turtle
/ˈtɜːtl/noun
उच्चारण टर्टल
कछुआ (समुद्री)
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a large reptile with a hard round shell, that lives in the sea
कछुआ (समुद्री)
- sea turtles
- A turtle crawled slowly across the beach to lay its eggs.
- The turtle pulled its head into its shell when we came near.
+ 3 more examples
- Sea turtles can live for many decades.
- Volunteers guard the beach where turtles lay their eggs.
- The slow turtle in the story finally won the race.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
turtle (sea animal)
A turtle is a reptile with a hard shell that lives mostly in water; a tortoise lives on land. The plural is turtles.
'Turtle' कठोर खोल वाला सरीसृप है जो प्रायः पानी में रहता है; 'tortoise' ज़मीन पर रहता है। इसका plural 'turtles' है।
- Olive Ridley turtles nest on the Odisha coast.
- Radhika watched a turtle swim slowly in the lake.
as slow as a turtle
Turtles move slowly on land, so slow as a turtle is a comparison for very slow people or progress.
कछुए धीरे चलते हैं, इसलिए 'slow as a turtle' बहुत धीमे व्यक्ति या प्रगति की तुलना है।
- The traffic moved as slowly as a turtle.
turn turtle (idiom)
In British English, to turn turtle is to turn upside down, especially of a boat.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'turn turtle' का अर्थ उलट जाना है, विशेषकर नाव का।
- The little boat turned turtle in the storm.
turtle + neck / shell
Turtleneck is a high round collar on a sweater; a turtle shell is the hard cover of the animal.
Turtleneck स्वेटर का ऊँचा गोल कॉलर है; turtle shell उस जानवर का कठोर आवरण है।
- He wore a turtleneck sweater in winter.
+Collocations 4
adjective + turtle
seagreengiantbabyendangeredOlive Ridley
- Baby turtles crawl towards the sea after hatching.
verb + turtle
protecthatchrescuespotcatch
- Volunteers rescue stranded turtles each year.
turtle + noun
shellnesteggsoupneck
- The turtle laid its eggs in a sandy nest.
turtle + preposition
on the beachin the seaat the shorealong the coast
- A turtle lay on the beach at dawn.
“More examples 5
- The turtle pulled its head into its shell when it heard footsteps.
पदचाप सुनकर कछुए ने अपना सिर खोल के भीतर खींच लिया।
- Thousands of turtles come to Gahirmatha beach every winter.
हर सर्दी में हज़ारों कछुए गहिरमाथा तट पर आते हैं।
- Plastic waste in the sea is harming turtles.
समुद्र में प्लास्टिक कचरा कछुओं को नुकसान पहुँचा रहा है।
- The slow and steady turtle won the race in the story.
कहानी में धीमे और स्थिर कछुए ने दौड़ जीत ली।
- The fishing boat turned turtle near the harbour.
मछली पकड़ने वाली नाव बंदरगाह के पास उलट गई।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Turtle, tortoise and terrapin are all shelled reptiles but live in different places.
Turtle, tortoise और terrapin सभी खोल वाले सरीसृप हैं, पर रहने के स्थान अलग-अलग हैं।
Lives mostly in the sea or water, with flippers or webbed feet.
प्रायः समुद्र या पानी में रहता है, पंख जैसे पैरों के साथ।
- A sea turtle swims.
Lives on land, with a high round shell and stumpy legs.
ज़मीन पर रहता है, ऊँचे गोल खोल और ठूँठे पैरों के साथ।
- The tortoise ate lettuce.
¶Idioms 1
turn turtle
(of a boat) to turn upside down
(नाव या वाहन का) उलट जाना
- The boat turned turtle in the storm, but all the passengers were rescued.
- The overloaded truck turned turtle on the highway.
?Which word?
Keep apart turtle (lives mostly in water) and tortoise (lives on land).
Turtle (अधिकतर पानी में) और tortoise (भूमि पर) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Turn turtle (turn upside down: 'The boat turned turtle').
Idiom 'turn turtle' (उलट जाना: 'The boat turned turtle')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Olive Ridley turtles nest in large numbers at Gahirmatha and Rushikulya beaches in Odisha (mass nesting called arribada).
ओलिव रिडले कछुए ओडिशा के गहिरमाथा और रुशिकुल्या तटों पर बड़ी संख्या में अंडे देते हैं (सामूहिक घोंसला-निर्माण arribada कहलाता है)।