This espectáculo or show with its parody of a bullfight is called 'charlotada'. From Wordnik.com. [The bullfight and Cantinflas] Reference
A bullfight is generally referred to as a “corrida de toros” (the running of the bulls). From Wordnik.com. [Life And Death Ritual - La Corrida] Reference
Decorated in bullfight pictures and posters and owned by the same gentleman that has had it for 18 years or more. From Wordnik.com. [New Ethnic Restaurant in town] Reference
"The bullfight is a portrayal of life as it is, from life to death," he argues. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The other time a bullfight was arranged in my honour during a visit to the village of Pujini. From Wordnik.com. [What Is To Become of the British Protectorates?] Reference
Someone heard that matadors call their bullfight costume a suit of lights and took the concept literally. From Wordnik.com. [links and linkage] Reference
It is the kind of place where bulls run through the DNA ... where the bullfight is the highlight of the fiesta. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
I mean, this case is getting to be like a bad bullfight. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
The shower at the bullfight had been a sort of accident. From Wordnik.com. [The Plumed Serpent] Reference
LEMON: And a terrifying scene at a bullfight in Colombia. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2008] Reference
Even non-bullfight fans have been moved by his performance. From Wordnik.com. [Why bullfighting is making Spain see red] Reference
Just dangling there, flapping like a red cape at a bullfight. From Wordnik.com. [The Movement of Strings] Reference
He ushered in the new year the way many of us do, with a bullfight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2008] Reference
COLLINS: A bullfight in Colombia, but the real drama is in the stands. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2008] Reference
The bullfight, although a part of history, needs to be put in the past. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: A Double Disaster?] Reference
"I was only waiting until time to go to the bullfight in the royal park.". From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
In Madrid, a bullfighter flies in the air as he's butted during a bullfight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2007] Reference
At left, Spanish matador Serafin Marin made a pass during a bullfight Monday. From Wordnik.com. [A Bloody Run in San Fermin] Reference
"This was a shameful bullfight," said a senior official at the Defense Ministry. From Wordnik.com. [Hollow Victory] Reference
"It is very easy to watch a bullfight from the stands," he scoffed at his detractors. From Wordnik.com. [Riding The Boom] Reference
I play cards, I go to see a good bullfight or to watch Real Madrid play, I throw tantrums. From Wordnik.com. [Flamenco For The 21St Century] Reference
The "theayter," to Quinton, was as pernicious as a bullfight would have been to a Puritan. From Wordnik.com. [Janet of the Dunes] Reference
During a bullfight in Mexico City, a bull named Little Birdie (ph) literally takes flight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2006] Reference
He recently declined an invitation to organize a bullfight in Paris's enormous Stade de France. From Wordnik.com. [Fight Over Bullfights] Reference
The story is built around a bullfight and its aftermath-the slaughtered bull, the gored toreador. From Wordnik.com. [A Black Dog Named Fred Cries for Doomed Bull in Carnage] Reference
All is noise, heat and shouting and garish colours; a wind band plays Spanish bullfight paso dobles. From Wordnik.com. [Why bullfighting is making Spain see red] Reference
Women were also welcome to watch as spectators; they rarely attended the gruesome bullfight spectacles. From Wordnik.com. [An Overlooked Baseball Pioneer] Reference
Ronaldo looked one-dimensional, like a toro in a bullfight, charging but rarely skewering his opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Gregory M. White: Barca's Messi Ballon D'or Fitting Tribute To Little Genius] Reference
A motel room backdrop: bed, chipped stucco walls, sombrero lamps and a bullfight poster on the closet door. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Nowhere]
They felt as secure as spectators at a bullfight; they risked their money perhaps on the result, but that was all. From Wordnik.com. [The War in the Air] Reference
Matadors and bullfight promoters claim that in the end, the bulls themselves will keep women out of the inner circle. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Sacrilege'--Or Just Bull?] Reference
Associated Press On Tuesday, Spanish matador Diego Urdiales made the ritual entrance to the arena before a bullfight. From Wordnik.com. [A Bloody Run in San Fermin] Reference
MINOR ADJUSTMENT: Bullfighter Daniel Luque adjusted his hat before the start of a bullfight in Gijon, Spain, Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [Photos of the Day: Aug. 12] Reference
Get ready, no time to wait for firefighters in one part of the world, and a bullfight ending tragically in (INAUDIBLE). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2010] Reference
In other (fake) news, a US student attended a bullfight in Spain, painted her MacBook red and started waving it at the bull. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
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