torear
torear
torear(
toh
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reh
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ahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (bullfighting)
a. to fight bulls
El famoso matador comenzó a torear desde muy temprana edad.The famous matador began fighting bulls from a very early age.
b. to fight
Alejandra se ponía muy nerviosa cuando su marido salía al ruedo a torear.Alejandra found it very stressful when her husband went out into the bullring to fight.
c. to be a bullfighter
Jorge quiere seguir los pasos de su famoso padre y torear como él.Jorge wants to follow in his famous father's footsteps and be a bullfighter like him.
2. (to snarl) (Bolivia) (River Plate)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
a. to bark furiously
El perro guardián vio a un hombre junto a la reja y comenzó a torear.The guardian dog saw a man by the gate and began barking furiously.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (bullfighting)
a. to fight
Sánchez apareció en el ruedo para torear un astado por primera vez en su carrera.Sanchez appeared in the bullring to fight a bull for the first time in his career.
4. (to avoid)
a. to dodge
El actor salió del hotel por la puerta trasera para torear a los paparazzi.The actor left the hotel through the back door to dodge the paparazzi.
5. (to make fun of)
a. to tease
Toreábamos a Lionel por el nuevo corte de pelo que se hizo.We were teasing Lionel because of his new haircut.
6. (to madden) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to provoke
El borracho quería pelearse con alguien y toreaba a cualquiera que tuviera cerca.The drunk was looking for a fight and was provoking anyone around him.
b. to mess with (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Lara me las va a pagar por torearme de esta manera.Lara will be sorry for messing with me like that.
7. (to snarl at) (Bolivia) (River Plate)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
a. to bark furiously at
El dóberman me toreaba y no me animé a entrar.The Doberman was barking furiously at me and I didn't dare go in.
toreartransitive verbintransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (lidiar)
a. to fight
2. (general)
a. to dodge
3. (burlarse de)
a.
torear a alguiento mess somebody about
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (lidiar)
a. to fight bulls
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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