toro

/ˈtoɾo/, [ˈt̪o.ɾo]

bull


Noun toro m (plural toros)

  1. bull

Noun toro m (plural toros)

  1. (geometry, architecture) torus

Noun toro m (plural toros)

  1. (colloquial) forklift (a small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved)

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Examples
  • No hay escapatoria de este asedio salvo coger al toro por los cuernos y dejar que Dios juzgue el resultado.

    There is no way out of the siege except to take the bull by the horns and let God judge the outcome.

  • ¡Debes coger el toro por los cuernos!

    You've got to take the bull by the horns!

  • El toro está mugiendo.

    The bull is mooing.

  • El toro es más fuerte que el torero, pero casi siempre pierde.

    The bull is stronger than the bullfighter, but he almost always loses.

  • Ha escapado un toro en pantalones cortos acusado de hurto.

    A bull with short trousers has escaped accused of stealing.

  • Hay que coger el toro por los cuernos.

    You have to take the bull by the horns.

  • Él no se va a morir. Es fuerte como un toro.

    He won't die. He is as strong as a bull.

  • Debes agarrar el toro por los cuernos.

    You have to take the bull by the horns.

  • No puedo arar esta tierra con un toro. Necesito un segundo toro.

    I cannot plow this land with one bull. I need a second one.

  • Él es tan fuerte como un toro.

    He's as strong as a horse.

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