What does tortue in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tortue in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tortue in French.

The word tortue in French means tortoise, tortoise, snail, tortoise, testudo, tortoiseshell butterfly, tortoiseshell, leatherback, leatherback turtle, turtle soup, freshwater turtle, sea turtle, map turtle, sea turtle, green turtle, green sea turtle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tortue

tortoise

nom féminin (reptile à carapace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des tortues sauvages dans le sud de la France.
There are wild tortoises in the south of France.

tortoise, snail

nom féminin (figuré (personne très lente) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son travail est minutieux mais c'est une vraie tortue.
His work is meticulous but he's a real tortoise.

tortoise, testudo

nom féminin (formation militaire romaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Légionnaires, en tortue !
Legionnaires, in tortoise formation!

tortoiseshell butterfly

nom féminin (papillon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette tortue a des ailes très colorées.
This tortoiseshell butterfly has very colorful wings.

tortoiseshell

nom féminin (chat : couleur de robe tricolore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

leatherback, leatherback turtle

nom féminin (tortue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tortue luth est une tortue marine géante.

turtle soup

nom féminin (soupe à la viande de tortue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

freshwater turtle

nom féminin (tortue d'eau douce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tortues aquatiques sont carnivores.

sea turtle

nom féminin (tortue marine) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

map turtle

nom féminin (variété de tortue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On peut rencontrer une tortue géographique au Canada ou dans l'est des Etats-Unis.

sea turtle

nom féminin (tortue de mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tortues marines ne s'aventurent sur terre que pour y pondre.

green turtle, green sea turtle

nom féminin (race de tortue marine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Tortue verte est une tortue marine présente dans les eaux tropicales de tous les océans.

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