la tortuga

the turtle

→ el

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the turtle The article la is used because tortuga is grammatically feminine, regardless of the turtle’s sex.

SP: La tortuga camina lentamente.

EN: The turtle walks slowly.

The turtle, of course.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

The hare and the tortoise.

— Los 400 golpes (1959)

Between the hare and the tortoise, the tortoise always wins.

— Taxi (1998)

Yes, the turtle was very, very old.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

La tortuga gigante El Solitario George, murió en las Islas Galápagos.

The giant tortoise Lonesome George died in the Galapagos Islands.

Do you know the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise?

No, I'm referring to the thing with the turtle.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

The turtle has no teeth.