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1 tortoise
n1) черепаха2) малорухлива, забарна людина3) панцир черепахи* * *n1) зooл. черепаха ( Testudinata)giant /elephant/ tortoise — гігантська /слоняча/ черепаха
2) повільна, малорухлива людина, черепаха3) = tortoise shell••hare and tortoise — завзятість, що бере верх над талантом
to set the tortoise to catch the hare — примусити черепаху наздоганяти зайця: = намагатися зробити неможливе
the tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping — пpиcл. черепаха виграє біг, поки заєць спить
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2 tortoise
n1) зooл. черепаха ( Testudinata)giant /elephant/ tortoise — гігантська /слоняча/ черепаха
2) повільна, малорухлива людина, черепаха3) = tortoise shell••hare and tortoise — завзятість, що бере верх над талантом
to set the tortoise to catch the hare — примусити черепаху наздоганяти зайця: = намагатися зробити неможливе
the tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping — пpиcл. черепаха виграє біг, поки заєць спить
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