Usage of "Tartar" | TermGallery

Portuguese

tártaro

Catalan

tosca dentària

An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.

tártaro

Portuguese

sarro

Catalan

tartrat àcid de potassi

A salt used especially in baking powder.

sarro

Portuguese

tártaros

Catalan

tàrtar

A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman.

dragon

dragão

Usage of Tartar in English

In the upper part of what used to be the Tartar City. 
 Lost in translation 

The embassadors of the Tartar khan conducted Yaroslaf again to the throne. 
 The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T... 

The missionaries translated the Gospel of St. Matthew into the Tartar language. 
 Far Off; Or, Asia and Australia Described / With Anecdotes and I... 

Non-Russian media outlets, including Ukrainian and Tartar television channels, were closed down. 
 The Guardian 

Another Tartar poem describes how the hero Kartaga grappled with the Swan-woman. 
 The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion 

A half-witted old Tartar; you will get nothing out of him, sir. 
 The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood 

Every Tartar chief, in the present times, is said to have one. 
 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 

Less than ten minutes afterwards a Tartar officer appeared in the posting-house. 
 Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar 

Every one was astounded at this wondrous manifestation, and the Tartar said: 
 Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore 

You will see this especially with the Mongolians, among the Tartar tribes. 
 Orley Farm 

Kavgadi, the leader of the Tartar allies of Georges, was taken prisoner. 
 The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T... 

This army was under the command of a Tartar chieftain called Toktamonish. 
 The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T... 

Get all ready for action, in case she should prove a Tartar. 
 Peter the Whaler 

Thus it happened that the Tartar chief spoke about his strong man. 
 The Best Short Stories of 1920, and the Yearbook of the American... 

The choice fell upon a maiden of exquisite beauty, of Tartar descent. 
 The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T... 

Their complexions were dark, and their whole physiognomy revealed the Tartar blood. 
 Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar... 