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Meanings of bullfighting in English

Portuguese
tourada
Catalan
tauromàquia

The activity at a bullfight.

        tourada
        Usage of bullfighting in English
        1
        The party also urged the Spanish government to ban bullfighting outright.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Maybe it's time horse racing went the way of Spanish bullfighting.
        News.com.au
        3
        The race began after a local aristocrat banned bullfighting in 1590.
        Reuters
        4
        Peta have called for the banning of all bullfighting and bull running worldwide.
        The South African
        5
        Don Ricky-ticky must now stop the bullfighting-andyou know how they love it.
        The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
        6
        I had been invited to get to know more about the world of bullfighting.
        Reuters
        7
        He is certain that bullfighting is the noblest and most rewarding of all pursuits.
        The new yorker
        8
        Earthier influences from flamenco and bullfighting are transformed into elegant cocktail gowns and boleros.
        BBC
        9
        She doesn't pretend that acting is more dangerous than bullfighting.
        The Irish Times
        10
        At the start of the story, bullfighting was familiar to me, but full of unknowns.
        Reuters
        11
        No, but I read a book about bullfighting once.
        The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
        12
        Hemingway was extraordinarily patient and generous in giving me marvellous material on Franklin and bullfighting.
        The new yorker
        13
        Tells about the breeding of bulls for the arena and about the ritual of bullfighting.
        The new yorker
        14
        Is a self-confessed fan of bullfighting and flamenco dancing.
        News.com.au
        15
        That's why writing plays is like blood sport: bullfighting.
        The Guardian
        16
        Slow death of bullfighting Aficionados say bullfighting, boxing's distant cousin, is the art of dying.
        The Guardian
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