turtle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɜːrtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɝtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tûr′tl)

Inflections of 'turtle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
turtles
v 3rd person singular
turtling
v pres p
turtled
v past
turtled
v past p
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En esta página: turtle, water turtle

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
turtle n (animal: aquatic reptile)tortuga nf
 The turtle swam through the ocean.
 La tortuga nadó a través del océano.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
turtle⇒ vi (fish for turtle)cazar tortugas, pescar tortugas loc verb
 The men were turtling at the river.
 Los hombres estaban pescando tortugas en el río.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
water turtle,
turtle n		 (aquatic tortoise)tortuga acuática nf + adj
  tortuga de agua nf + loc adj
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
turtle | water turtle
InglésEspañol
box turtle n (tortoise-like reptile)tortuga de caja loc nom f
 Box turtles are wild animals so it is not a good idea to keep one as a pet.
  (AR)tortuga de tierra loc nom f
green turtle n (animal: sea reptile)tortuga verde loc nom f
hawksbill turtle,
hawksbill,
hawkbill,
tortoiseshell turtle n		 (type of turtle)tortuga carey loc nom f
loggerhead turtle (animal)tortuga boba, loc nom f
  tortuga cabezona loc nom f
painted turtle n (small striped water tortoise) (Chrysemys picta)tortuga pintada loc nom f
sea turtle n (marine reptile)tortuga marina nf + adj
 When sea turtles hatch, they crawl across the sand to the sea.
snapping turtle n (large tortoise-like reptile) (Macrochelys temminckii)tortuga caimán nf
turn turtle v expr informal, figurative (be turned upside down) (coloquial)poner panza arriba loc verb
turtle dove n (type of bird)tórtola nf
turtle shell n (carapace of aquatic tortoise)caparazón de tortuga nm + loc adj
  (ES)concha de tortuga nf + loc adj
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'turtle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
black bean - diamondback - hawksbill turtle - loggerhead - mossback - plastron - slider - terrapin - tortoise
Spanish:
morrocoy - laúd - tortuga - caguama - carey - plastrón

Synonyms: reptile, more...
Collocations: eat turtle soup, a turtle shell, a turtle dove, more...

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