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Meanings of tortoise in inglês
Usage of tortoise in inglês
1
All I seem to know about your personal circumstances is your tortoise.
2
The elephant stands on the tortoise, and the tortoise on the elephant.
3
The tortoise was going to reach the same goal with the hare.
4
The tortoise now went in front, and speaking to the gatekeeper, said:
5
The events portended are set forth by the divining-grass and the tortoise.
6
She moves there&buys a Russian tortoise named Olenka to keep her company.
7
Some of the men of Ceylon wear tortoise-shell combs in their hair.
8
The tortoise and the butterfly are alike incapable of preventing their destruction.
9
But one thought it was the tortoise who won the famous race.
10
The tortoise continued to soothe the water fowl until it was calmed.
11
He therefore decided to glaze the shell of the tortoise with gold.
12
The tortoise suffered a small chip to its shell and quickly retreated.
13
Get me the new tortoise-shell spectacles and a large slice of bread.
14
And they began to treat the poor tortoise more cruelly than ever.
15
A tortoise hangs in his needy shop, nor are stuffed alligators lacking.
16
Corals and large tortoise-shells show also that the land approaches the tropics.
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Translations for tortoise
Tortoise through the time
Tortoise across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common