Toro

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for September 5, 2008

toro - masculine noun (el) - bull. Look up toro in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/toro)

A veces tienes que tomar el toro por los cuernos.
Sometimes you have to take the bull by its horns.

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I like this phrase. To grasp the opportunity whilst you can or to take control of the situation (instead of the bull coming to you - you go to the bull) -

I would always prefer to leave a bull alone !! They are big and have horns !!