banderille
French → English
(bullfighting) Banderilla: a decorated barbed dart used to weaken the bull
Le torero a planté les banderilles dans le cou du taureau avec une précision chirurgicale.
(English) The bullfighter planted the banderillas in the bull's neck with surgical precision.
Il se secoue furieusement comme un taureau piqué de banderilles.
(English) He shakes himself furiously like a bull stung by barbed darts.
(figurative) Jab: a sharp or pointed verbal attack designed to provoke
Lors du débat politique, le candidat a lancé une banderille assassine sur le bilan de son rival.
(English) During the political debate, the candidate launched a lethal jab at his rival's track record.
Gorbatchev sourit en plantant la première banderille verbale lors de la réunion.
(English) Gorbachev smiled while planting the first verbal jab during the meeting.
Entry ID: fr:en:banderille · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary