Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
tentadero
English translation:
testing of calves for bravery
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djordi
Dec 10, 2007 14:01
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Bullfighting
A bullfighting attraction put on at a trade fair.
Posteriormente, los invitados ubicados en la grada de la plaza de tientas con la que cuenta la finca presenciaron una de las faenas camperas más típicas de las ganaderías de reses bravas de Andalucía: “El tentadero”. Este tentadero corrió a cargo del matador de toros sevillano Eduardo Dávila Miura, quien toreó dos vacas.
I doubt there's an English word but any idea what is being described?
Posteriormente, los invitados ubicados en la grada de la plaza de tientas con la que cuenta la finca presenciaron una de las faenas camperas más típicas de las ganaderías de reses bravas de Andalucía: “El tentadero”. Este tentadero corrió a cargo del matador de toros sevillano Eduardo Dávila Miura, quien toreó dos vacas.
I doubt there's an English word but any idea what is being described?
Proposed translations
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| 3 -1 | testing of calves for bravery |
djordi
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| 3 +1 | pen |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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| 4 | see definition |
María San Raimundo Vega
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| 3 +1 | testing arena |
liz askew
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Dec 10, 2007 18:08: djordi Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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testing of calves for bravery
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bigedsenior
: People are brave. Bulls are fierce/wild, which is what toro bravo means. 'bravo' is a false friend in this instance.
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pen
Advanced Español-Inglés VOX
tentadero
nombre masculino
1 pen (where young bulls are tried out)
tentadero
nombre masculino
1 pen (where young bulls are tried out)
8 mins
María San Raimundo Vega
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see definition
It seems to be a sort of selection process
Good luck;-)
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-12-10 14:11:12 GMT)
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En términos generales, en el tentadero, el criador de reses de lidia, busca entre otras condiciones en su ganado bravura o el tipo concreto de toro que quiere para su ganadería; para ello, se guiara por el comportamiento de sus astados en la plaza de tientas, también denominada laboratorio de la ganadería de lidia, habida cuenta, que a través del análisis en el comportamiento de cada animal, se determina el grado de bravura...
Good luck;-)
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-12-10 14:11:12 GMT)
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En términos generales, en el tentadero, el criador de reses de lidia, busca entre otras condiciones en su ganado bravura o el tipo concreto de toro que quiere para su ganadería; para ello, se guiara por el comportamiento de sus astados en la plaza de tientas, también denominada laboratorio de la ganadería de lidia, habida cuenta, que a través del análisis en el comportamiento de cada animal, se determina el grado de bravura...
Example sentence:
El tentadero, es sin duda, de todas las faenas de campo que se practican con el ganado de lidia, la de mayor trascendencia. De ella, dependiendo de los personales criterios de cada ganadero, saldrán las futuras progenitoras y reproductores. En términos
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14 mins
testing arena
Taurine Glossary
tentadero - the testing of calves for bravery (also tienta) tercio - "a third", the divisions of the arena or the three acts of the fight ...
mundo-taurino.org/alt_word.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages
EL JULI - VALLADOLID - ENGLISH
... confront toros bravos/brave bulls in an enclosed arena. ... graciously invited us to a late lunch on the patio next to the tentadero, the testing arena. ...
www.ganaderoslidia.com/webroot/valladolid.htm - 54k - Cached - Similar pages
Bullfights.org Image Gallery - Dia sin Machos
When they arrived at what will be the tentadero/testing arena of the new ranch, they continued to mill around, apprehensively waiting, looking for their ...
fotogallery.bullfights.org/rss.php?action=images&cat_id=9 - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
Zoetrope: All-Story Extra - La Corrida
The tentadero, Cristina has told me, is the time of testing, of testing young ... as she moves around the corrals and small, rustic arena, her eyes flaring. ...
www.all-story.com/extra/issue12/lacorrida.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages
tentadero - the testing of calves for bravery (also tienta) tercio - "a third", the divisions of the arena or the three acts of the fight ...
mundo-taurino.org/alt_word.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages
EL JULI - VALLADOLID - ENGLISH
... confront toros bravos/brave bulls in an enclosed arena. ... graciously invited us to a late lunch on the patio next to the tentadero, the testing arena. ...
www.ganaderoslidia.com/webroot/valladolid.htm - 54k - Cached - Similar pages
Bullfights.org Image Gallery - Dia sin Machos
When they arrived at what will be the tentadero/testing arena of the new ranch, they continued to mill around, apprehensively waiting, looking for their ...
fotogallery.bullfights.org/rss.php?action=images&cat_id=9 - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
Zoetrope: All-Story Extra - La Corrida
The tentadero, Cristina has told me, is the time of testing, of testing young ... as she moves around the corrals and small, rustic arena, her eyes flaring. ...
www.all-story.com/extra/issue12/lacorrida.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages
Discussion
tentadero
m. taurom. Corral o sitio cerrado donde se realiza la tienta de los becerros para comprobar su bravura:
tenemos que llevar estos novillos al tentadero.