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bullfight
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bull·fight  (blft)
n.
A public spectacle, performed especially in Spain, Portugal, and parts of Latin America, in which a fighting bull is engaged in a series of traditional maneuvers culminating usually with the ceremonial execution of the bull by sword. In Portugal the bull is often fought from horseback and is not killed.
bullfighter n.
bullfighting n.
bullfight [ˈbʊlˌfaɪt]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American spectacle in which a matador, assisted by banderilleros and mounted picadors, baits and usually kills a bull in an arena
bullfighter  n
bullfighting  n
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Noun1.bullfightbullfight - a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
corrida
novillada - a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old
spectacle - an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
Translations
bullfight [ˈbʊlfaɪt] N → corrida f (de toros)
bullfight [ˈbʊlfaɪt] n → corrida f, course f de taureaux
bullfight [ˈbʊlˌfaɪt] n → corrida
bullfight [ˈbʊlˌfaɪt] n → corrida
bullfight bull


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