leather-back in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for leather-back in the English»Italian Dictionary

leatherback [Brit ˈlɛðəbak, Am ˈlɛðərˌbæk] N

leatherback

tartaruga f liuto

Translations for leather-back in the Italian»English Dictionary

liuto [liˈuto] N m

1. liuto (strumento musicale):

liuto

lute

2. liuto ZOOL:

tartaruga liuto

leather-back

tartaruga <pl tartarughe> [tartaˈruɡa, ɡe] N f

1. tartaruga ZOOL:

tartaruga (di mare)

(sea) turtle

tartaruga (di terra)

tortoise

2. tartaruga (materiale):

tartaruga

tortoiseshell

pettine di tartaruga

tortoiseshell comb

occhiali di tartaruga

glasses with tortoiseshell frames, horn-rimmed glasses

3. tartaruga (persona lenta):

tartaruga fig

slowcoach

tartaruga fig

slowpoke Am

essere una tartaruga

to be as slow as a snail

4. tartaruga (muscoli):

tartaruga inf

six-pack

Phrases:

tartaruga azzannatrice

snapping turtle

tartaruga embricata

hawksbill (turtle)

tartaruga delle Galapagos

Galapagos tortoise

tartaruga liuto

leather-back

tartaruga marina, tartaruga di mare

(sea) turtle

tartaruga di terra

tortoise

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The leatherback's flippers are the largest in proportion to its body among extant sea turtles.

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