Matador

//ˈma.tə.dɔː//

Synonyms for "matador" (50 found)

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Translations

24 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • матадор noun (bullfighter)

Catalan

1 entries
  • matador noun (bullfighter)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 鬥牛士 /斗牛士 noun (bullfighter)

Czech

1 entries
  • matador noun (bullfighter)

Dutch

1 entries
  • stierenvechter noun (bullfighter)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • matadoro noun (bullfighter)

Finnish

1 entries
  • matadori noun (bullfighter)

French

1 entries
  • matador noun (bullfighter)

German

1 entries
  • Matador noun (bullfighter)

Greek

1 entries
  • ταυρομάχος noun (bullfighter)

Irish

2 entries
  • tarbhadóir noun (bullfighter)
  • tarbhchomhraiceoir noun (bullfighter)

Italian

1 entries
  • matador noun (bullfighter)

Japanese

2 entries
  • マタドール noun (bullfighter)
  • 闘牛士 noun (bullfighter)

Korean

1 entries
  • 부우사 noun (bullfighter)

Persian

1 entries
  • ماتادور noun (bullfighter)

Polish

1 entries
  • matador noun (bullfighter)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • toureador noun (bullfighter)
  • toureiro noun (bullfighter)

Russian

2 entries
  • матадо́р noun (bullfighter)
  • тореадо́р noun (bullfighter)

Spanish

1 entries
  • matador noun (bullfighter)

Swedish

1 entries
  • matador noun (bullfighter)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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[…] few of these boys know how to fight alone, and hardly any without a knife or a gun. They are not to be equated with matadors or boxers or Hemingway heroes. They are dangerous pack hounds who will not even expose themselves singly in the outfield.

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The second is La Macarena, named after an Arabian princess, and she was preferred by another great matador, Joselito, and to see her leave her parish church of San Gil at one in the morning of Good Friday or return later in the day is held by many Sevillanos to be the most important thing that can happen during Holy Week.

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Hemingway's subject for the epilogue was the mano a mano (or hand-to-hand, a duel) between Spain's two leading matadors, Luis Miguel Dominguin and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordonez.

Source: wiktionary

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