tentadero

English translation: testing of calves for bravery

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Spanish term or phrase:tentadero
English translation:testing of calves for bravery
Entered by: djordi

14:01 Dec 10, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Other / Bullfighting
Spanish term or phrase: tentadero
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?
William Pairman
Spain
Local time: 08:10
testing of calves for bravery
Explanation:
http://mundo-taurino.org/alt_word.html
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djordi
Local time: 08:10
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many many thanks to all
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1pen
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4see definition
María San Raimundo Vega
3 +1testing arena
liz askew
3 -1testing of calves for bravery
djordi


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pen


Explanation:
Advanced Español-Inglés VOX

tentadero
nombre masculino
1 pen (where young bulls are tried out)

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Janine Libbey
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see definition


Explanation:
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...

Example sentence(s):
  • 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

    Reference: http://www.telepolis.com/cgi-bin/web/DISTRITODOCVIEW?url=/to...
María San Raimundo Vega
Spain
Local time: 08:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
testing of calves for bravery


Explanation:
http://mundo-taurino.org/alt_word.html

djordi
Local time: 08:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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Grading comment
many many thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  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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testing arena


Explanation:
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

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns:
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