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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPasso da tartaruga
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pas-so da tar-ta-ru-ga
"Il progetto procede a passo da tartaruga."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very slow pace of movement or progress.
"The project moved at a turtle-pace, frustrating everyone involved." - 2
A metaphorical expression used to describe any slow process.
"The negotiations were at a turtle-pace, taking much longer than anticipated."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'turtle-pace' combines 'turtle', derived from the Old French 'tortue', which itself comes from the Latin 'tortuca', and 'pace', from the Latin 'passus', meaning step. The phrase evokes the slow, deliberate movement of a turtle, often used metaphorically to describe a slow pace in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turtle-Pace" is said worldwide
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Allure de tortue
Transliteration: al-lur de tor-tue
"Le projet avance à une allure de tortue."
Schildkröten-Schritt
Transliteration: shild-kroeten-shrit
"Das Projekt schreitet im Schildkröten-Schritt voran."
Passo da tartaruga
Transliteration: pas-so da tar-ta-ru-ga
"Il progetto procede a passo da tartaruga."
Paso de tortuga
Transliteration: pa-so de tor-tu-ga
"El proyecto avanza a paso de tortuga."
Passo de tartaruga
Transliteration: pas-so de tar-ta-ru-ga
"O projeto avança a passo de tartaruga."
कछुए की चाल
Transliteration: kachhuye ki chaal
"परियोजना कछुए की चाल से आगे बढ़ रही है।"
乌龟步伐
Transliteration: wūguī bùfá
"项目以乌龟步伐推进。"
거북이 걸음
Transliteration: geobugi georeum
"프로젝트가 거북이 걸음으로 진행되고 있다."
カメのペース
Transliteration: kame no pēsu
"プロジェクトはカメのペースで進んでいる。"
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