German

Noun

Matador m

1. (bullfighting) matador (bullfighter)

See also

• Torero

English

A matadora in traditional garb.

Noun

matador ‎(plural matadors or matadores, feminine matadora)

1. (bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
2. (uncountable) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
3. (card games) The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.

Translations

See also

• bullfighting
• bull ring
• picador
• tauromachy
• toreador

Czech

Noun

matador m

1. (bullfighting) matador (the person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)
   • 1930, Karel Čapek, Výlet do Španěl:

     Bledý matador jde znovu s mečem a muletou zabíjet podle pravidel hry; avšak býk se zaberanil a stojí se vztyčenou hlavou, se šíjí zježenou banderillami a jakoby přehozenou pláštěm krve.

Danish

Noun

matador c (singular definite matadoren, plural indefinite matadorer)

1. matador

Declension

References

• “matador” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ta.dɔʁ/

Noun

matador m ‎(plural matadors)

1. (bullfighting) matador

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧dor

Noun

matador m (plural matadores, feminine matadora, feminine plural matadoras)

1. killer (someone who kills)

Adjective

matador m ‎(feminine singular matadora, masculine plural matadores, feminine plural matadoras, comparable)

1. which often kills

Spanish

Etymology

matar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧dor

Noun

matador m ‎(plural matadores, feminine matadora)

1. a slaughterer, a killer
2. (bullfighting) matador, a featured bullfighter at a bullfight event

Synonyms

• diestro
• (murderer): asesino

See also

• picador
• toreador