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"Matador" is an adjective which is often translated as "exhausting", and "picador" is a noun which is often translated as "picador". Learn more about the difference between "matador" and "picador" below.
matador, el matador, la matadora(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (tiring)
a. exhausting
Cuidar a un niño es un trabajo matador para una persona mayor.Looking after a child is an exhausting job for an old person.
b. killing (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tener clase de matemáticas a las siete de la mañana es matador.Having math class at seven in the morning is killing.
2. (horrendous)
a. horrible
Mi novio me dijo que el vestido me quedaba matador y me aconsejó que no me lo comprara.My boyfriend said I looked horrible in the dress and he advised me not to buy it.
b. awful
El cantante eligió un traje matador para el evento y la prensa lo criticó por ello.The singer chose an awful suit for the event and the press criticized him for it.
c. terrible
¡La actriz estaba ridícula con ese traje matador!The actress looked ridiculous in that terrible outfit!
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. matador
La gente aplaudió al matador cuando mató al toro.People applauded the matador when he killed the bull.
b. bullfighter
El matador se enfrentó al toro en la plaza.The bullfighter faced the bull in the plaza.
el picador, la picadora(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. picador
El toro embistió al picador y lo derribó de su caballo.The bull charged the picador and knocked him off his horse.
2. (miner)
a. face worker
El picador utilizó un pico para extraer la piedra preciosa incrustada en la roca.The face worker used a pick to extract the precious stone embedded in the rock.
3. (tamer)
a. horse trainer
El picador estaba domando un caballo que habían capturado en las llanuras.The horse trainer was breaking in a horse they had captured out on the plains.
