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1 tortoise
'to:təs(a kind of four-footed, slow-moving reptile covered with a hard shell.) skilpaddeskilpaddesubst. \/ˈtɔːtəs\/1) ( krypdyr i familien Testudinidae) landskilpadde2) (austr.) forklaring: ferskvannslevende skilpaddeslow as a tortoise treg som en skilpadde -
2 tortoise beetle
subst. \/ˈtɔːtəsˌbiːtl\/( bille i underfamilien Cassidinae) skjoldbille -
3 gopher
Isubst. \/ˈɡəʊfə\/ (amer.)1) (zoologi, Geomys bursoffus) goffer, gnager2) (zoologi, hverdagslig for Citellus citellus)sisel, jordekorn3) (zoologi, også gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus) gofferskilpadde4) forklaring: betegnelse på beboer i Minnesota5) (amer., slang) skurk, kjeltring, tyv, tjuvradd6) ( også gofer) løpeguttIIsubst. \/ˈɡəʊfə\/(amer., slang) aggressiv selgerIIIverb \/ˈɡəʊfə\/1) ( gruvedrift) usystematisk graving2) ( gruvedrift) sprenging for å forstørre hull -
4 imitation
1) (the act of imitating: Children learn how to speak by imitation.) etterlikning, herming, imitasjon2) (a copy: an imitation of an ancient statue.) etterlikningIsubst. \/ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n\/1) imitasjon, etterligning, kopiering2) ( nedsettende) etteraping, herming, parodiering3) imitasjon, kopi, forfalskningIIadj. \/ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n\/uekte, imitert, falsk, kunst- -
5 shell
ʃel 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skall, skjell2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) skall; yttermur3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) (patron)hylse, granat2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) pille, rense, ta av skallet2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) skyte på, bombardere•- come out of one's shell
- shell outhylse--------musling--------skjellIsubst. \/ʃel\/1) skall2) ( botanikk) belg3) (musling)skall, konkylie, sneglehus4) skalldyr5) ( byggfag) skallkonstruksjon, skjelett, yttervegger6) ( militærvesen) granat7) ( militærvesen) patron, patronhylse8) ( militærvesen) epålett9) ( sjøfart) forhudning12) ( om likkiste) simpel trekiste20) ( fysikk og kjemi) (elektron)skall23) ( instrumentdel på banjo) ringcome out of one's shell krype ut av skallet sitt, bli mer utadvendtgo\/retire into one's shell trekke seg inn i skallet sitt, trekke seg tilbake, melde seg utin the shell i sitt skall, ennå ikke klekket ( overført) i sin spede begynnelse, uutvikletIIverb \/ʃel\/1) ta skallet av, pille, rense, belge (om erter)2) flasse, skalle av3) dekke med (et skall)4) ( militærvesen) bombardere, beskyte (med granater), skyte på5) slippe skalletbe as easy as shelling peas være så enkelt som bare det, være bare blåbærshell out punge ut med -
6 turtle
(a kind of large tortoise, especially one living in water.) skilpadde- turtle soupskilpaddeIsubst. \/ˈtɜːtl\/1) ( krypdyr i ordenen Testudines) skilpadde2) ( om kjøtt) skilpaddeturn turtle ( sjøfart) kantre, kullseile stupe kråke, gjøre kollbøtte ( om bil) velte (og bli liggende på taket) vende bunnen i væretIIsubst. \/ˈtɜːtl\/( bibelsk eller gammeldags) turteldue
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Tortoise — Datos generales Origen Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Tortoise — Tor toise, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tortoise — Жанр построк Годы 1990 по сей день Страна … Википедия
TORTOISE — (Mod. Heb. צָב), a reptile. In Israel there are several species of both land and water tortoises; the latter lives in both sweet and salt water. Some commentators identify the צָב (ẓav), enumerated among the unclean reptiles (Lev. 11:29), with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
tortoise — (n.) 1550s, altered (perhaps by influence of porpoise) from Middle English tortuse (late 15c.), tortuce (mid 15c.), tortuge (late 14c.), from M.L. tortuca (mid 13c.), perhaps from L.L. tartaruchus of the underworld (see TURTLE (Cf. turtle)).… … Etymology dictionary
tortoise — [tôrt′əs] n. pl. tortoises or tortoise [ME tortuce < ML tortuca, altered (prob. by assoc. with L tortus, twisted) < VL * tartaruca < ? LGr tartarouchos, evil demon, orig., controlling Tartarus] a turtle, esp. one that lives on land, as… … English World dictionary
tortoise — should be pronounced taw tǝs. The form taw toyz, with the second syllable like poise, is non standard … Modern English usage
tortoise — ► NOUN ▪ a slow moving land reptile with a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and legs. ORIGIN Latin tortuca … English terms dictionary
Tortoise — Taxobox name = Tortoises image width = 250px image caption = A Galápagos Giant Tortoise regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira superfamilia = Testudinoidea familia = Testudinidae subdivision… … Wikipedia
Tortoise — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Tortoise (homonymie). Tortoise … Wikipédia en Français
tortoise — /tawr teuhs/, n. 1. a turtle, esp. a terrestrial turtle. 2. a very slow person or thing. 3. testudo (def. 1). [1350 1400; var. of earlier (15th century) tortuse, tortose, tortuce, ME tortuca < ML tortuca, for LL tartarucha (fem. adj.) of Tartarus … Universalium
