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.).
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.
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.).
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.
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.
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.
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