torear

v.

1 to fight.

Ellos torean al miura They fight a Miura.

2 to dodge () (eludir).

3 to fight bulls.

4 to fight with a bull.

El chico toreó ayer The boy fought with a bull yesterday.

5 to provoke.

Ella torea a su hermano She provokes her brother.

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torear

► verbo transitivo

1 (lidiar) to fight

2 figurado (entretener) to put off

3 figurado (burlar) to tease, confuse

4 figurado (asunto etc) to tackle skilfully, handle well

5 figurado (evitar) to avoid

► verbo intransitivo

1 (lidiar) to fight

■ torea muy bien he's a very good bullfighter

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1. VT

1) [+ toro] to fight, play

2) (=evitar) to dodge, avoid

3) (=acosar) to plague; (=burlarse) to tease, draw on; (=confundir) to confuse

- ¡a mí no me torea nadie!

4) (=mantener a raya) to keep at bay; (=dar largas a) to put off, keep guessing

5) CAm, Cono Sur [+ animal] to provoke, enrage; Cono Sur, Méx [+ persona] to infuriate

6) And, Cono Sur [perro] to bark furiously at

2. VI

1) (Taur) to fight (bulls)

toreó bien Suárez — Suárez fought well

no volverá a torear — he will never fight again

el muchacho quiere torear — the boy wants to be a bullfighter

2) * (=dar largas) to spin it out, procrastinate

3) And, Cono Sur (=ladrar) to bark furiously

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1.

verbo intransitivo to fight

torea desde los 18 años — he has been a bullfighter since he was eighteen

2.

torear vt

1) <toro/novillo> to fight

2) (fam)

a) <persona> (para evitar algo) to dodge

b) (AmL) (provocar) to torment, needle

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= bullfight.

Ex. He has camel trekked the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, learned to bullfight in Spain and hang-glided from the cliffs of Rio de Janeiro.

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1.

verbo intransitivo to fight

torea desde los 18 años — he has been a bullfighter since he was eighteen

2.

torear vt

1) <toro/novillo> to fight

2) (fam)

a) <persona> (para evitar algo) to dodge

b) (AmL) (provocar) to torment, needle

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= bullfight.

Ex: He has camel trekked the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, learned to bullfight in Spain and hang-glided from the cliffs of Rio de Janeiro.

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torear [A1 ]

vi

to fight

torea desde los 18 años he has been a bullfighter since he was eighteen

■ torear

vt

A ‹toro/novillo› to fight

B (fam)

1 ‹persona› (para evitar algo) to dodge

toreó hábilmente al entrevistador she skillfully dodged o sidestepped the interviewer's questions

2 (Esp) (tomarle el pelo a) to mess … around (colloq)

3 (AmL) (provocar) to torment, needle

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torear (conjugate torear) verbo intransitivo
to fight;

◊ quiere torear he wants to be a bullfighter

verbo transitivo
1 ‹toro/novillo› to fight
2 (fam)

a) ‹perseguidor/pregunta› to dodge

b) (AmL) (provocar) to torment, needle

torear verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to fight
2 fig (engañar a alguien o ser engañado) ya está harto de que le toreen con falsas promesas, he's fed up of being messed about with false promises
'torear' also found in these entries:
English:
wind

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torear

♦ vt

1. [toro] to fight

2. Fam [eludir] to dodge;

siempre está toreando el tráfico he's always dodging in and out of the traffic;

lleva meses toreando a Hacienda he's been dodging the tax inspector for months

3. Fam [provocar]

torear a alguien to mess sb about;

¡ése a mí no me torea! I'm not going to let him mess me about o around!

♦ vi

[torero] to fight bulls;

toreó con arte he gave a very skilful display of bullfighting

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torear

I v/i fight bulls

II v/t fight; fig

dodge, sidestep

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torear vt

1) : to fight (bulls)

2) : to dodge, to sidestep

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torear vb (toro) to fight [pt. & pp. fought]