buitre

adj.

greedy (informal).

m.

vulture.

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buitre

► nombre masculino

1 (ave y persona) vulture

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1.

SM (Orn) vulture

buitre alimoche — Egyptian vulture

buitre leonado — griffon vulture

2.

SMF * (=persona gorrona) scrounger *

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masculino (Zool) vulture; (persona avariciosa) vulture

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= vulture, buzzard.

Ex. During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.

Ex. Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.

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* buitre cultural = culture vulture.

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masculino (Zool) vulture; (persona avariciosa) vulture

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= vulture, buzzard.

Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.

Ex: Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.

* buitre cultural = culture vulture.

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buitre

masculine

1 (Zool) vulture

2 (persona avariciosa) vulture; (en el comer) gannet (colloq)

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buitre sustantivo masculino
vulture
buitre sustantivo masculino
1 Zool vulture
2 fig pey (persona aprovechada y egoísta) vulture
'buitre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
garra
English:
vulture

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buitre

♦ adj

Fam

es muy buitre [con la comida] he's a greedy pig;

[con los amigos, padres] he's a real scrounger; [con las chicas] he's a real lech

♦ nm

1. [ave] vulture

Comp

buitre leonado griffon vulture;

buitre monje black vulture

2. [persona] [con la comida] greedy pig;

[con los amigos, padres] scrounger; [con las chicas] lech

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buitre

m ZO vulture

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buitre nm

: vulture

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buitre n vulture