vulture

buitre

Ave grande que se alimenta principalmente de animales muertos.

En inglés sencillo: A large bird that mainly feeds on dead animals.

• A vulture flew overhead.
• Several vultures gathered around the dead animal.
• We watched a vulture spread its enormous wings.

Expresiones frecuentes: circling vulture, vulture wings, vulture colony, wild vulture

buitre

Persona que obtiene dinero u otras ventajas aprovechándose del sufrimiento o los problemas de otros.

En inglés sencillo: A person who gains money or another advantage from someone else's suffering or problems.

• Those buyers are vultures.
• Financial vultures bought the struggling company's land cheaply.
• He called the lender a vulture for charging desperate families so much.

Sinónimos: exploiter, predator

Expresiones frecuentes: financial vulture, greedy vulture, vulture investor

rondar

Moverse alrededor de alguien o algo esperando una oportunidad para acercarse o sacar provecho.

En inglés sencillo: To move around someone or something while waiting for a chance to approach or take advantage.

• The photographers vultured nearby.
• He vultured around her table, waiting to speak.
• Buyers were vulturing around the failing company.

Cómo se usa: vulture around someone/something (Reporters vultured around the departing director.)

Sinónimos: hover, circle

Expresiones frecuentes: vulture around someone, vulture over something