taureau

See also: Taureau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French torel,[1] a derivation of tor, taur, from Latin taurus,[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ.ʁo/, /to.ʁo/
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Noun

taureau m (plural taureaux)

  1. bull
    bander comme un taureau ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    prendre le taureau par les cornes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (astrology) Taurus

See also

References

  1. ^ Albert Dauzat, Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand, Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique, Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1964
  2. ^ Jacqueline Picoche, Jean-Claude Rolland, Dictionnaire étymologique du français, Paris 2009, Dictionnaires Le Robert, →ISBN

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