How to Say "slowpoke" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “slowpoke” is “tortuga” — B1 level.
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nounB1informal
referring to a person
Examples
¡Apúrate, no seas una tortuga!
Hurry up, don't be such a slowpoke!
Mi computadora es una tortuga hoy.
My computer is a snail today.
El tráfico es una tortuga a esta hora.
Traffic is at a crawl at this hour.
Describing Men as Turtles
Even when you are calling a man a 'slowpoke,' you still use the feminine article: 'Eres UNA tortuga.' The word doesn't change to match the person's gender.
Using 'Lento' vs 'Tortuga'
Mistake: “Él es tortuga.”
Correction: Él es UNA tortuga. When using the noun metaphorically, you need the article 'una'.
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