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"Buitre" is a noun which is often translated as "vulture", and "pelota" is a noun which is often translated as "ball". Learn more about the difference between "buitre" and "pelota" below.
el buitre(
bwee
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treh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
2. (colloquial) (greedy person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. vulture (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esos buitres de los medios no tienen respeto por el dolor ajeno.Those vultures from the media have no respect for other people's grief.
b. scrounger (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Huber era un buitre que vivía de sus muchas mujeres.Huber was a scrounger who lived off his many wives.
la pelota(
peh
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loh
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. football (soccer) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Le regalaron la pelota del Mundial 2014 para el cumpleaños.He was given the 2014 World Cup football for his birthday.
2. (colloquial) (sports) (Cuba) (Dominican Republic) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Venezuela
3. (vulgar) (male genitalia)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
4. (colloquial) (flatterer) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. brownnoser (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esa pelota otra vez anda haciéndole la rosca al jefe.That brownnoser is sucking up to the boss again.
las pelotas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
b. guts (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Hace falta tener muchas pelotas para decir lo que piensas cuando nadie te apoya.It takes a lot of guts to speak your mind when nobody backs you.
6. (colloquial) (idiot) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. jerk (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese pelotas no hizo nada para ayudarme.That jerk did nothing to help me.
