Translation for "tortuga de tierra" to english
Tortuga de tierra
Translation examples
Ningún otro animal estaba permitido en la casa, salvo la tortuga de tierra, que había vuelto a aparecer en la cocina después de tres o cuatro años en que se la creyó perdida para siempre.
No other animal was permitted in the house, with the exception of the land turtle who had reappeared in the kitchen after three or four years, when everyone thought he was lost forever.
Mientras estaba allí arrodillada, vi tres tortugas de tierra entrando y saliendo lentamente del pequeño espacio que quedaba bajo la casa, y me enamoré de ellas; quería tenerlas cerca, quería hablar solo con ellas todos los días durante toda mi vida.
As I was kneeling there I saw three land turtles crawling in and out of the small space under the house, and I fell in love with them, I wanted to have them near me, I wanted to speak only to them each day for the rest of my life.
Visto: un búho real montado en una tortuga de tierra. Intentaba comérsela.
Sighted: a horned owl atop a tortoise, trying to eat it.
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