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vautour

vulture

noun voh-TOOR Rare

Usage Note

vautour is used both for the actual bird of prey and figuratively for a greedy or predatory person — les vautours de la finance means 'financial vultures'. The related verb se vautrer means to sprawl or wallow, though it shares no etymological root.

Examples

"Un vautour tourne en cercle au-dessus."

Natural Translation

A vulture is circling overhead.

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