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A picador is the guy in a bullfight who helps make sure the matador doesn't get killed by distracting the bull. That's what TV writing is. You're just distracting the bull long enough to stick around for the next set of commercials.
Christopher Lloyd

Meaning of "bullfight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BULLFIGHT

bullfight  [ˈbʊlˌfaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULLFIGHT

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Bullfight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BULLFIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bullfight

Bullfighting

Bullfighting (Spanish: corrida de toros or toreo; Portuguese: tourada ), also known as tauromachia or tauromachy (Spanish: tauromaquia listen (help·info), Portuguese: tauromaquia; from Greek: ταυρομαχία "bull-fight"), is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Hispanic American countries (Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru) and the Philippines, in which one or more bulls are baited, and then killed in a bullring for the entertainment of the audience. Although a blood sport, by definition, some followers of the spectacle prefer to view it as a 'fine art' and not a sport, as there are no elements of competition in the proceedings. In Portugal, it is illegal to kill a bull in the arena, so it is removed and either professionally killed or treated and released into its owners' (ganadero) fields. The bullfight, as it is practiced today, involves professional toreros (of which the most senior is called a matador) who execute various formal moves which can be interpreted and innovated according to the bullfighter's style or school.

Definition of bullfight in the English dictionary

The definition of bullfight in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BULLFIGHT


bryophyte
ˈbraɪəˌfaɪt
catfight
ˈkætˌfaɪt
cockfight
ˈkɒkˌfaɪt
copyfight
ˈkɒpɪˌfaɪt
dermatophyte
ˈdɜːmətəʊˌfaɪt
dogfight
ˈdɒɡˌfaɪt
endophyte
ˈɛndəʊˌfaɪt
epiphyte
ˈɛpɪˌfaɪt
firefight
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt
gametophyte
ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfaɪt
gunfight
ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt
halophyte
ˈhæləʊˌfaɪt
infight
ˈɪnˌfaɪt
macrophyte
ˈmækrəʊˌfaɪt
neophyte
ˈniːəʊˌfaɪt
osteophyte
ˈɒstɪəˌfaɪt
prizefight
ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt
saprophyte
ˈsæprəʊˌfaɪt
sporophyte
ˈspɔːrəʊˌfaɪt
xerophyte
ˈzɪərəˌfaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULLFIGHT

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bulletin board
bulletproof
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bulletwood
bullfighter
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bullfrog
bullgine
bullhead
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bullheadedly
bullheadedness
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BULLFIGHT

bright
bunfight
copyright
eight
faction fight
fight
fistfight
flight
free fight
height
knight
outfight
pillow fight
prefight
refight
sea fight
snowball fight
straight fight
sword fight
title fight

Synonyms and antonyms of bullfight in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bullfight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BULLFIGHT

Find out the translation of bullfight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bullfight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bullfight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斗牛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corrida de toros
570 millions of speakers

English

bullfight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साँड़ की लड़ाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصارعة الثيران
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коррида
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tourada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানুষ ত্ত ষাঁড়ের লড়াই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corrida
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bullfight
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stierkampf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

闘牛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투우
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bullfight
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trận đấu bò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல்ஃபைட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बैलफूट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boğa güreşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corrida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

byków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корида
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luptă cu tauri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταυρομαχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stierengevecht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjurfäktning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyrefekting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bullfight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULLFIGHT»

The term «bullfight» is regularly used and occupies the 101.709 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BULLFIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bullfight

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QUOTES WITH «BULLFIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bullfight.
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Christopher Lloyd
A picador is the guy in a bullfight who helps make sure the matador doesn't get killed by distracting the bull. That's what TV writing is. You're just distracting the bull long enough to stick around for the next set of commercials.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULLFIGHT»

