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vulture Meaning in French (vulture signification en français)

vautour
Synonymes:charognard
vautour in English:vulture
Phonetic:vo-tur
Plural: vultures
Gender:Masculin
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La signification de vulture en français est vautour. (Grand oiseau de proie, à tête et cou nus, qui se nourrit de charognes ou de chair en décomposition.)

Definitions of Vulture

  1. 1
    noun
    vautour

    A large bird of prey with a bald head and neck, that feeds on carrion or decaying flesh.

    Grand oiseau de proie, à tête et cou nus, qui se nourrit de charognes ou de chair en décomposition.

Example Sentences

casual

“The vulture circled high above the desert, searching for food.”

Le vautour tournait en cercle haut au-dessus du désert, à la recherche de nourriture.

casual

“He was called a vulture for preying on the weak and vulnerable.”

On l'appelait un vautour pour s'en prendre aux faibles et aux vulnérables.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

charognard

In English:

scavenger

Inflected Word Forms

adjectivevulturine
adjectivevulturous

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

vulture fundcollocation

A hedge fund or private equity fund that buys distressed debt or assets at a low price and then seeks to profit by enforcing the debt or selling the assets.

vulture capitalismcollocation

A derogatory term for a type of capitalism perceived as exploiting vulnerable companies or situations for profit.