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Meaning of "turn turtle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURN TURTLE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURN TURTLE

turn one´s hand to
turn out
turn over
turn over a new leaf
turn queen´s evidence
turn signal
turn someone´s head
turn something on its head
turn tail
turn the corner
turn the other cheek
turn the screw
turn the tables on someone
turn the tide
turn to
turn up
turn up one´s nose
turn up one´s toes
turn up the heat
turn up trumps

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURN TURTLE

common snapping turtle
crape myrtle
crepe myrtle
diamondback turtle
green turtle
hawksbill turtle
hurtle
leathery turtle
loggerhead turtle
mud turtle
musk turtle
myrtle
sea turtle
snapping turtle
soft-shelled turtle
spurtle
startle
tortoiseshell turtle
turtle
wortle

Synonyms and antonyms of turn turtle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «turn turtle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURN TURTLE

Find out the translation of turn turtle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turn turtle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turn turtle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

把龟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

convertir tortuga
570 millions of speakers

English

turn turtle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कछुआ बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحويل سلحفاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повернуть черепаху
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virar tartaruga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুরে ঘুরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chavirer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpaling penyu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drehen Schildkröte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カメを回す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거북이 를 켜
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nguripake penyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyển rùa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆமை திரும்பவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबुतराच्या जातीचा एक पक्षी चालू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaplumbağa çevir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

girare tartaruga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obróć żółwia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повернути черепаху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rândul său, broasca testoasa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γυρίστε χελώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draai skilpad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vända sköldpadda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slå skilpadde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turn turtle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN TURTLE»

The term «turn turtle» is used very little and occupies the 162.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN TURTLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turn turtle

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Craig Brown
Words have a life of their own. There is no telling what they will do. Within a matter of days, they can even turn turtle and mean the opposite.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURN TURTLE»

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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
See also turn (r defs 3 and 4). turn turtle see turtle. turn up 1 vi (in/) to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house. 2 vi ( inf) tc be found : Don 't worry - it'll turn up again. 3 of sep to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something):  ...
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Python Programming Fundamentals
Method Description Turn turtle left by angle units. (Units are by default degrees, but can be set via the degrees() and radians() functions.) Angle orientation depends on mode. (See this.) Example (for a Turtle instance named turtle): ...
Kent D. Lee, 2010
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New Palauan-English Dictionary
... from: olechlb. turn (turtle) face up: om(e)chiro. turn down turn down (wick of lamp): olengebiet. turn Into: obult. turnip: ddikong. turn off tum off (radio, etc.): omekodd. turn off (water, etc.): simir. turn on: omekdrd. turn on or turn knob of ( lantern, ...
Lewis S. Josephs, 1990
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Mastering English: A Student's Workbook and Guide
The fusion of run riot and turn turtle results in internally complex lexical units, which means that riot and turtle are no longer independent free forms. The independent noun lexemes RIOT and TURTLE have the plural forms riots and turtles, and ...
‎1998
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Biology of Turtles: From Structures to Strategies of Life
Lee, M.S.Y., Reptile relationships turn turtle...and turn back again, Nature, 389, 245, 1997b. Lee, M.S.Y., Molecules, morphology, and the monophyly of diapsid reptiles, Contr. Zool., 70, 1–22, 2001. Li, Y.-J., and Tsoi, C.-M., Phylogenetic ...
Jeanette Wyneken, Matthew H. Godfrey, Vincent Bels, 2007
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
In Terry Pratchett's DISCWORLD series, the world is said to be supported by four elephants carried on the back of a giant turtle; the idea of the universe supported on a turtle's back is derived from Hindu mythology. turn turtle chiefly (of a boat) ...
Elizabeth Knowles, 2006
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The Language of Sailing
To turn turtle (of a ship) is to be completely inverted. Partly from the Anglo-French 'torn', 'rurn', 'tourn', and the equivalent of OF 'ror', 'tour', and thence from the latin ' rurnus' and the Greek 'tarnos'. First attested in a nautical context in 1743 in ...
Richard Mayne, 2000
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
turn turtle said of a boat, etc: to turn upside down; to capsize. ffl 17c: from Latin tortuca a tortoise. turtledove e- noun 1 any of several kinds of wild doves that are noted for their soft cooing and for the affectionate way they behave towards their  ...
Allied
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... see TABLE. turn something to advantage: see ADVANTAGE. turn to ashes: see ASH. turn someone's stomach: see STOMACH. tu rn tail turn round and run away. informal turn a trick: see TRICK. turn turtle: see TURTLE. turn up the heat: see ...
John Ayto, 2010
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
turn up one's nose (at) see nose. turn up trumps see trump. a U-turn see u. turtle turn turtle (of a boat etc) to turn upside down; to capsize: The boat turned turtle in the rough sea. [Literally, to make a turtle easy to kill by turning it on its back.] ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURN TURTLE»

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Ridiculously ripped turtle stars in Marylands new hype video
But if this hype video is any indication, the Terrapins want opponents to know they're not going to just, well, turn turtle. In the equally intense and frightening clip ... «FOXSports.com, Sep 14»
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Warmer Temps May Turn Turtles Female
The gender of a baby painted turtle is determined by the temperature of the soil in which its egg is incubated. Warmer temperatures produce female turtles and ... «Discover Magazine, May 13»

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