Sentence examples of "tortoise" in English with translation "tortue"

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Translations: all4 tortue4
The hare was overtaken by the tortoise. Le lièvre fut doublé par la tortue.
The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise. Le lièvre fut distancé par la tortue.
The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance. De loin la petite île ressemblait à une tortue marine.
The world rests upon an elephant and the elephant rests upon a tortoise. Le monde repose sur un éléphant et l'éléphant repose sur une tortue.
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