Discover the use of bullfight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bullfight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bullfight
This accessible account explores how and why men risk their lives to perform with and kill wild bulls as part of a public celebration, describing and analyzing the corrida in a way not previously attempted in English.
Garry Marvin, 1994
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Into The Arena: The World of the Spanish Bullfight
A portrait of bullfighting in Spain, formed out of a journey beginning in Olivenza and ending in Zaragoza which covers the entire 2009 bullfighting season and also some training in the ring.
Alexander Fiske-Harrison, 2011
3
Anatomy of a Bullfight
Calls attention to the elements that contribute to the emotions, elaborate ritual, and skills associated with a bullfight.
A. Greenfield, 1976
4
Death and Money in The Afternoon : A History of the Spanish ...
From the political use of bullfighting in royal and imperial pageants to the nationalistic "great patriotic bullfights" of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this is both a fascinating portrait of bullfighting and a vivid recreation of ...
Department of History York University Adrian Shubert Professor and Chair, 1999
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Bullfight
Born in 1907, Yasushi Inoue worked as a journalist and literary editor for many years, only beginning his prolific career as an author in 1949 with Bullfight.
Yasushi Inoue, 2013
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Oro Plata: Embroidered Costumes of the Bullfight
According to Spanish tradition, the bullfighter should never wear his costume outside the bullring.
Peter Müller (Photographer), 1997
7
Passes: The Art of the Bullfight : Seduction, Deception, ...
Art photographer Ricardo Sanchez reveals the bullfighter's subtle & precarious dance in the photographic blur of a speeding half ton bull, dared & challenged by swirling & swooping capes, just at the critical moment that it passes mere ...
‎2001
8
Bullfight: The Pas De Deux
An intersection of tradition, culture, art, and nature; this book visually demonstrates that a bullfight is a ballet's pas de deux and offers a different view on what is sometimes considered a brutal sport.
‎2012
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The Spell Cast by Remains: The Myth of Wilderness in Modern ...
At first glance, the bullfight doesn't have any of the messy history of the material wilderness of America and so the bullfight appears as the best and safest expression of “wilderness.” In the ring, the matador is pitted against the wildness of the ...
Patricia Anne Ross, 2006
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A Companion to Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon
The first group ranges from tourists preparing for a trip to Spain, to serious students of the bullfight, and to other scholars whose interests somehow or other lead them to the bullfight. The bullfight might, for example, become an important ...
Miriam B. Mandel, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULLFIGHT»

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More Details on Spanish Tapas Bullfight, Debuting in August
Shawn Cirkiel's latest project, Bullfight, is set to open in early August on Airport Boulevard. It's now hiring for all positions. Employee perks ... «Eater, Jul 15»
2
2 Americans, 1 Briton gored in 1st Pamplona bull-run
An assistant to a Spanish mounted bullfighter waits on the sidelines during a horseback bullfight at San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
3
Playstation Plus Free Games July 2015 list: 'Rocket League' and six …
The game is unique for being the first to offer a simulation of an actual bullfight. Players will take on different bulls in arenas all over the world as ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
4
Spanish bull-run festival kicks off with wine-soaked party
... (more than half a mile) course through narrow streets to Pamplona's bull ring, one of the world's largest, they are killed in a bullfight. The first ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
5
IOOF scandal: shades of grey in whistleblower revelations
At first blush that looks like having as certain an outcome as a bullfight, but a well argued article written last week by respected Sydney fund ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Bullfights back on television
The bullfight at Campo Pequeno in Lisbon dominated late night programming, but questions have been raised whether or not state television ... «The Portugal News, Jul 15»
7
No more bullfights in Mancor de la Vall
On Wednesday, July 1, Mancor de la Vall declared itself a bullfight-free area, becoming the 18th municipality to do so, in support of the ... «Euro Weekly News, Jul 15»
8
Police foil bid to hold dhirio
MARGAO: The Margao town police on Thursday foiled an attempt by dhirio organizers to hold a bullfight at Navelim after they managed to seize ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
5 Festivals that will blow your mind
Bulls are held in the ring for the bullfight during which they also get killed. Even people have been killed and injured during the event. «India Today, Jul 15»
10
The pain in Spain: Inside the Running of the Bulls
More likely, the running tradition started because the festival culminates in a bullfight, and the bulls had to be herded from outside the city into ... «New York Post, Jun 15»

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