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tortuga

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nounfeminine
  1. turtle
  2. tortoise
  3. snaila slow person

Forms

noun

singulartortuga
pluraltortugas

Used in the library

  • La tortuga es lenta, pero muy útil para enseñar paciencia a los niños.The tortoise is slow, but very useful for teaching children patience.A2Otra vez, por favor (9) — Once more, please (9) (A2)
  • Una tortuga vive en el patio de la oficina desde 1998.A tortoise has lived in the office's yard since 1998.B1Otra vez, por favor (20) — Once more, please (20) (B1)
  • La tortuga se curó, pero entonces el hombre cayó enfermo con fiebre.The tortoise recovered, but then the man fell ill with a fever.B1La tortuga gigante — The Giant Tortoise
  • Algunas tortugas pesan más de doscientos kilos y viven más de cien años.Some tortoises weigh more than two hundred kilos and live for more than a hundred years.B1Las islas Galápagos — The Galápagos Islands

Other ways to say it

  • morrocoytortoise
  • petaturtle; hump (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine)

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