tortuga

f.

1 tortoise(terrestrial).

ser una tortuga (marina)(fluvial)(figurative) to be a snail (ser lento)

2 turtle, tortoise.

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tortuga

► nombre femenino

1 (de tierra) tortoise

2 (marina) turtle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar a paso de tortuga / ir a paso de tortuga figurado to walk at a snail's pace

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SF [de tierra] tortoise; (tb: tortuga marina) turtle

- a paso de tortuga

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femenino (Zool) (de tierra) tortoise, turtle (AmE); (de mar) turtle

ser or parecer una tortuga — (fam) to be a slowpoke (AmE) o (BrE) slowcoach (colloq)

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= turtle, tortoise, slowcoach [slow coach], slowpoke.

Ex. Their specialty may be turtles, but of the hundreds of turtle articles published they want only a few dozen, perhaps, and the rest do not fill any information need.

Ex. In the abridged Bliss classification we find tortoises, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.

Ex. By today's standards, this processor is a bit of a slowcoach.

Ex. The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.

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* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* tortuga de río = terrapin.

* tortuga marina = sea turtle.

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femenino (Zool) (de tierra) tortoise, turtle (AmE); (de mar) turtle

ser or parecer una tortuga — (fam) to be a slowpoke (AmE) o (BrE) slowcoach (colloq)

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= turtle, tortoise, slowcoach [slow coach], slowpoke.

Ex: Their specialty may be turtles, but of the hundreds of turtle articles published they want only a few dozen, perhaps, and the rest do not fill any information need.

Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find tortoises, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.

Ex: By today's standards, this processor is a bit of a slowcoach.

Ex: The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* tortuga de río = terrapin.

* tortuga marina = sea turtle.

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tortuga

feminine

A (Zool) (de tierra) tortoise, turtle (AmE); (de mar) turtle

ser or parecer una tortuga (fam); to be a slowpoke (AmE) o (BrE) slowcoach (colloq)

Compuestos:

● tortuga de agua dulce or de río

terrapin

● tortuga mordedora

snapper

B (Ur) (pan) bun, bap (BrE)

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tortuga sustantivo femenino (Zool) (de tierra) tortoise, turtle (AmE);
(de mar) turtle
tortuga f (terrestre) tortoise, US turtle
(marina) turtle
'tortuga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coraza
- cuello
- galápago
- paso
English:
pace
- poky
- shell
- terrapin
- tortoise
- turtle
- snail

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tortuga nf

1. [animal] [terrestre] tortoise, US turtle;

[marina] turtle; [fluvial] terrapin;

Comp

ser una tortuga [ser lento] to be a snail;

Comp

ir a paso de tortuga to go at a snail's pace

2. Urug [pan] bun

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tortuga

f ZO tortoise; marina turtle;

a paso de tortuga fig at a snail’s pace

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tortuga nf

1) : turtle, tortoise

2)

tortuga de agua dulce : terrapin

3)

tortuga boba : loggerhead

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tortuga n

1. (de tierra) tortoise

2. (de mar) turtle