vautour
French → English
(biology) Vulture: a large bird of prey that feeds primarily on the carcasses of dead animals
Le vautour plane en silence dans le ciel en attendant sa prochaine proie.
(English) The vulture glides silently in the sky while waiting for its next prey.
Les vautours jouent un rôle écologique essentiel en nettoyant les restes animaux.
(English) Vultures play an essential ecological role by cleaning up animal remains.
(figurative) Vulture: a predatory or greedy person who waits for others to fail to profit from them
Les investisseurs vautours attendent la faillite de l'entreprise pour racheter ses actifs.
(English) Vulture investors are waiting for the company's bankruptcy to buy up its assets.
Cet agent immobilier est un véritable vautour qui profite de la détresse des gens.
(English) This real estate agent is a real vulture taking advantage of people's distress.
Entry ID: fr:en:vautour · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary