement (of a horse); of uncertain orig.] car′a•col`er, n. caracole
Past participle: caracoled
Gerund: caracoling
| Imperative |
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| caracole | | caracole |
| Present |
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| I caracole | | you caracole | | he/she/it caracoles | | we caracole | | you caracole | | they caracole |
| Preterite |
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| I caracoled | | you caracoled | | he/she/it caracoled | | we caracoled | | you caracoled | | they caracoled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am caracoling | | you are caracoling | | he/she/it is caracoling | | we are caracoling | | you are caracoling | | they are caracoling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have caracoled | | you have caracoled | | he/she/it has caracoled | | we have caracoled | | you have caracoled | | they have caracoled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was caracoling | | you were caracoling | | he/she/it was caracoling | | we were caracoling | | you were caracoling | | they were caracoling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had caracoled | | you had caracoled | | he/she/it had caracoled | | we had caracoled | | you had caracoled | | they had caracoled |
| Future |
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| I will caracole | | you will caracole | | he/she/it will caracole | | we will caracole | | you will caracole | | they will caracole |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have caracoled | | you will have caracoled | | he/she/it will have caracoled | | we will have caracoled | | you will have caracoled | | they will have caracoled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be caracoling | | you will be caracoling | | he/she/it will be caracoling | | we will be caracoling | | you will be caracoling | | they will be caracoling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been caracoling | | you have been caracoling | | he/she/it has been caracoling | | we have been caracoling | | you have been caracoling | | they have been caracoling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been caracoling | | you will have been caracoling | | he/she/it will have been caracoling | | we will have been caracoling | | you will have been caracoling | | they will have been caracoling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been caracoling | | you had been caracoling | | he/she/it had been caracoling | | we had been caracoling | | you had been caracoling | | they had been caracoling |
| Conditional |
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| I would caracole | | you would caracole | | he/she/it would caracole | | we would caracole | | you would caracole | | they would caracole |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have caracoled | | you would have caracoled | | he/she/it would have caracoled | | we would have caracoled | | you would have caracoled | | they would have caracoled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | caracole - make a half turn on a horse, in dressageturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
Translationscaracole
spiral stair, caracole, circular stair, cockle stair, corkscrew stair, spiral staircase  spiral stair A flight of stairs, circular in plan, whose treads wind around a central newel. Also called a helical stair, solid newel stair.caracole
Related to caracole: chalybeateWords related to caracoleverb make a half turn on a horse, in dressageRelated Words |