Tortuga in english

Turtle

pronunciation: tɜrtəl part of speech: noun
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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.

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» 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.
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