how to pronounce tortue

/tɔʁ.ty/

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tortue is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of tortue in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… mélenchon est vraiment la tortue de la …”

meanings of tortue

noun:

Turtle or tortoise.

tortue frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word tortue occurs in french on average 5.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.