Usage examples of "tortue" in French with translation to English

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Nous avons trouvé une tortue dans le jardin. We found a turtle in the garden.
Le lièvre fut distancé par la tortue. The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.
Un jour, il a aidé une tortue affaiblie. One day he helped a weak turtle.
Le lièvre fut doublé par la tortue. The hare was overtaken by the tortoise.
Le monde repose sur le dos d'une grande tortue. The world rests on the back of a great turtle.
De loin la petite île ressemblait à une tortue marine. The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.
Le monde repose sur un éléphant et l'éléphant repose sur une tortue. The world rests upon an elephant and the elephant rests upon a tortoise.
Les tortues ont-elles des dents ? Do turtles have teeth?
Les tortues vivent jusqu'à un âge avancé. Turtles live to a great age.
Les tortues marines ont une haute espérance de vie. Sea turtles have a long lifespan.
Nous sommes allés observer les tortues à la plage. We went to see turtles on the beach.
Je pensais que seuls les ours hibernaient, mais l'institutrice a dit que les tortues le font aussi. I used to think that only bears hibernate, but the teacher said that turtles do as well.
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