Tortuga in english
pronunciation: tɜrtəl part of speech: noun
tortuga = turtle ; tortoise ; slowcoach [slow coach] ; slowpoke.
Example: 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.Example: In the abridged Bliss classification we find tortoises, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.Example: By today's standards, this processor is a bit of a slowcoach.Example: The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.more:
» andar a paso de tortuga = crawl along .
Example: Police said a baby found crawling along a busy street in Utah was rescued by a driver and sent home to his family.» a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace ; at a glacial pace .
Example: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace. Example: Glaciers are thought to change at, well, a glacial pace -- certainly that has been true throughout the planet's history.» avanzar a paso de tortuga = crawl along .
Example: Police said a baby found crawling along a busy street in Utah was rescued by a driver and sent home to his family.» avistamiento de tortugas = turtle-spotting .
Example: We're right in the middle of the turtle-spotting season -- so keep your eyes peeled for this endangered species swimming off the coast.» correo tortuga = snail mail [En Internet, término peyorativo para referirse al correo normal por su lentitud frente a la rapidez del correo electrónico] .
Example: Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.» ir a paso de tortuga = crawl along .
Example: Police said a baby found crawling along a busy street in Utah was rescued by a driver and sent home to his family.» más arrugado que cuello de tortuga = as wrinkled as an elephant's hide ; as wrinkled as a prune .
Example: Then from out of nowhere an old man, whose skin looked as wrinkled as an elephant's hide, appeared. Example: There I spent a dismal period with the boy's paternal grandfather, a man as wrinkled as a prune, and a brown short-haired dog.» paso de tortuga = snail's pace .
Example: The snail's pace of theological librarianship in adapting to the pragmatic and technical character of early-20th-century librarianship resulted in a mature integration of 19th century scholarly pursuits and late-20th-century information science.» reducir la velocidad a paso de tortuga = slow down to + a crawl .
Example: However, the storm system has slowed down to a crawl and is moving just 1 mph in a westerly direction.» tortuga boba = loggerhead (sea) turtle .
Example: Loggerhead turtles are essentially carnivores, feeding primarily on crabs, horseshoe crabs, shrimp, jellyfish, and a variety of mollusks.» tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin .
Example: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.» tortuga de río = terrapin .
Example: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.» tortuga laúd = leatherback (sea) turtle .
Example: Adult leatherback sea turtles ply the seas alone, except on occasion gathering to feed in areas with large numbers of jellyfish.» tortuga marina = sea turtle .
Example: Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.