buitres
/bwitɾes/from spelling rules
The English word "vultures" is translated into Spanish as buitres.
buitres refers to large birds of prey that primarily feed on the carcasses of dead animals.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and some Central American countries, the informal term Zopilotes is used to refer to vultures. In Honduras and El Salvador, they are referred to as Chulos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is buitre.
How do you pronounce it?
/bwitɾes/
Did you know?
- The term zopilote likely comes from the Nahuatl words tzopil meaning 'vulture' and lotl meaning 'bird'.
- In some Latin American contexts, calling someone a buitre can specifically refer to a predatory lover who waits for a relationship to fail before intervening.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the presence of buitres in a story or poem is often used as a literary omen of impending death or bad luck.
Examples in context
- En España, los buitres están más protegidos que las personas.In Spain, vultures are more protected than people.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express comparisons involving buitres.Tatoeba #10365681 by saverius, translation #10612168 by sangelo
- Los cisnes son hermosas y elegantes aves, todo lo contrario que los cuervos y buitres.Swans are beautiful and elegant birds, quite the opposite from crows and vultures.This sentence is useful for contrasting the characteristics of different birds using buitres.Tatoeba #10547110 by saverius, translation #10612169 by sangelo
- En el zoológico vi varios buitres volando sobre nuestras cabezas.In the zoo I saw several vultures flying over our heads.
- Vi unos buitres sobrevolando el campo.I saw some vultures soaring over the field.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are watching a nature documentary on TV.
- ElenaMira, esos buitres son enormes.Look, those vultures are huge.
- JavierSí, tienen un vuelo muy impresionante.Yes, they have a very impressive flight.
- ElenaParecen muy temibles desde aquí.They look very fearsome from here.
- JavierSon animales muy necesarios para el ecosistema.They are animals that are very necessary for the ecosystem.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
