bull

a male cow, especially one that is kept for breeding or fighting

toro, buey

Collocations bullfighting · wild bull

• The bull was released into the ring.

  El toro fue liberado en la plaza de toros.

a person who is very confident and aggressive, especially in a way that annoys other people

macho, tipo duro

Collocations bull-headed · bully

• He's a real bull in the office.

  Es un verdadero macho en la oficina.

a person who buys stocks or shares expecting that their value will increase

comprador, comprador especulativo

Collocations bull market · bear and bull

• The company is a favorite with bulls.

  La empresa es favorita entre los compradores especulativos.

a player in the sport of bullfighting

torero, matador de toros

Collocations bullfighter · bullring

• He became a bull at the age of 20.

  Se convirtió en torero a la edad de 20 años.

to attack or criticize someone very strongly, especially in public

atacar fuertemente, criticar duramente

• take somebody to task

• The boss took him to task for his poor performance.

  El jefe lo atacó fuertemente por su mal rendimiento.

to be very confident that something will happen or succeed

estar seguro de que algo va a pasar o tener éxito

• take it as read

• We can take it as read that the project will be a success.

  Podemos estar seguros de que el proyecto tendrá éxito.

to make an effort to do something, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant

hacer un esfuerzo por hacer algo

• take the trouble

• I'll take the trouble to explain it again.

  Haceré un esfuerzo por explicarlo de nuevo.

to be very confident that something is true or correct

estar seguro de que algo es cierto o correcto

• take it for granted

• You can't take it for granted that everyone will agree.

  No puedes estar seguro de que todos estén de acuerdo.