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Meanings of toreador in inglês

português
toureiro
catalão
torejador
espanhol
torero

Someone who fights bulls.

toureiro
Synonyms
Examples for "bullfighter"
Examples for "bullfighter"
1
Though I'm quite happy to stand behind the barriers, as bullfighter's assistant.
The Flanders Panel
2
One has to be trained for years to become a proper bullfighter.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
3
It's Abrego y Mochales, the greatest bullfighter in existence, the Flower of Spain.
The Happy End
4
All right, so this is a bullfighter and a bull dancing.
The new yorker
5
Like a bullfighter, he wanted applause as he made his kill.
Anno Dracula
Usage of toreador in inglês
1
Once I let myself be tempted into trying to compete with the toreador.
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
2
You played that thing like a toreador sidestepping a bull, Tom!
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
3
Why not add a toreador or a clown on black velvet?
Heat Wave
4
It was no good, but the toreador was a king.
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 04
5
When Frederick and his friends entered, a woman and a slim toreador were dancing.
Atlantis
6
Spain once looked like the toreador of Europe with robust housing, financial and export growth.
Reuters
7
His face brightened; the coast was clear; it was the very morning to play toreador.
The Admirable Tinker / Child of the World
8
Now a toreador, whom he had seen more than once in the arena, strutted past.
A Word, Only a Word — Volume 03
9
His assistant director at the Young Vic, Peter Cant, described him as: Part bull, part toreador.
The Guardian
10
The toreador had slain his bull at last, but had done no justice to his reputation.
Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 2
11
He felt that he could play toreador with neatness and despatch provided he could foresee the charge.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
12
A toreador is not a brave man.
The Night-Born
13
The English ask him if he is a toreador, and he-whatdoes he want better than that!
The Shadow of the Cathedral
14
Once or twice he rearranged the light waterproof which he had slung over one shoulder in toreador fashion.
Dubliners
15
Come to Quito and I will show you the brave sport of men, the toreador and the bull.
The Night-Born
16
He could not, like a toreador, jump aside, for those mighty horns would sweep too wide a space.
Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 1.
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Translations for toreador
português
toureiro
Toreador through the time