French Conversation · Level 11
89 words
French word
matador
Pronunciation
IPA/matadɔʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounbullfighter
Example
Un matador affronte le taureau.
A bullfighter faces the bull.
More examples
La cape du matador est rouge.
The matador's cape is red.
Core concept
The featured bullfighter whose role ends the bullfight by killing the bull.
Common phrases
un matador blessé
a wounded matador
la cape du matador
the matador's cape
Similar words
torero: A person involved in bullfighting who confronts the bull with a cape or sword.
Definition in French
Combattant de la corrida chargé de donner la mise à mort au taureau à la fin du spectacle.
Word origin
Spanish matador entered French as a borrowing; Spanish formed it from matar, 'to kill', and the agent-forming suffix -dor.
Usage tips
- Matador is chiefly used in bullfighting contexts in French, with particular relevance in discussions of southern French traditions.