tercio de varas
English translation: lances third
| 15:15 Apr 1, 2007 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / painting description | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: David Hollywood Local time: 15:41 | ||||||
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| 4 | lances third |
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lances third Explanation: Bullfighting or tauromachy (Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia ... In the first stage, the tercio de varas ("Lances third"), the behavior of the ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting - 97k - 30 Mar 2007 - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 mins (2007-04-01 15:18:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or "lance phase" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2007-04-01 15:20:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I would say "lance phase" as "lances third" doesn't sound natural in English .... The Tercio de Varas (“Lance Phase”). Here the banderilleros play the bull with a large ... Bullfighting has always the sport of the more conservative and ... www.trinitynews.ie/article.php?tn=1&issue=6&id=385 - 16k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2007-04-01 15:23:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- maybe even "preliminary phase/stage" as it is the first phase designed to weaken the bull .... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2007-04-01 15:26:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- First stage This is when the picadores, mounted on padded and blindfolded horses provoke the bull to attack them. The aim is to plunge their lance into the bull's neck thus weakening its strong neck muscles. This causes it to lower its head without which the matador couldn't perform the coup de grace in the final part of the fight Second stage. When the bull has been sufficiently weakened by the picadores, the next stage commences, during which barbed darts decorated with colourful ribbons are placed in the bull's neck. The banderillero, carrying a banderilla in each hand, runs towards the charging bull at an angle and places the banderillas in its neck. These are not supposed to weaken the bull but rather correct any tendency to hook, regulate the carriage of the head and slow it down. Final stages The final stage of a bullfight is called the suerte/tercio del muerte and ends with the death of the bull. It begins with the matador removing his hat, saluting the president and asking for permission to perform and kill the bull. He may dedicate the bull to somebody in the crown. Sometimes the matador will toss his hat over his head, if it lands upside down, it is supposed to be bad luck. The matador creates a series of passes with his red cape (of which there are 40), bringing the animal closer to his body. The two most basic passes include the right handed pass in which the sword is used to expand the cloth and the left handed 'natural'. After each pass the crowd usually shouts Olé!. |
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peer agreement (net): +1"tercio de varas" Explanation: Lance phase or explanation in brackets - bullfighting only takes place in Spanish speaking countries - the different stages can be explained, but I believe the name should go in Spanish. hth |
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