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1 culture vulture
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s.devorador de cultura. (coloquial) -
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1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) cultura2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) cultura3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) cultura4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) cultivo5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) cultivo•- cultural- cultured
culture n culturatr['kʌlʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) cultura2 (growth) cultivo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLculture gap diferencia culturalculture shock choque nombre masculino culturalculture vulture devorador,-ra de culturaculture ['kʌlʧər] n1) cultivation: cultivo m2) refinement: cultura f, educación f, refinamiento m3) civilization: cultura f, civilización fthe Incan culture: la cultura incan.• cultivo s.m.• cultura s.f.• lectura s.f.v.• cultivar v.
I 'kʌltʃər, 'kʌltʃə(r)1) c u ( civilization) cultura f; (before n)culture shock — choque m cultural or de culturas
2) u ( intellectual activity) cultura f3) c u (Agr, Biol) cultivo m
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transitive verb cultivar['kʌltʃǝ(r)]1. N1) (=the arts) cultura f ; (=civilization) civilización f, cultura f2) (=education, refinement) cultura fshe has no culture — carece de cultura, es una inculta
3) (Agr) (=breeding) cría f ; [of plants etc] cultivo m2.VT [+ tissue etc] cultivar3.CPDculture clash N — choque m de culturas, choque m cultural
culture fluid N — caldo m de cultivo
culture gap N — vacío m cultural
culture medium N — caldo m de cultivo
culture shock N — choque m cultural
culture vulture * N — hum cultureta * mf
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I ['kʌltʃər, 'kʌltʃə(r)]1) c u ( civilization) cultura f; (before n)culture shock — choque m cultural or de culturas
2) u ( intellectual activity) cultura f3) c u (Agr, Biol) cultivo m
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transitive verb cultivar -
4 vulture
(a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.) buitrevulture n buitretr['vʌlʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 buitre nombre masculinovulture ['vʌlʧər] n: buitre m, zopilote m CA, Mexn.• buitre s.m.'vʌltʃər, 'vʌltʃə(r)a) ( Zool) buitre m; ( turkey vulture) gallinazo m, zopilote m (AmC, Méx), zamuro m (Ven)b) ( greedy opportunist) buitre m['vʌltʃǝ(r)]N1) (Orn) buitre m, zopilote m (CAm, Mex), aura f (Carib), carancho m (S. Cone), gallinazo m (Col, And), urubú m (Peru, Uru), zamuro m (Ven)black vulture — buitre m negro
2) (fig) buitre mculture* * *['vʌltʃər, 'vʌltʃə(r)]a) ( Zool) buitre m; ( turkey vulture) gallinazo m, zopilote m (AmC, Méx), zamuro m (Ven)b) ( greedy opportunist) buitre m
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