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taureau

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɔ.ʁo/, /to.ʁo/
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Noun

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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
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See also

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References

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  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

Further reading

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