Also means
tortoise
Usage Note
Tortue covers both the sea turtle (tortue de mer) and the land tortoise (tortue terrestre) — French does not distinguish the two with separate basic words the way English does. The expression avancer comme une tortue means to move at a snail's pace. The shell is carapace.
Examples
"La tortue avance lentement sur le sable."
Natural Translation
The turtle moves slowly on the sand.
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