toro

m.

1 bull.

los toros bullfighting (lidia)

toro de lidia fighting bull

agarrar el toro por los cuernos to take the bull by the horns (peninsular Spanish)

coger el toro por los cuernos to take the bull by the horns (peninsular Spanish)

ver los toros desde la barrera (figurative) to watch from the wings

ir a los toros to go to a bullfight

nos va a pillar el toro (figurative) we're going to be late

2 Toro, Toro Company.

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toro

► nombre masculino

1 (animal) bull

► nombre masculino plural los toros

1 (corrida) bullfight sing; (arte) bullfighting sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger al toro por los cuernos figurado to take the bull by the horns

estar hecho un toro familiar to be a big strapping man

fuerte como un toro figurado as strong as an ox

ir a los toros to go to a bullfight

ver los toros desde la barrera figurado to sit on the fence

toro bravo / toro de lidia fighting bull

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noun m.

bull

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SM

1) (Zool) bull

- coger el toro por los cuernos

- echar el toro a algn

- hacer un toro

- a toro pasado

- soltar el toro a algn

toro bravo, toro de lidia — fighting bull

2) (=hombre) strong man, he-man *, tough guy *

- ser toro corrido

3)

los toros — (=corrida) bullfight sing ; (=toreo) bullfighting

ir a los toros — to go to the bullfight

este año no habrá toros — there will be no bullfight this year

no me gustan los toros — I don't like bullfighting

- ciertos son los toros

- ver los toros desde la barrera

4)

- hacer toros

5)

Toro — (Astrol) Taurus

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masculino

1) (animal) bull

agarrar al toro por las astas or los cuernos (AmL) or (Esp) coger el toro por los cuernos — to take the bull by the horns

fuerte como un toro — as strong as an ox

ver los toros desde la barrera — to watch from the sidelines

- toro bravo or de lidia

2) los toros masculino plural (el espectáculo) bullfighting

nunca he ido a los toros — I've never been to a bullfight

•• Cultural note:

(la fiesta de) los toros

Bullfighting is popular in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. For some Spaniards it is crucial to Spanish identity. The season runs from March to October in Spain, from November to March in Latin America. The art of bullfighting is given the name tauromaquia. The bullfighters in a corrida gather in cuadrillas. The principal bullfighter, or matador, is assisted by peones. Their outfit, the traje de luces, consists of a tight silk jacket and trousers, decorated with embroidery and epaulettes, and a black, two-cornered hat known as a montera

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= bull.

Ex. This article introduces an expert system the purpose of which is propose some candidate bull breeds for a cow to give birth to calves who might have improved properties in the point of eugenics.

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* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* corrida de toros = bullfight.

* fuerte como un toro = as strong as an ox.

* hecho un toro = as strong as an ox.

* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.

* plaza de toros = bullring.

* toro castrado = bullock.

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masculino

1) (animal) bull

agarrar al toro por las astas or los cuernos (AmL) or (Esp) coger el toro por los cuernos — to take the bull by the horns

fuerte como un toro — as strong as an ox

ver los toros desde la barrera — to watch from the sidelines

- toro bravo or de lidia

2) los toros masculino plural (el espectáculo) bullfighting

nunca he ido a los toros — I've never been to a bullfight

•• Cultural note:

(la fiesta de) los toros

Bullfighting is popular in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. For some Spaniards it is crucial to Spanish identity. The season runs from March to October in Spain, from November to March in Latin America. The art of bullfighting is given the name tauromaquia. The bullfighters in a corrida gather in cuadrillas. The principal bullfighter, or matador, is assisted by peones. Their outfit, the traje de luces, consists of a tight silk jacket and trousers, decorated with embroidery and epaulettes, and a black, two-cornered hat known as a montera

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= bull.

Ex: This article introduces an expert system the purpose of which is propose some candidate bull breeds for a cow to give birth to calves who might have improved properties in the point of eugenics.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* corrida de toros = bullfight.

* fuerte como un toro = as strong as an ox.

* hecho un toro = as strong as an ox.

* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.

* plaza de toros = bullring.

* toro castrado = bullock.

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toro

masculine

(La fiesta de) los toros (↑ toro a1)

A (animal) bull

agarrar al toro por las astas (AmL) or (Esp) coger el toro por los cuernos or (Col, Ven) agarrar or coger al toro por los cachos to take the bull by the horns

fuerte como un toro as strong as an ox

ver los toros desde la barrera to watch from the sidelines

Compuesto:

toro bravo or de lidia

fighting bull

B

los toros mpl (el espectáculo) bullfighting

nunca he ido a los toros I've never been to a bullfight

C masculine (Mat) torus

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toro sustantivo masculino (animal) bull;
toro bravo or de lidia fighting bull;

◊ los toros (el espectáculo) bullfighting;

ir a los toros to go to a bullfight
toro
I m Zool bull
toro de lidia, fighting bull
II mpl Taur (espectáculo) los toros, bullfighting
♦ Locuciones: familiar coger el toro por los cuernos, to take the bull by the horns
fam (quedarse sin tiempo) pillar el toro, to run out of time
fam (fuerza) estar hecho un toro, to be as strong as an ox

'toro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bufido
- mugir
- mugido
- novilla
- novillo
- pitón
- trapío
- zaina
- zaino
- bramar
- bramido
- bravío
- bravo
- casta
- castrar
- coger
- cuadrar
- cuerno
- embestir
- lidiar
- lomo
- manso
- reparar
- semental
- torear
- voltear
English:
amok
- bull
- charge
- fighting
- roar
- strong

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toro nm

1. [animal] bull;

Comp

agarrar o Esp [m5]coger el toro por los cuernos to take the bull by the horns;

Comp

estar hecho un toro, ser como un toro to be built like a house o tank;

Comp

ver los toros desde la barrera to watch from the wings;

Comp

nos va a pillar el toro we're going to be late;

Comp

a toro pasado with hindsight

Comp

toro bravo fighting bull;

toro de lidia fighting bull;

toro mecánico bucking bronco;

Toro Sentado [jefe indio] Sitting Bull

2. [lidia]

los toros bullfighting;

ir a los toros to go to a bullfight

3. Geom torus

4. [carretilla elevadora] forklift truck

5. Cuba [pez] horned boxfish o trunkfish

TOROS

Bullfighting is a highly controversial topic in all of the countries where it takes place. As well as in Spain itself (where campaigns against it are on the increase, especially among young people), it is popular in many Latin American countries, especially Peru and Mexico, though it has been banned in Uruguay since 1912. The fight begins with the band playing as the mounted officials (“alguacilillos”) ride into the ring, followed by a majestic parade of bullfighters (“toreros”). During this parade (or “paseíllo”), the bullfighters, wearing their colourful costumes (known as “trajes de luces”), lead in their teams of assistants (“subalternos”) and picadors. First the bull is provoked into charging by a series of passes (the “pases de capote”) made with a red and yellow coloured cape. This is followed by the three main stages of the bullfight. In the first, the “tercio de varas”, mounted picadors jab the bull with a spear; in the second, the “tercio de banderillas”, small barbed darts (“banderillas”) are thrust into the bull's back as it charges past the “banderillero”; and finally, the “tercio de muerte” features the bullfighter and his red cape (“muleta”) as he confronts and kills the bull, and (with luck) makes a triumphal exit.

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toro

m bull;

ir a los toros go to a bullfight;

tomar al toro por los cuernos take the bull by the horns

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toro nm

: bull

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toro n bull

coger el toro por los cuernos to take the bull by the horns