suerte
Americannoun
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a particular skill used by a bullfighter.
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any of the stages of a bullfight.
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For those who know Minguela, it felt like mala suerte — bad luck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Later, some of the migrants would tell her it turned out to be un golpe de buena suerte — a stroke of good luck — that they had landed there.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022
It feels about right for diners at the new restaurant, too: Not everything will be a winner, but with a little bit of suerte, you’ll have an enjoyable meal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2018
Without la suerte in the equation, the job was not worth doing.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 13, 2015
We wished him "Mucha suerte," shook hands, and went out.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
These amateurs talk learnedly upon encierros, suertes, and pases por alto.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
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